# RubyWeekend #3 Game Contest: June 26-28 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 24, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-3-game-contest-june-26-28/170950 "2009-06-24T12:15:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **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:** [June 24, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-3-game-contest-june-26-28/170950/1 "2009-06-24T12:15:41Z")
After being on hiatus for nearly a year, the RubyWeekend game creation contest returns this weekend, June 26-28! The contest period runs for 72 hours this time, to allow everyone around the world plenty of time to create a small game: ``` * Start: June 26, 00:01 UTC (world clock: http://tinyurl.com/lcnwqk ``` ) \* Stop: June 28, 23:59 UTC (world clock: [http://tinyurl.com/lge5sz](http://tinyurl.com/lge5sz) ) Watch the RubyWeekend #3 forum [1] in the next few days for rules and more details. RubyWeekend is a friendly weekend competition in the spirit of Ludum Dare and PyWeek. The idea is to create a small original game in a single weekend, programmed in Ruby. The theme of the contest is announced at the start of the contest period, and participants create a game that fits the theme, within the time limit (2 or 3 days). The short time period encourages participants to think small and use their time wisely. All game code should be written in Ruby, but you can use any Ruby libraries or extensions you wish — Rubygame, Gosu, Shoes, Gamebox, Gemini, Ruby-OpenGL, etc. You could even make a web-based game with any of the many web libraries and frameworks available for Ruby: Rails, Merb, Ramaze, Sinatra, etc. Ruby has a wide (and growing!) variety of options for game programming, so let’s show them off! Remember to watch the RubyWeekend #3 forum in the next few days for rules and more details. [1] RubyWeekend #3 forum: [http://rubygame.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8](http://rubygame.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8) - John ---
**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:** [June 24, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-3-game-contest-june-26-28/170950/2 "2009-06-24T14:54:46Z")
On Jun 24, 2009, at 5:14 AM, John C. wrote: > After being on hiatus for nearly a year, the RubyWeekend game creation > contest returns this weekend, June 26-28! That’s some pretty unfortunate timing. One of the more famous yearly programming contests is also this weekend: [http://icfpcontest.org/](http://icfpcontest.org/) James Edward G. II ---
**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:** [June 24, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-3-game-contest-june-26-28/170950/3 "2009-06-24T14:59:29Z")
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 2:53 PM, James G.[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > James Edward G. II > It is also a post that shows the mail filter problem for [Ann] posts 😉 > Cheers > Robert – Toutes les grandes personnes ont d’abord été des enfants, mais peu d’entre elles s’en souviennent. All adults have been children first, but not many remember. [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry] ---
**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:** [June 24, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-3-game-contest-june-26-28/170950/4 "2009-06-24T15:05:58Z")
On Jun 24, 2009, at 7:58 AM, Robert D. wrote: > > [http://icfpcontest.org/](http://icfpcontest.org/) > > > > James Edward G. II > > It is also a post that shows the mail filter problem for [Ann] > posts 😉 It did seem like an “announcement” to me. Maybe we have to define what that means. Even still, I suspect you would see substantially more misses if another mailing list was involved. James Edward G. II ---
**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:** [June 24, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-3-game-contest-june-26-28/170950/5 "2009-06-24T18:42:33Z")
Jacius that’s great news! I had to miss the last one. I can’t wait to see the flood of unique games that come out of this competition. Rubygame + Gamebox is my winning combination. See you on freenode: #rubygame /Shawn ---
**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:** [June 24, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-3-game-contest-june-26-28/170950/6 "2009-06-24T22:48:32Z")
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM, James G.[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > That’s some pretty unfortunate timing. One of the more famous yearly > > Even still, I suspect you would see substantially more misses if another > mailing list was involved. Yes I feel that an ann list _might_ be a good idea, but No I have absolutely no intention to tell anybody not to vote against it. I just wanted to point out that the Label, Filter, Client Rules thingy is not an alternative. The day when a large majority feels that Ann is too much noise, filters will just not do the trick. Actually I should think that you know that from first hand, as the gatekeeper. And we should also listen to you for that reason, an ann list might be much work for you, correct? Seems difficult to distinguish this, sorry if I was not clear. And apologies for hijacking the thread. Cheers Robert – Toutes les grandes personnes ont d’abord été des enfants, mais peu d’entre elles s’en souviennent. All adults have been children first, but not many remember. [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry] ---
**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:** [June 26, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyweekend-3-game-contest-june-26-28/170950/7 "2009-06-26T02:26:54Z")
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 5:14 AM, John C.[removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > more details. > libraries or extensions you wish — Rubygame, Gosu, Shoes, Gamebox, > > - John The theme has been announced: “A Tiny World”! If you’re participating, you have until June 28, 23:59 UTC (a bit less than 72 hours from now) to create a game in Ruby that matches the theme. Then, package it and upload it to the RubyWeekend #3 forum [1]. Also check the forums for the official rules (they are not very strict). [1] RubyWeekend #3 forum: [http://rubygame.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8](http://rubygame.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8) We recommend taking some time to think about the theme before you start making anything. Come up with a good idea for a small game that you can create in just one weekend. It’s good to keep a log (or blog) along the way, since it’s interesting for others to read about, and it can also help you focus your ideas! Don’t spend too much time on the log, though! We’re also hanging out in IRC during the contest: #rubygame on freenode. Come join us if you want to chat with other participants! (But don’t let IRC eat all your time!) - John