MAGS September(Winner Announced) Topic: Only One

Dualnames · Tue 01/09/2009 08:22:40

What is MAGS?
MAGS is a monthly competition for all amateur adventure game makers. The idea is to use AGS to create a game in under a month, following the rules set by the previous winner.

For more information please visit the Official MAGS website.

Why should I enter MAGS?
We're not here to tell you that you should enter MAGS, but merely allow it as a creative opportunity to help you work to a deadline, improve your skills, and generally as a good kick-start for the new comers (a.k.a n00bies).

MAGS is the perfect opportunity to make a game, and the wonderful prize is to announce the next month's rules, and all competitors get the game placed on the MAGS website.

MAGS is meant to be fun and is aimed at everyone, despite their skill. If you have poor art skills work on graphics, and vice-versa, as the voting is based on "favourite" games, and not the most artistic, you may get help for the competiton, but should try not get anyone else to do any part of the game for you.

You are not allowed to (re)use material already created before this competition, you game must be completely new! An exception goes for sounds and music where you can also use free material that is available to the public.

Please do not just enter the competition with a rushed entry (a game created in just some hours or a few days)!

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Topic: Only One

This month's guidelines were set by last month's winner Tijne:

There is only one rule for this month:
-There must exist -something- in your game that is 'The Only One' of its kind.

It can be an object, a species, or anything else you come up with, so long as it's "one of a kind".
The game should (but doesn't have to) revolve around this 'one of a kind' thing (or find it useful in multiple ways).
There may be several different "one of a kind" things.

Have fun! ^_^

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Winner:

Helme!

Helme · Tue 01/09/2009 10:03:00

Reminds of a Monty Python scene

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfzm9dfqBw&feature

Let's see if i'll get an idea for an entry.

Crimson Wizard · Tue 01/09/2009 12:37:19

I decided to try... Maybe if I make myself concentrate on a really short story to be done in 25 days, I would finally release a game. That alone would be a prize for me, ha-ha :

DrWhite · Tue 01/09/2009 19:18:32

Nice Topic... IÂ´ve already got an idea. So if everything goes fine, IÂ´m in.

Stee · Tue 01/09/2009 19:25:17

Sweet I've got an idea. Hopefully I actually manage to make something.

Crimson Wizard · Tue 01/09/2009 22:36:24

WARNING: This is not a competition entry, but merely a joke

Sorry, just couldn't resist the temptation

http://www.mediafire.com/?wha1mtdmune
If competition host will insist, I'll remove this link

IndieBoy · Tue 01/09/2009 22:48:11

That was great

Dualnames · Wed 02/09/2009 07:23:20

It's fine by me. I'm wondering by the way, why did the moderators locked the last thread in which we said it would be best to leave it open so people can comment away?

Gilbert · Wed 02/09/2009 07:55:39

Yeah. I locked it.

Note that I usually won't [have time and interest to] read through a thread to determine whether it should be locked (and there didn't seem to be obvious hints in that last MAGS thread about this either

). I usually lock a thread based on the following conditions:
1) if the winner has replied, i.e. he/she is aware of the result; or
2) the winner has started a new thread for the next round already.
Sometimes I'll give it 1 or 2 days more for others to comment or give their praises but sometimes I don't.
(Note that sometimes other mods might have locked a thread immediately after an activity has ended. This is actually not very good as the winner may not know that. Furthermore, locked threads are pushed towards the bottom of the list which makes them even less noticeable. In these cases I'll unlock such threads provided I notice them.)

So, if for some reasons you want to keep a thread open for a bit longer just send a PM to me and it would be unlocked.

I have now unlocked the last MAGS thread for you.

Dualnames · Wed 02/09/2009 08:00:06

Quote from: Gilbet V7000a on Wed 02/09/2009 07:55:39
Yeah. I locked it.

Note that I usually won't [have time and interest to] read through a thread to determine whether it should be locked (and there didn't seem to be obvious hints in that last MAGS thread about this either ). I usually lock a thread based on the following conditions:
1) if the winner has replied, i.e. he/she is aware of the result; or
2) the winner has started a new thread for the next round already.
Sometimes I'll give it 1 or 2 days more for others to comment or give their praises but sometimes I don't.
(Note that sometimes other mods might have locked a thread immediately after an activity has ended. This is actually not very good as the winner may not know that. Furthermore, locked threads are pushed towards the bottom of the list which makes them even less noticeable. In these cases I'll unlock such threads provided I notice them.)

So, if for some reasons you want to keep a thread open for a bit longer just send a PM to me and it would be unlocked.

I have now unlocked the last MAGS thread for you.

I feel I do have offended you Gilbet, but it wasn't my point. Therefore I apologize and I do thank you for unlocking it. And I know you moderator guys can't really keep track of everything.

Tijne · Thu 03/09/2009 04:27:22

Quote from: Crimson Wizard on Tue 01/09/2009 22:36:24
WARNING: This is not a competition entry, but merely a joke

Sorry, just couldn't resist the temptation
http://www.mediafire.com/?wha1mtdmune
If competition host will insist, I'll remove this link

That was hilarious, Crimson.

qptain Nemo · Mon 07/09/2009 05:34:14

Yeah, CrimsonWizard's joke game was hilarious indeed

Helme · Wed 09/09/2009 13:57:48

I just wanted to say: I'm in.

Tijne · Thu 17/09/2009 04:29:05

I highly doubt I'll be able to participate this month... :x I've found no time, and it's not looking like that situation is about to change. @_@

But hey, who knows.

Dualnames · Thu 17/09/2009 07:48:11

Ah, damn, I hope you can make it, it was fun and you almost would have broken the record of 2 consecutive mags. You won once, lost by one vote, and won again.

Leon · Thu 17/09/2009 08:06:13

Sorry to correct you Dual, Wretched had three consecutive wins in October, November and December 2005

Dualnames · Thu 17/09/2009 11:14:46

I stand corrected.

Crimson Wizard · Thu 17/09/2009 13:48:50

That's kind of embarassing, but same here, I started making a game almost from the moment comp. was announced, but then a lot of tiresome events took place and I was totally driven of schedule... plus, perhaps I underestimated time needed to put in all I want.
I like my idea and I want to see the game finished, it's just I highly doubt I will make it in time. If I won't I'll probably release it simply as "Short game".

Anyway it is good I tried, because that MAGS concept gave me some nice idea and inspiration.

Crimson Wizard · Mon 21/09/2009 23:39:10

Hmm... there's a chance I have a backup plan. I want to try it, let's see if I can make a game in 5 days, heh.
By the way, when exactly the deadline is? is it 00:00 between 24th and 25th ,or 23:59 25th, or else?

Tijne · Tue 22/09/2009 00:55:58

Oddly enough, Crimson's and my situations are similar. I may be able to pull something out, though it won't be as I envisioned earlier this month.

I would also like to know a more detailed deadline; for all the other MAGS I've been slightly confused, especially with the differences in time zones. xD