What is MAGS?MAGS is a monthly competition for all amateur adventure game makers. The idea is to use AGS to create a game in under a month, following the rules set by the previous winner.
For more information please visit the
Official MAGS website.
Why should I enter MAGS?We're not here to tell you that you should enter MAGS, but merely allow it as a creative opportunity to help you work to a deadline, improve your skills, and generally as a good kick-start for the new comers (a.k.a n00bies).
MAGS is the perfect opportunity to make a game, and the wonderful prize is to announce the next month's rules, and all competitors get the game placed on the MAGS website.
MAGS is meant to be fun and is aimed at everyone, despite their skill. If you have poor art skills work on graphics, and vice-versa, as the voting is based on "favourite" games, and not the most artistic, you may get help for the competiton, but should try not get anyone else to do any part of the game for you.
You are not allowed to (re)use material already created before this competition, you game must be completely new! An exception goes for sounds and music where you can also use free material that is available to the public.
Please do not just enter the competition with a rushed entry (a game created in just some hours or a few days)!
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Topic:
Stone AgeThis month's guidelines were set by last month's winner Radiant:
Back in the good old days, men wore animal skins, carried heavy clubs to hit each other on the head with, and chased down dinosaurs for breakfast. We didn't need such fancy new-fangled inventions like the wheel or fire, we just herded our woolly mammoths all day and watched the the latest show on painted cave walls. We don't need you young punks with your fancy spears, nosiree!
The game should play in the Stone Age. Whether this is a serious stone age (like on Discovery Channel) or a silly one (like on the Flintstones) is up to you. Possible other sources of inspiration include Joe & Mac Caveman Ninja, or the Clan of the Cavebear books; or try speaking only in monosyllables for a while and see what you come up with. The main character may be human, but could also be something else, like a pterodactyl or something.
Furthermore, the game should involve a new invention. This could either be a classic (like the wheel or fire), or something weird (like a cuckoo clock that nobody knows what to use it for). No further restrictions.
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All games need to be in by October 25th.
Please post a download link of your game entry to this thread, best with a screenshot. Thanks and good luck.
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