Rubygame: The Blog

Schedules are nice. You’d think I would have already figured this out, but having a schedule / weekly planner is quite good for making sure you actually put some time into the things you need to do. Like, say, working on Rubygame.

I have been occupied as always, but I’m learning to manage it and keep a regular schedule, and I’ve fit in a 2-hour slot for working on Rubygame every Saturday afternoon. I might pop into IRC now and again during that time, but I want most of it to go towards getting stuff done, and using IRC pretty much kills productivity entirely.

Hopefully this will mean that Rubygame keeps rolling along, slowly but surely.

It’s time to announce the winners of the RubyWeekend #2 Contest!

Third Place: Mizutoka by jlnr!

Second Place: Cheese Master by elcugo!

First Place: Opposite Islands by ippa!

Congratulations to our winners, and thanks to everyone who competed or voted! It’s no easy task to create a game in 48 hours, but I hope everybody had fun and learned something new!

Here are the full rankings, with a breakdown of the points each game received.

1. Opposite Islands by ippa: 34 points (10 + 7 + 7 + 5 + 5)
2. Cheese Master by elcugo: 28 points (10 + 7 + 4 + 4 + 3)
3. Mizutoka by jlnr: 24 points (10 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 2)
4. DungeonFarmer by Yahivin: 23 points (10 + 10 + 2 + 1 + 0*)
5. Cyber Deathmatch by Venut: 19 points (5 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 3)
6. Solunaria by jacius: 19 points (7 + 7 + 3 + 1 + 1)
7. Playground Wars by kiba and qubodup: 12 points (4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1)

* 0 = the voter did not rank the game at all

See you next time!

Vote for your favorite games before it’s too late!

Rank the games according to your favorites, then send me a forum PM or email! Voting closes tonight, August 1 at 23:59 UTC!

See the voting forum thread for details and a list of the entries.