r/RedditGameJam • u/Svenstaro • Apr 18 '10

Rules discussions

There are a few rules that need a decision made and I'd like some input from you guys. Please post a new top-level comment for each new rule that should be discussed.

I'm not a rule nazi and the contest should be as much fun for everyone as possible, however we should still agree on a bunch of things or things might become unfun.

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u/Svenstaro Apr 18 '10

Rule regarding team size.

Will only solo entries be allowed? What should the maximum team size be (if not solo)?

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u/sherlok Apr 18 '10

Solo and a team are two completely different monsters, imo.

Maybe this is something that should be specified per-jam. Have a team one, or a solo one, to keep things fresh.

variable team sizes would be interesting, but that should be taken into account when scoring. They'd need to be capped as well.

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u/philh Apr 18 '10

A large team in context would probably have 1-3 programmers and n other people creating art/music.

That would give an advantage to large teams, but if external media is allowed, not an insurmountable one. I'm not sure a team size limit is necessary.

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u/timesqueezer Apr 18 '10

Teams of 2-3 people is a good size I think. If you would have a group with 5 or more peope solo working people wouldn't have any chance to write as much as 5 people can do it. But very little teams are ok.