{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/joekinley\/","author_name":"joekinley","cat":"MiniLD #38","categories":["MiniLD #38"],"comments":[],"epoch":1352853120,"event":"LD38","likes":39,"metadata":{"p_key":"79620","p_author":"joekinley","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"288630","p_title":"Ludum Dare Gift Exchange 2012","p_cat":"MiniLD #38","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1352853120","p_likes":"39","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"source_url":"2012\/11\/14\/ludum-dare-gift-exchange-2012\/","text":"

<\/span>It\u2019s that time of the year again. So I welcome you all to the ho-ho-holy Ludum Dare gift exchange 2012, for the third time ever with merry cheerfullness and cookies.<\/p>\n

Everyone who already knows the drill, just head down to the subscription link over here<\/a>. Everyone else, do that too but keep reading.<\/p>\n

So now 2 years ago a little fella called philhassey started this super cool ludum dare gift exchange. Some people might know this as \u201csecret santa\u201d. But we do it internationally throughout the whole community. It is super fun and all of you who have a little cash to spare should join these awesome festive activities.<\/p>\n

So what you gotta do is, to keep around $50 (or \u20ac50, or whatever currency you have) to have ready to buy a present plus ship it overseas to your fellow ludumdarer.<\/p>\n

Here is the quick timeline:<\/p>\n