## The Challenge

You have the entire month of November to create a web-based game loosely based on the theme ██████████ (to be announced on October 31st - please check back then).

Your game. Your rules. You can participate as an individual or as a team. You're encouraged to use open source libraries, frameworks, graphics, and sounds.

## The Prizes

We're giving away shiny new [iPad Airs](http://www.apple.com/ipad-air/) (16GB models) to our 5 lucky winners. Runners up with receive $100 in credit to the [GitHub Shop](http://shop.github.com/), where you can grab some of our :octocat: shirts, hoodies, stickers, and more!

All of the winners and runners up will be showcased on our blog.

## Judging

* [Adam 'Atomic' Saltsman](https://twitter.com/adamatomic) - Game maker and dad, creator of Canabalt and Flixel
* [Aleissia Laidacker](https://twitter.com/Aleissia) - Team Lead Gameplay/AI on Assassin's Creed 3 at Ubisoft
* [David Czarnecki](http://twitter.com/CzarneckiD), Lead Engineer at Agora Games
* [Matt Hackett](https://twitter.com/#!/richtaur), Co-founder of Lost Decade Games
* [Kyross Starr](bearwitched), Gaymer and Tech Writer at GitHub
* [Lee Reilly](http://twitter.com/leereilly), Gamer Dad and Software Developer at GitHub
* [Romana Ramzan](https://twitter.com/Manak/), Denki's Player Champion, IGDA & Global Game Jam Director

## The Rules

* To qualify for entry you must fork the [github/game-off-2013](https://github.com/github/game-off-2013) repository to your individual or organization account. [EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE]
* All entries must be web-based, i.e. playable in a browser. HTML5, WebGL, Unity, Torque 3D, Node JS, Flash are all possible - just be sure the source is made available on your fork.
* You must be over the age of 13

## Instructions

* If you don't already have a GitHub account, [sign up now](https://github.com/signup/free) - it's free!
* Fork the [github/game-off-2013](https://github.com/github/game-off-2013) repository to your individual account (or to a free organization account)
* Be sure to follow @github on Twitter for updates
* Make sure your code is pushed to the master branch of your forked repository before Dec 1st!
* Make sure you have a `README` file that includes a brief description, what open source projects (if any) you used, and a screenshot.
* Your repo should have a brief description and a URL where the game is playable entered into the fields shown below (this will make our judging process easier):

![](https://img.skitch.com/20121010-x2ecpu95fi91us6hbfehg2dgit.png)

## Comments / Questions / Help

* New to Git, GitHub, and/or version control? Check out our [help documentation](https://help.github.com/) to get started!
* Questions about Git/GitHub? Please email [support@github.com](mailto:support@github.com) and be sure to include 'GitHub Game Off' in the subject.
* Questions specific to the GitHub Game Off? Please [create an issue](https://github.com/github/game-off-2013/issues/new). That will be the official FAQ.
* The official Twitter hashtag is [#ggo13](https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23ggo13).