From: John Croisant <jacius@...>
Date: 2008-07-30T11:03:54+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyWeekend #2 game contest this weekend

On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:17 AM, John Croisant <jacius@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 6:00 PM, John Croisant <jacius@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The second RubyWeekend game creation contest is this weekend. The
>> official rules and time have been posted [1], and everybody's gearing
>> up for some programming fun this weekend!
>>
>> The contest starts at Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 16:00 UTC and ends
>> Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 04:00 UTC. The theme will be announced at the
>> start of the contest period.
>>
>> We'll be hanging out in #rubygame on freenode.net all weekend, and
>> posting in the contests forum [2] too. Hope you'll join us!
>>
>>  - John
>>
>> [1] http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=51
>> [2] http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewforum.php?f=10
>>
>>
>
> The theme of the contest has just been announced: "Opposites"! Will
> your game be about fire and ice, or black and white, or big and small…
> or something else? I expect to see lots of different interpretations
> on this very abstract theme!
>
> Good luck to all the contest participants!
>

The RubyWeekend #2 contest period is over, and now it's time to vote
for the winners!

We had seven official entries this time:

  * Mizutoka by jlnr
  * Cyber Deathmatch by Venut
  * Playground Wars by kiba and qubodup
  * Opposite Islands by ippa
  * DungeonFarmer by Yahivin
  * Solunaria by jacius
  * Cheese Master by elcugo

We also had a late entry, which you are encouraged to play (even
though you can't vote for it):

  * Super StarHawks Gaiden by misspledd

Check out the entries thread [1] for info, screenshots, and downloads,
then rank and vote for your favorites! [2]

  [1] Entries thread: http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=66
  [2] Voting instructions: http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=69