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[Mikademus]

Rule:
All dialogue, text etc must be either in poetic meter (pentameter, hexameter or haiku form), or rhyming badly.

Now that's just cruel.

It doesn't have to be (or should be) GOOD poetry. And Haiku and bad rhymes are not difficult
Well then, "all dialogue and text must rhyme (plus points for bad rhymes)".
Edit: Bah, I pull it back. Rhymes might not be as fun, at least for everyone, as I thought at first.

[thatshelby]

I like this idea.

At least one sexual innuendo.

[Ashking]

You must use a preset pallete from colourlovers.com?...
Meh, maybe.

[dustin]

this sounds fun.  I'll probably be in during the game making part with a short 1 or 2 day project.  That said.

You must use a preset pallete from colourlovers.com?...

This or something else with color sounds fun

and I'll probably try this also...

all dialogue and text must rhyme (plus points for bad rhymes

as I'm a fan of rhymes

[Ashking]

this sounds fun.  I'll probably be in during the game making part with a short 1 or 2 day project.  That said.

You must use a preset pallete from colourlovers.com?...

This or something else with color sounds fun

and I'll probably try this also...

all dialogue and text must rhyme (plus points for bad rhymes

as I'm a fan of rhymes

You don't pick and choose. YOU OBEY ALL OF THEM.
Because that's what rules are.

[dustin]

Oh I know I have to obey them all. 

The color one I was merely saying I liked it as an idea.

The rhyme one I was saying I would follow because it appears that it's not going to make the main list so I just wanted to say that I would probably follow it anyway.

[Geeze]

this sounds fun.  I'll probably be in during the game making part with a short 1 or 2 day project.  That said.

You must use a preset pallete from colourlovers.com?...

This or something else with color sounds fun

and I'll probably try this also...

all dialogue and text must rhyme (plus points for bad rhymes

as I'm a fan of rhymes

You don't pick and choose. YOU OBEY ALL OF THEM.
Because that's what rules are.

Tho' there's a rule that allows you to not obey 1 rule

[Tokyoma]

Okay people, start spreading the word about this a little faster, we need to get some more rules in before October rolls around.

Post links to this thread on other game dev websites, spread the word. Get people interested. I can only do so much here.

I got the TIGForums and the GMG covered, we need more interest. 


Also, the rules have been updated again.

[moi]

I'm gong to be honest some of the rules are a bit retarded (the noun rule for example)

[Andy Wolff]

This is a really good idea for a competition, and it actually seems to be generating a pretty nice set of rules.


How about Survival must not be the primary game mechanic, so we something more interesting than a bunch of "try to do x without dying" games.

[Ashking]

I'm gong to be honest some of the rules are a bit retarded (the noun rule for example)

I agree that the noun rule is a little silly, it's a rather limited list of nouns.

[Tokyoma]

I don't think the list is limiting at all.
Really what couldn't you manage to fit on the list?

Creature, Person, and Plant cover most everything that would be in a game anyway.

Even more abstracts like Spaceship could be argued to be a ship.

I think anyone who feels limited by that list instead of inspired has some serious creativity issues. The list is very specifically meant to keep the facing front of the game, very simple.

Much like Scribblenauts, in the sense that the word you type might not give the result you're expecting, but there's enough variance within the simple words that are available to get the job done.

Plus if you don't like it, ignore it.

[moi]

I don't think the list is limiting at all.
Really what couldn't you manage to fit on the list?

Creature, Person, and Plant cover most everything that would be in a game anyway.

Even more abstracts like Spaceship could be argued to be a ship.

I think anyone who feels limited by that list instead of inspired has some serious creativity issues.

That's what I mean this "rule" is not necessary, it's just a long list of everyday words.

[Tokyoma]

I don't think the list is limiting at all.
Really what couldn't you manage to fit on the list?

Creature, Person, and Plant cover most everything that would be in a game anyway.

Even more abstracts like Spaceship could be argued to be a ship.

I think anyone who feels limited by that list instead of inspired has some serious creativity issues.

That's what I mean this "rule" is not necessary, it's just a long list of everyday words.

If that's true then proceed without acknowledging it, like I said.
You probably shouldn't have any trouble.

The list could be of help to some and just a common glance over for others.
Think of it as less a rule and more of a pathway.

[nahkranoth]

The sound/music must be conform the 2nd rule of dogme 95: "The sound must never be produced apart from the images or vice versa. Music must not be used unless it occurs within the scene being filmed*, i.e., diegetic."

*"being filmed" should be translated to "of the game".