# RubyWeekend #2 game contest this weekend **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 24, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-2-game-contest-this-weekend/143942 "2008-07-24T01:06:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amin1426)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-2-game-contest-this-weekend/143942/1 "2008-07-24T01:06:33Z")
The second RubyWeekend game creation contest is this weekend. The official rules and time have been posted [1], and everybody’s gearing up for some programming fun this weekend! The contest starts at Friday, July 25, 2008 @ 16:00 UTC and ends Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 04:00 UTC. The theme will be announced at the start of the contest period. We’ll be hanging out in #rubygame on [freenode.net](http://freenode.net) all weekend, and posting in the contests forum [2] too. Hope you’ll join us! - John [1] [http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=51](http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=51) [2] [http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewforum.php?f=10](http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewforum.php?f=10) ---
**Author:** ![amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amin1426)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-2-game-contest-this-weekend/143942/2 "2008-07-24T01:56:05Z")
weeee i be there (at least on saturday/sunday) ---
**Author:** ![amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amin1426)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-2-game-contest-this-weekend/143942/3 "2008-07-25T18:18:05Z")
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 6:00 PM, John C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > - John > > [1] [http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=51](http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=51) > [2] [http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewforum.php?f=10](http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewforum.php?f=10) The theme of the contest has just been announced: “Opposites”! Will your game be about fire and ice, or black and white, or big and small… or something else? I expect to see lots of different interpretations on this very abstract theme! Good luck to all the contest participants! ---
**Author:** ![amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amin1426)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-2-game-contest-this-weekend/143942/4 "2008-07-30T04:04:52Z")
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:17 AM, John C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > posting in the contests forum [2] too. Hope you’ll join us! > > or something else? I expect to see lots of different interpretations > > on this very abstract theme! > > Good luck to all the contest participants! The RubyWeekend #2 contest period is over, and now it’s time to vote for the winners! We had seven official entries this time: - Mizutoka by jlnr - Cyber Deathmatch by Venut - Playground Wars by kiba and qubodup - Opposite Islands by ippa - DungeonFarmer by Yahivin - Solunaria by jacius - Cheese Master by elcugo We also had a late entry, which you are encouraged to play (even though you can’t vote for it): - Super StarHawks Gaiden by misspledd Check out the entries thread [1] for info, screenshots, and downloads, then rank and vote for your favorites! [2] [1] Entries thread: [http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=66](http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=66) [2] Voting instructions: [http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=69](http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=69) ---
**Author:** ![amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amin1426)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 9:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-2-game-contest-this-weekend/143942/5 "2008-08-06T09:42:25Z")
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 9:04 PM, John C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > We’ll be hanging out in #rubygame on [freenode.net](http://freenode.net) all weekend, and > > > your game be about fire and ice, or black and white, or big and small… > > - Super StarHawks Gaiden by misspledd > > Check out the entries thread [1] for info, screenshots, and downloads, > then rank and vote for your favorites! [2] > > [1] Entries thread: [http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=66](http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=66) > [2] Voting instructions: [http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=69](http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=69) The votes are in, and the winners have been announced: #1 - Opposite Islands by ippa #2 - Cheese Master by elcugo #3 - Mizutoka by jlnr For the full results, visit the forums: [http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=77](http://www.rubygameforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=77) Congratulations to the winners, and see you next time!