There are two game jam events coming up in the next couple of months that are of distinct interest to me. Next month, the Mud Coder’s Guild are holding a month-long jam in association with the folks at Written Realms, the first National Mud Building Month (or namubumo, if you’d rather).

NaMuBuMo challenges you to create 100 MUD rooms (or substantive locations) in 31 days, mirroring the long-running NaNoWriMo novel-writing challenge:

Writing up 100 rooms in 31 days doesn’t sound quite as daunting as 50,000 words over 30 days but making an interesting world in those 100 rooms (or more) within that month will be more challenging than one might suspect. Like NaNoWriMo participants are expected to craft this world within the confines of the given month, concept to completion. There is no one holding you to that or any other rule but yourself, of course, and there is nothing to gain other than personal satisfaction.

Secondly, November will bring 2019’s Procjam. It’s always a great event:

The goal is to Make Something That Makes Something – that could be a videogame with procedural generation in, or maybe an artwork that uses generative systems somehow, or a physical card deck that randomly creates Shakespeare plots – whatever you like, whatever makes you excited to make things. As usual, we encourage you to make it your own by starting early, finishing late, or adapting the times to make it healthier for you. We can’t wait to see what you’ll make!

This year’s announcement post from long-time organiser Mike Cook contains some further news; after this year he’ll be stepping down and is looking for volunteers to take over the reins.