(Results out!) CW 4x3 Game Contest!

[Unicorn]

I think the calcs I have are added now, I might attempt.

Does the orientation of the 4x3 matter? can it be 3x4?

It can be 3x3, 3x4, or 4x3, if I am correct

[princetonlion.tibd]

so the maximum size is 4x3, but it can be smaller?

[Unicorn]

That, I don't know, I think it stops at 3x3...

[Dream of Omnimaga]

so the maximum size is 4x3, but it can be smaller?

3x3 is the minimum. Otherwise the only two other options are 4x3 and 3x4 (the latter is ideal for smartphones or the Classpad)

[Unicorn]

Ummmm..

Can I change my idea a little if I need to? Would that be allowed?

[DarkestEx]

I really think that there should be three winners, @DJ Omnimaga.
They could get a 10($/€) for place 2 and a 5($/€) card for place 3.
This would make it alot better and would give others a better change to win.
It's sad if your game doesn't win after (then) having worked for over a month on it (school making it even harder to do so).
And if you can't give prizes to the 2nd and 3rd place, you should still give them badges.

[Strontium]

If you're participating just for the prize, you're doing contests wrong, in my opinion.

How does Ludum Dare have thousands of participants yet no prize?

[DarkestEx]

If you're participating just for the prize, you're doing contests wrong, in my opinion.

How does Ludum Dare have thousands of participants yet no prize?

You got me wrong. If I wouldn't want to win (or atleast get into the circle of -hopefully- three winners) I wouldn't participate. Would you?
Oh and yes, its not for the money. But just for the good feeling of having won.
These prizes would have been more symbolic than useful.
I wouldn't spend hours and hours trying to get some huge pixel things working, wouldn't spend one hour typing 36 3x3 letters into the calulator, wouldn't develop a framebuffer driver for graphics output, wouldn't make scrolling menus, wouldn't do this even if I have alot to do for school (theoretically ).

So I hope this will clear things up.

EDIT #1:
I must really be honorest. When this is done, I will have spent at least 12 hours (more like 24 at the end), getting this working (maybe even more...).
Nobody is probably ever going to play my game afterwards and I haven't learned too much over the development yet, so of course do I want some feedback, a positive response, you know.

EDIT #2:
Don't get me wrong on this too. I have fun making this game, but I am just realistic about the rest.

[Strontium]

Okay, thanks. The way you talked about the prize made it seem like you were more interested in money than the pleasure of actually competing in a contest

I haven't ever made a game before either.

[123outerme]

This ends on my birthday!

[Dream of Omnimaga]

THe thing is that this particular contest was more considered as a mini-contest since we plan a bigger one with more prizes later. CodeWalrus staff members are pretty much on their own when it comes to funding the website and contests, unlike Cemetech (an anonymous person donates them many calcs every year), TI-Planet (affiliated with TI) and Planète-Casio (affiliated with Casio), and while Omnimaga has no affiliation with anyone, one of their admin earns a lot of money from his job compared to me. On top of that I am the only CodeWalrus staff with an income. This is why smaller contests only have one prize and why we try to keep hosting costs to a minimum.

We could always give special badges to three winners and the gift card prize to the top winner, but we can't always do miracles. I hope you understand and still have fun participating. Now I should try to get some ideas for badges

[Strontium]

Some badge ideas: contest walrus or party walrus. Party walrus gets a party hat, contest walrus gets a fancy blue ribbon.

[Dream of Omnimaga]

Walrii could work but the CW Supporter badge already uses it. It could be some sort of medal, though (bronze, silver and gold)

[Unicorn]

oooo a gold walrii.

[Snektron]

Wasn't there already a gold Walrii?