TickTakashi

Hey guys Just letting everyone know that TAG The Arbitrary Gamejam now has a dedicated subreddit, /r/TheArbitraryGamejam The next host, Daniel Bauman aka /u/dopplex , is considering using the subreddit in some way for submissions to #TAGJam9 . But we're also hoping that everyone will use the subreddit to share game development goodness, tools and tricks you might find useful for TAG and other gamejams.  The subreddit is brand new and rough around the edges, so head on over and feel free to share the game development love. If you are a previous host of The Arbitrary Gamejam and wish to become a moderator of this subreddit, let me know your reddit username either in the comments below or if perhaps you wish to be a little more discrete, by emailing me at TickTakashi@TheArbitraryGamejam.com For more information on #TAGJam9 , check out dopplex's site: http://www.dopplex.net/TAG9/ That's all for now, hope to see you all in April for #TAGJam9 ! ~Tick

Top Three Games There were 14 entrants for August 2013 TAG , ultimately creating 10 different games using a variety of tools, styles and theme combinations. Even though there wasn't a huge number of complete games it will still tough to narrow down my favorite game, and in the end I narrowed it down to 3 games. HairQuest - by Hunter Harris Clearly using all three themes from TAG, HairQuest is a text based RPG game about "Collecting hair to destroy the world". HairQuest has some flaws but is a work in progress and, taking that into account, it's pretty decent looking and enjoyable. [Visit the Creators G+ Page] [Download HairQuest] Hairball - by Udell Games Hairball is a game about a bacterium named Tim (it doesn't get much funkier than games about bacteria doe it?). Hairball felt like a complete experience despite the authors protest on the website. It opens with a lovely kid-friendly-seuss vibe and its a pretty solid game bar some control ...

The Arbitrary Gamejam 2nd - 4th August 2013 Generated Themes: Invalescence - To Become Strong Depilation - To Remove Hair Chosen Theme: Wrecking - Reducing to a State of Ruin TAG IS OVER! Submit games and check out other submissions here: [Link] Follow  @TickTakashi or check out this blog in 24 Hours to find out who the next host will be! THE NEXT HOST HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED! [ANNOUNCEMENT HERE] What is TAG? The Arbitrary Gamejam is a weekend game jam with  3 themes  designed to promote small and unknown indie developers. At the end of each TAG, the submissions are rated by the host. The person who submitted the best game will be "tagged" and is responsible for hosting the next TAG. The idea is, as the Gamejam grows more popular, passing the Gamejam around will help small unknown indie developers pull traffic to their websites. By using  a random word generator  to generate  2/3  themes, TAG is intenti...