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Time to vote for a theme! MiniLD 23 On Its Way!!

[raw] LD19MiniLD 11. Jan 2011 · 01:14 UTC · 25 days after compo start by Jonny D · 0

Hosted by yours truly, Jonny D…  MiniLD 23 will be a good time (see below).

MiniLD 23 will begin at 9pm EST (2am UTC) on Friday, January 21st (moved up from the 28th due to conflict with Global Game Jam).  It will end at the same time on Sunday, January 23rd.

MiniLD 23 begins [fergcorp_cdt_single date=”Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:00:00 -700″]

Until then, you can vote on the main theme.  There will be a sub theme announced as well when the mini compo starts.  There will be either an immense amount of groaning or excitement, since your choices for the main theme are taken from LD 19’s Round 3 list.

That’s right! Vote here!! And like the monkey said at the fruit playoffs: Go bananas!

Tags: MiniLD #23

Comments

11. Jan 2011 · 02:28 UTC
Holy kittens, it’s LD Round 3 all over again!
Devenger
11. Jan 2011 · 07:40 UTC
Having to make a game around Graph Theory actually sounds like an excellent challenge. Sadly, I’ve almost no hope of getting a whole weekend freed up to make a game.
11. Jan 2011 · 09:13 UTC
Argh,…you know that global game jam is at the same weekend?!
11. Jan 2011 · 14:20 UTC
What dertom said. The choice of date is really unfortunate here. Maybe the weekend before that? I imagine you had some reason to choose that weekend though, but I think you’ll lose many participants to GGJ.
12. Jan 2011 · 00:52 UTC
Either up a week or back a week would be preferable, I’d love to do the mini-LD but the GGJ wins out.
12. Jan 2011 · 13:34 UTC
Any date works for me, GGJ is too far away for me to get to and I never get Saturdays off anyway :)
12. Jan 2011 · 13:41 UTC
I might do it if kittens win 😉
12. Jan 2011 · 16:05 UTC
What are the Mini LD rules? Are they just the same as the normal LD? I’m thinking of juggling GGJ and the Mini LD…
12. Jan 2011 · 18:06 UTC
I was wondering about the mini LD rules too. I know they used to be on the wiki but that’s moved and I can’t find them anymore. Any ideas?
13. Jan 2011 · 01:07 UTC
Like jovoc says. See my comment above for another wording.
13. Jan 2011 · 19:26 UTC
Cool! Thanks guys
16. Jan 2011 · 09:52 UTC
As you ask: If you move the miniLD the weekend before I would be in! Actually you already set a counter or so and other people might see it as fixed so maybe you should just leave it as it is. On the other hand if it would be a week earlier it would be a good test to see if you are well perpared for ggj 😀 It’s your call!
gnat
16. Jan 2011 · 17:44 UTC
I would vote to move it the weekend after or before.
16. Jan 2011 · 22:39 UTC
That seems like enough of a preference for me. It will be moved earlier by a week to Friday, January 21st. Thanks for letting me know what you’re thinking, guys!
16. Jan 2011 · 23:28 UTC
I think I’m in for this one.
Kenny G
17. Jan 2011 · 01:26 UTC
I’m in. LD19 was in the middle of finals so I had to drop out, and classes are just starting so I shouldn’t have much work to do this weekend.
17. Jan 2011 · 02:39 UTC
Cool, I will be in!!
JohnColburn
17. Jan 2011 · 03:02 UTC
Assuming nothing comes up, pretty sure I’ll be in this time around. Totally gonna make a web game this time ^^.
pdistefano
17. Jan 2011 · 13:14 UTC
Oh yeah, this is gonna be my first LD. Any quick tips for a beginner? :)
17. Jan 2011 · 15:48 UTC
1) Sleep

2) Keep It Simple and Stupid

3) Enter the #ludumdare IRC

4) Sleep

5) Don’t be afraid of making changes

6) Stay cool and be awesome

7) Oh, did I mention you should sleep?
GreaseMonkey
18. Jan 2011 · 03:00 UTC
One more tip: Whatever you do, don’t emulate half a Sega Master System during the contest.
17. Jan 2011 · 19:26 UTC
Oh, at the old date I would not have had school on the following monday, which would have given me some extra time… Still looking forward to it. First LD for me. Checking out that LD survival guide postet by Jonny D.
GreaseMonkey
18. Jan 2011 · 00:59 UTC
8) Energy drinks suck – drink water instead.
18. Jan 2011 · 14:32 UTC
Nice guides, wish I would have read one before the LD19. Oh well, heres one more appendment to LegacyChrono’s list.
pdistefano
18. Jan 2011 · 18:54 UTC
Wow guys, thanks for all the tips! I was contemplating not sleeping, but I guess I won’t 😉
hidas
18. Jan 2011 · 20:32 UTC
This will be my first Ludum Dare contest also.

In fact it will be my first game competition.

I can’t wait for it to start.
31eee384
19. Jan 2011 · 02:18 UTC
Oh no! I just remembered that I have to go out of state for a college interview over the new announced weekend. No way I’ll be able to do this miniLD.
19. Jan 2011 · 16:23 UTC
I will definitely be in this one. Kind of. Well, I’ll probably be working on a game anyway, and I’ll consider it an “entry”.
20. Jan 2011 · 19:01 UTC
@pdistefano
20. Jan 2011 · 20:13 UTC
Thanks everyone!
21. Jan 2011 · 19:21 UTC
Okay, I’ve got some ideas for the voted-on theme. I somehow mind these a lot less than I did when they were the 3rd round of themes for LD19.
21. Jan 2011 · 19:50 UTC
This is going to be my first LD. Nice to see others beginners like me.
blackhawk77g
21. Jan 2011 · 23:39 UTC
Same. Its going to be my first LD. Cant wait..

Gl to everyone participating.
Devenger
21. Jan 2011 · 23:54 UTC
I can’t handle the suspense!
blackhawk77g
22. Jan 2011 · 00:03 UTC
Wooo