Welcome!
Turns out three 2.4 hour jams in 4 months was a bit too many, so this year, we're taking it easy and slow with just two. As we've done in prior years, each jam will run on one of two weekends, an early bird special and a main event. The topic will be announced on the Thursday preceding the early bird special, with the expectation that the main event take place the following weekend.
In addition to extending the submit & review period to 2 weeks, folks unable to make the initial jam will have one final opportunity: a makeup session on the first Saturday during the submission period. Hopefully this gives as many folks as possible the chance to join in.
These topics are provided as a means of stricture to promote creativity and liberate the creative energy of the participant(s). They will appear during the early bird period for each event.
| Submission Period | Results | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Winter '26 2.4HoZZT | Feedback: https://forms.gle/VVHcPre4s1gaymAz8 Results World: TBD | Choose either topic A or B. Topic A: Plagiarize! 1. Before you start, import one board from any of the classic ZZT worlds. 2. Build the rest of the game around that board. Topic B: The Best Intro Ever 1. Make an amazing intro. 2. Do not make the game. |
| Summer '26 2.4HoZZT | Feedback: TBD Results World: TBD |   |
You may choose to participate in one or both jams.
Streaming your dev process is encouraged, it is very cool to see people's minds at work and you might have people in your stream cheering you on. There is a section of the submission page wherein you can place a link to a stream VOD, should you have one.
The development time for an entry should be 2.4 hours, which is 144 minutes. If you are interrupted, feel free to "pause" and "resume" the timer. If you run out of time and want to finish, note the extra time spent out of regulation somewhere on your title screen.
Eastman Variation: You may use the provided theme to make a longer-form entry. This is known as an Eastman Variation entry. Spend as long as you like on this entry, and submit it before the review period ends on May 14. It will be included in a special section in the ZZT parade.
Whatever it is you make, ideally Zeta should play it. https://zeta.asie.pl/ if you're working in an exotic medium, it may be difficult to incorporate you into the ZZT parade but we will not stop you.
Submitting entries should be done before the end of the submission and review period(s) given above. This page will remain open to capture entries from both compos with the intention of including every entry in the subsequent ZZT parade. Event periods provide ideal times for streaming and cheerleading, but the 144 minutes spent creating the game are not restricted to them - as soon as the topic is made available you can begin.
A compilation of all entries and received reviews. Here is last year's parade.
For assistance in ZZT game creation or to workshop your entry with fellow creators, or iIf you have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to folks in the MGG Discord:
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