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game-jam

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Plan and ship a game under a jam deadline: lock scope to the clock, schedule the hours, cut features, and submit on time. Use for a game jam (Ludum Dare, GMTK Jam, Global Game Jam), a 48-hour or weekend build, or scoping and submitting a jam entry.

When to use

• Use when entering a timed jam (Ludum Dare, GMTK Jam, Global Game Jam, a weekend jam),
• Use when the user asks "what can I actually build in a weekend" or "how do I submit to

When not to use

• building the core loop in engine code
• throwaway experiments with no deadline
• shipping a commercial release

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