From: John Croisant <jacius@...>
Date: 2008-08-06T16:39:44+09:00
Subject: Re: RubyWeekend #2 game contest this weekend

On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 9:04 PM, John Croisant <jacius@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>

The votes are in, and the winners have been announced:

#1 - Opposite Islands by ippa
#2 - Cheese Master by elcugo
#3 - Mizutoka by jlnr

For the full results, visit the forums:
http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=77

Congratulations to the winners, and see you next time!