You know, with all the really sad and/or dull forfeiting posts I’ve done, I thought I’d make one a bit more… Fun.

 

It’s October here in Ludum Dare,

And all men toll away

For ’tis the time to make some dough

And stop sitting ’round all day.

 

They make their games with great delight

though sometimes things are rough

It’s what they do, ’cause through and through

Indie devs are tough.

 

So what becomes of Puzzlem00n;

that young chap from ’round the bend.

Simply put, why is it

that his work has come to end?

 

Sure, sure, we’ve seen it before,

he’s abandoned many a project.

From MiniLD’s to a warmup that time,

he’s the attention span of an insect.

 

But for the October Challenge,

Oh, that mightiest challenge,

You’d think he’d have more of a chance.

And yet, no code has been written, he’s only been sittin’,

Without hope of getting financed.

 

He had a partner to work with,

A great one at that,

Who worked very hard with the writing,

The game’s concept was great, set in a far future date,

But progress has been unexciting.

 

Of course, perhaps he’s not quite at fault.

He’s become a freshman in High School

and with all the homework and teachers and grades…

Bro, it’s just really not cool.

 

At first, ol’ Puzz trudged on

His teammate Wonckay at his side

Believing they could get it done

If only they really tried.

 

But the GDD took weeks to craft

And in truth, it still ain’t finished

There was too much outside work to do

And hope had soon diminished.

 

In truth, our heroes could probably make their goal

if they sacrificed their grades

But eventually, M00n realized

How much all would cascade.

 

So, he fired his friend, and let it all end,

Cancelling the game,

For the greater good and all that jazz,

Himself taking all the blame.

 

Perhaps Puzzlem00n hasn’t reached

The goal he made this month,

But he’ll never be a no one

Even without triumph.

 

He’s made three games,

He’s learned great names,

But most importantly of all

He’s made some pretty neat friends here.

And that’s AWESOME!!!