{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/sunflower\/","author_name":"Alphish","cat":"LD #31","categories":["LD #31"],"comments":[],"epoch":1417663260,"event":"LD31","likes":11,"metadata":{"p_key":"82080","p_author":"Alphish","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"292812","p_title":"Theme Bingo~!","p_cat":"LD #31","p_event":"LD31","p_time":"1417663260","p_likes":"11","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1417737600","event_key":"26","event_name":"LD31"},"source_url":"2014\/12\/04\/theme-bingo\/","text":"

So you think one theme just isn\u2019t enough, huh?\nWell then, how about a nice game of Theme Bingo?<\/p>\n

\"Theme<\/a><\/p>\n

The rules are simple: when making your game for Ludum Dare, you not only execute whatever theme wins in the final round; you also somehow include the other themes from the card presented above, so that themes used overall form a row, column or diagonal from the big, 9-fields wide square. The side themes don\u2019t need to be followed strongly; as long as they\u2019re alluded to somewhere (and aren\u2019t all listed in one place without any relevance to the game), it counts. If you aren\u2019t feeling *that* confident, you might want to use only the green, 5-fields wide square instead.\n(if you plan to play the theme bingo, please let me know; I\u2019ll prioritise your game when playing)<\/p>\n

It can also work the other (and likely easier) way \u2013 when playing other games, you can try to spot alternate themes usages and check if they collectively form a row, column or diagonal (or a few of these).<\/p>\n

Let the randomness commence~!<\/p>","time":"December 4th, 2014 3:21 am","title":"Theme Bingo~!","title_was_empty":false}