OROW 9 takes place August 24th-30th, discussion thread.

[Stupot]

And now an announcement: With voting closed I can announce that the OROW will take place on August 24th-30th, thank you all for voting!

Excellent! I shall begin work on my game tonight!

What, haven't you even started yet?  Haha, hey guys, we've got ourselves a goody-goody.

[LimpingFish]

I'm going to make eight one-week games before the start date, and then not enter!

[Radiant]

So I was wondering, looking over the past few OROWs, it seems that in the past entries could have been any genre as long as they use AGS, are to be submitted anonymously, can use pre-made resources and templates, and have a rather flexible definition of "one room".

...Are these rules going to be similar this year?

[Ubel]

...Are these rules going to be similar this year?

I think it would be a good idea to stick to the old rules. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Same goes with having a topic/theme. I find it unnecessary to try to unify all the entries and I doubt people will need a theme to spark their inspiration. What I look forward to most is the variety in the entries. Also if someone is a sad enough case to actually cheat in this little hobbyist contest, I say let them (not that this has ever been a problem). Having a one week restriction is a big enough limitation and in the past it has been nice to think up a design for the game before starting to work on it. Would be annoying to have to conform your design to a chosen theme at the last minute for no real benefit.

That being said, wether or not I'll have time to enter, and whatever the ruleset ends up being, I look forward to a new OROW! It's about bloody time we had one.

[Radiant]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I really hate that phrase; it basically means "if it could be worse, don't ever try to improve it." Can we please not have that whole discussion about themes all over again?

[Ubel]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I really hate that phrase; it basically means "if it could be worse, don't ever try to improve it."

What it really means is trying to force an improvement/add-on/update on a working concept can lead to undesirable complications. All I'm saying is that at least in my opinion there hasn't been anything that especially requires improvement in the past, the competition has been very enjoyable as it is and there's nothing wrong with keeping up with traditions, and so far I haven't read any suggestions that would significantlty improve anything. However, if the majority of people want to change certain things, then great! Democracy is awesome!

[Bulbapuck]

So I was wondering, looking over the past few OROWs, it seems that in the past entries could have been any genre as long as they use AGS, are to be submitted anonymously, can use pre-made resources and templates, and have a rather flexible definition of "one room".

...Are these rules going to be similar this year?

We will stick to the old rules. Non-adventure games are fine, so are pre-existing templates and resources and the game can technically be more than one room. I'll thouroughly go through the rules tomorrow when I make the thread in the "competitions and activities"-board.

That being said, wether or not I'll have time to enter, and whatever the ruleset ends up being, I look forward to a new OROW! It's about bloody time we had one.

Indeed, starting the thread up tomorrow. SO HYPED

[Radiant]

Thanks Bulba, that answers my question.

[cat]

What about team work? Is it allowed?

[Bulbapuck]

What about team work? Is it allowed?

Teams are allowed