Game Chill is a winter game making contest, the goal of which is to make a game in a little over three weeks. Entries will be commented on by a quartet of judges and ranked accordingly. A simple theme is given, but the point is to just have fun making games!


THEME
Design a single winter-themed dungeon for the player to navigate through.

You are required to include in this game at least 3 items from the following list, in some way, shape or form:

• Gingerbread Men
  
• Prayer
  
• Frosty the Snowman's hat
  
• Hockey
  
• Fancy dinner party
  
• Bing Crosby
  

RULES

• The contest starts now (December 19th, 2013) and goes until January 9th at 11:59pm GMT. Entries must be made during this time-frame. Existing games and projects are not eligible entries for this event.
  
• Only completed games are allowed
  
• Teams of any size may work together to create a game.
  
• All art, music, and sound should be original, public domain or purchased by yourself. When you made it is not important so long as you have proper rights to it. Entrants may stray from this rule if they wish, but should expect harsher judgments towards ripped content than original.
  
• Your game must run on the Windows platform. Your game should not require any additional components that a judge would have to purchase or download.
  
• Games should come with a readme.txt file of some sort, describing how to play the game, listing any resources used that are not yours, and describing what components the game needs to run.
  
• At the end of the contest, 4 judges will rank each game using their own scoring system, and provide commentary for the entries. The final outcome will be determined by the judges. A winner and a runner-up will be selected.
  
• Entries not submitted by the end time will not be accepted.
  
• Extensions might be possible, but will be granted only by popular vote and judge approval (ie. don't rely on it). If extensions are given, they will apply to everyone, for fairness. If an extension does occur it will be only a few days at most.
  
• Your game can be of any genre, not just RPG. (You don't need to have battles, for example!)
  

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

• Step 1: Sign up for the contest in the "Registration" section below this event description. You can enter this event solo or as a team. Additionally, you may submit as many games or join as many teams as you'd like.
  
• Step 2: Create your game page. Normal submission rules apply.
  
• Step 3: Post your download to the game page once it's approved.
  
• Step 4: Submit your game download to the contest by using the commands on the upper-right corner of this page.
  

PRIZES
All participants who successfully submit a valid entry to the event will receive a participation achievement worth 50ms. The winner will receive an additional 100ms achievement for being so awesome. (Hey, not every event needs hundreds of dollars in prizes! This event is "old school RMN".)

Good luck and merry Christmas!

The amazing banner art is the work of Alex Stone: http://www.alexstoneart.com/