Independent Delphi Game Developers Contests

[grouzd)Ev]

Peace and good time of the day!

I want to talk (yes, its ad) you about our "game coding contests"
We started more than 2 years before and finished 15 contests
(~4-5 games in every contest). All games are opensource.

Today ends last contest "Sea Battle", simple logical game, very popular
in USSR (i dont know, maybe in other countryes too =) and I want to show it

Also we will be happy to see new peoples in our..hm.. "project".
If you intrested or have any questions (or, maybe, you want to donate us =)
write me (dmitry_grouzdev [doggy] mail.ru or icq: 243059969)

so, there are direct links to all contests archives:
15 - sea battle, 1.83Mb http://grouzdev.nm.ru/projects/contests/15_seabattle.rar
14 - cosmosim, 2.5Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=15
13 - theme, 1.4Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=14
12 - pacman, 1.34Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=13
11 - python, 1.69Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=3
10 - scroller, 8.35Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=5
9 - race, 336kb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=4
8 - defence, 8.41Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=2
7 - lines, 1.62Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=10
6 - arcanoid, 2.47Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=6
5 - battle, 1.64Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=7
4 - bejeweled, 1.78Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=8
3 - xonix, 315kb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=12
2 - paratrooper, 1.96Mb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=11
1 - color tetris, 468kb http://code.darthman.com/downloads.php?cat_id=1&download_id=9


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[WILL]

Very cool stuff! :)

Is there a site or page with more information about the contests? I'm sure if it's in Russian that one of our friendly Russian regulars wouldn't mind translating it for the rest of us non-Russian speakers.

[grouzd)Ev]

Thanks =)

Yes, we have more info in Russian:
Regular page is http://code.darthman.com/
Contests rules http://code.darthman.com/viewpage.php?page_id=1
and FAQ http://code.darthman.com/faq.php?cat_id=3

[grouzd)Ev]

Hello again!
There are new contest - Socoban

rules:
- pascal-languages family of cause =)
- "happy birthday" symbols (yepp, 16th contest =)
- min. 2 types of blocks (mobile and immobile)
- min. 3 levels
- max size* - 1024kb (but... maybe greater =)
- deadline - 31 jule 2006 (maybe later)
- documentation** (readme, about etc)

*size = game + readme. without sources
**txt or html

recommendent:
- creative! any ideas +)
- more than 2 type of blocks
- "time attack"
- bonuses (scores, lifes etc)
- "submission" (collect objects etc)
- highscores
- save & load
- sounds, music
- level editor (maybe mspaint? =)

thanks, bye

ps sorry for my english