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We reached the deadline - four entries in. So let's start the voting...
For voting please visit the MAGS site or make your choice right here:

Text Parser Game by FSi
Rays Rods by KC
Geometric Shapes 1 - Circleboy by Gamer_V
Encounters of the Closest Kind by FruitStripeApe

Please vote only once and be sure to have played all games before sending your voice! Good luck to all participants.

24 hours? Sjees, you were thinking 'let's give Gamer_V a deadline'? 

Well, actually it's just a repetition of the deadline announcement from March 22nd... with 3 additional hours.

Ladies and gentlemen, time is up: Please submit your entries within the next 24 hours (see timestamp of this post) if you want to enter the competition...

when does this end so I can plan if I still will enter?

Just as it is written in the very first post:

All games need to be in by March 26th.

To be more detailed it will be in the evening of 26th (about this hour)...

So the something can be a ficticious person?

Yes it can... Your idea sounds interesting so got for it

Hm... if I am only partly responsible for the rules, may I enter?

Just like Erenan already said: You can even enter if it would (completely) be your own rules. No problem.

[What is MAGS?]

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.

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These rules are kind of a mix out of the suggestions of the previous winners Akatosh and FSi. Hoping for some creative entries...

Topic: Gone forever?

The game should proof that "something" is actually gone forever or still exists. The definition of "something" is up to you. For example think of aliens, of special communities in history, of vinyl discs, ... there is a lot of things you could come up with. As said these are just examples! You can also go for "something" different. People are also allowed (think of Elvis).

Each entry must:
- feature the former existance in a cutscene at the beginning of the game (maybe a flashback of earlier times, ...).
- make use of an inventory item that is related to that "something" (eg. extraterrestrial plant for aliens, blue suede shoes for Elvis, ... - be creative).
- have at least 3 different locations. Many rooms in one house and the garden of that house would still be one location! So they really need to be completely different.

At least one of these sentences should show up in a dialog:
- "No, we have no bananas!"
- "Vodka? Better have some juice!"
- "Hey, this is not about religion!"

That's it. No other restrictions.

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All games need to be in by March 26th.

Please post a download link of your game entry to this thread, best with a screenshot. Thanks and good luck.

[FSi and Akatosh]

So voting is over - this time with no clear result. With every new vote the both entries are changing places - so this time we have two winners: FSi and Akatosh! Congratulations to both of you and thanks for joining the contest.

I really hope to see some more entries in the next contest then...

Okay, so some more time didn't result in some more entries... Well, here we go:
For voting please visit the MAGS site or make your choice right here:

PMUVCHVT by Akatosh
CoMATtCEHoSVD by FSI

Please vote only once and be sure to have played all games before sending your voice! Good luck to all participants.

By the way: A strange name for the game was not necessary to take part in this month's competition... :o

Ladies and Gentlemen, time is up! If you want to enter please submit your games within the next 26 hours (see timestamp of this post). Then the voting will (or will never) begin. cu soon...

[What is MAGS?]

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.

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Topic: A Valentine Nightmare

There is always this special day in February and in this contest we take it as a topic but it's up to you how it all turns out...

In each entry
- there must be an "escape the room" puzzle
- the player must change clothes (at least once)

and the following items (not necessarily inventory items) need to be included
- a Valentine gift (that ultimately gets delivered)
- a flying bird

That's it. No other restrictions.

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All games need to be in by February 24th.

Please post a download link of your game entry to this thread, best with a screenshot. Thanks and good luck.

Time out - it's over! So a little dog saved the competition and the day!

Congratulations Dufferama! You and Skippy won the contest. Not much of a competition this time but the victory is yours. Thanks for entering the contest and please don't forget to check your PM.

So early 27th is already gone but you still have 5 more hours (see timestamp of this posting) left to submit your entries - if you want to...

The time for voting is over and so here we go.

Max and Maggie are back on stage and present the winning game of 2006 here.
If you don't want to download about 1MB just switch over to the MAGS site and
check out the winner there (search the whole list for "favourite of the year").

Many thanks to all voting people and of course also many thanks to all last year's MAGS game authors.

So we're facing the final hours of voting... Only one day is left to vote for your favourite MAGS game 2006. If you did not yet submit your choice you should do it now!

If my pet is a parrot, can it talk?

I think your parrot should only be able to repeat phrases somebody said to him.

I'd say the same as Akatosh: The parrot should only "parrot" things...

[no]

How about a petbot? Jimmy Neutron has one.

This really is not a living animal, so no.

With three non playables, would other animals count in here?

As in the rules it is characters it means animals do also count, yes.

Well, something about the rock thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock

Ah, okay. Well, I never heard of these rocks. However: The pet must be a living creature! So also no virtual, digital, ... animals please.

I might enter, but I was just wondering.. could I use a rock as the pet?

Eeh, I don't think a rock can be classified as an animal. No. This won't work.

If not, could I use a fictional animal like a jackalope?

You should actually pick an existing animal. But if you have a good story that "requires" a mythical creature as a pet it is tolerated. Good luck!

[What is MAGS?]

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.

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Topic: Anxious Pet

This month's rules are a mix of Culun-dog's ideas and some suggestions from Akatosh.

- Your main character must be an anxious pet (dog, cat, ... any domesticated animal will do). The pet is anxious and only trusts one person - it's owner. The pet can not talk (of course) but bark, miaow, ...
- The game must contain at least 3 non-playable characters and
- it must be visible that the pet is anxious of them by showing this in interactions (maybe in puzzles) involving these characters.
- The pet must be sent on a mission by its owner (eg. send love letter to owner's flame, save owner's life, ...)

These are quite detailed information concerning the player character but the rest is up to you. Think of a nice story that fits these rules. There are no further restrictions.

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All games need to be in by early January 27th.

Please post a download link of your game entry to this thread, best with a screenshot. Thanks and good luck.

I doubt that there will be anything like The shivah, but rules are rules.

Well, if you look close you can also find some other golden nuggets there

And shouldn't the January MAGS have started already?

Very true and it will definitely start in 24 hours!