RPG Solitaire Challenge

Solitaire Summer Award Posts

2011-06-27T11:47:00.000-07:00

We're going to be posting the award posts for the Solitaire winners at various forums over the summer (probably from summer solstice through the fall equinox). There is a post at Story Games and RPG Crossroads where we'll post links to new posts.

The award posts are where the judges talk about the games they chose as category favorites. The aim is to spread the word about them to the general public, and encourage the designers in continuing to work on the games or to publicize them for play.

Congrats to all the winners, and we hope that everyone who entered is still moving forward with their game!

RPG Solitaire Challenge Winners

2011-02-15T09:37:00.001-08:00

The Winners of the RPG Solitaire Challenge are being posted on February 15, 2011.

RPG Solitaire Challenge Awards

Congratulations to all, and thanks for your hard work and patience!

--The Judges and Organizers of the RPG Solitaire Challenge

Nearing the End

2011-02-10T15:04:00.000-08:00

As of February 10, we have most of the feedback completed. Posting is underway, and all will be completed by tonight. To give us a chance to get it sorted out and shared, it will be posted through February 11.

The Awards will be posted after February 11, 2011, when all have been gathered.

Thanks to everyone for their participation and patience! Congratulations to everyone who sent in a game, they're a treat to dig into, and it's a pleasure to have been part of your development process.

RPG Solitaire Entry Feedback

2011-02-02T10:21:00.000-08:00

We've begun posting the feedback on RPG Solitaire entries:

RPG Solitaire Feedback

Each Judge will talk about the strengths, weaknesses, share what parts of each game excite the most interest and give some ideas and suggestions for further development of the game. 33 game entries will receive nearly twice that many reviews.

Feedback will be posted from February 1 through February 10, 2011. On February 10, Category Favorites and other awards will be announced.

Great thanks to all the participants and the judges!

Challenge Judging Extension

2011-01-29T13:37:00.001-08:00

Due to the amazing plethora of games submitted to the RPG Solitaire Challenge, we are extending the schedule for sharing the feedback and awards from the Judges. We received twice the number we'd expected to read!

In order to have adequate time to provide feedback on all of the games, the final judging deadline will be February 10, 2010. However, we will begin posting feedback on games on February 1, and will post them in batches until all are completed by February 10, 2010.

Winning games will be announced on February 10. Judges will post their Favorite for each Challenge that they put forward. There will be an overall Favorite. The Awards, a post by the Judges about the winning games, will be written during February and the first part of March.

Thank you again to everyone who participated. We are working hard on the feedback, and are enjoying getting to read and play the games!

Contest Closed

2011-01-11T20:39:00.000-08:00

As of 1/11/11 (Jan 11, 2011), 11pm EST, the contest is closed.

It's the eleventh hour, and unlike in most adventures, that means things have come to an end. We've received about 30 entries for the contest. Just about twice what I'd anticipated, and about the maximum of what we'd like to handle. The games will be posted here and distributed to the judges over the next few days. There is also a forum for discussion of issue relating to solitary role playing games over at the Crosswords forum.

The feedback and awards will be announced and posted here on February 1, 2011.

Congratulations to everyone who worked on a game in this contest! It has been a real treat to see your ideas form on blogs and forums. And it's also been a lovely surprise to see how many people surfaced from all walks with entries.

A special congratulations to everyone who was able to meet the deadline! But the real work here is in creating the game. Finding inspiration, following your ideas, and bringing your work to a state that satisfies you is the most important matter here.

There are many entries that did not fit the criteria, or that may be completed later. And many of the entries may continue in development beyond this contest. We will continue to update this site and post links to all these games, after the game contest is completed in full.

Thank you so much, to everyone who have participated. I salute your efforts and creativity. Thank you for making this a very fruitful enterprise indeed!

Submissions

2011-01-08T20:49:00.000-08:00

We're getting close to the end. Game entries are due by 11 p.m. on Tuesday January 11, 2011. Here's a recap on the format requirements, and how to submit.

Format: Submissions may be from 1 to 10 pages in length (500-5000 words). The required format is a text document: Rich Text, Word, or Open Document (.rtf, .doc or .odt). Plus charts, tables, graphs or illustrations that are needed to communicate the rules. Feel free to send in a beautiful version and we'll post it, though the judging will just use the text versions.

Submit your entry with the following information:

Name of Designer:
Email:
Title of Game:
Challenge(s):

Where to Send it: Email the game to the following address:
e.chimerapi-at-gmail-dot-com

Results: Feedback and Favorites will be announced on February 1, 2011. As a prize for each award, Judges will write a post or blog entry on their Favorite during February.

Good luck to everyone!

Birds of a Feather and Golden Crow Awards

2011-01-04T10:43:00.001-08:00

The contest is afoot, three games have been submitted and more than twelve other games are being worked on! The designers are busily working away, with more playtest than in many contests, I imagine, since an audience of 1 is easier to get together.

There is another part of the event that is going on: reading up about your compatriot's games. Ten so far are designing in the open. They are dealing with the same constraints, and coming up with different solutions. And just as you might want to hear an encouraging word or get a timely suggestion, so would others.

All who comment on someone else's blog are eligible for the Birds of a Feather Award. And those who give substantial comments on everyone else in the running will receive the Golden Crow Award: which involves a physical prize that will be sent to you by the US Post. Both these prizes are open even to those who don't finish their game, or who are only participating through comments.

This is really the best part of these contests. I look forward to seeing you all in the comments pages.

Challenges Announced

2010-12-31T22:58:00.000-08:00

The RPG Solitaire Challenge has begun! There are eight challenges, offered by four judges:

Build a Better Choose-Your-Adventure
The Stuff in Your Domicile
Pencil and Paper
Living in the Future
Unlonely Your Fun
ARG! RPGS! (or, the Andy Kaufman Challenge)
The Scheherazade (or Campaigner's) Challenge
Sharing Challenge

Post in the Black & Green forum at RPG Crossroads to let us know you're working on a game. Everyone is encouraged to design in public: at the Forge, at Story Games, on your blog, or wherever else appropriate that you frequent. Include a link and it will be posted here so other contestents and folks watching the challenge can see what you're up to and give you input and ideas. There will be a special award for all contestants who participate in other people's game threads.

Submissions are due by 11 p.m. January 11, 2011. They can be emailed to e.chimerapi at gmail in text format (.doc, .odt, .rtf) for judging. A version with full layout may also be submitted in PDF format. All entries will be posted online with links available at the RPG Solitaire Challenge site, unless requested by the designer. For more information about submissions, see the rules page.

Good luck and may the muses be with you!

RPG Solitaire Challenge

2010-12-19T06:43:00.001-08:00

Role playing games can involve a lot of lonely fun. Whether it is the GM creating a wicked and challenging world for the players to delve into, or a player charting the journey their character has taken to become who they are, there are many of these eddy-pools of solitary creativity. But so often they come before the 'real' play, or between sessions, or perhaps in our mind at night as we drift off to sleep. Their fun is overlooked.

Let's change that.

Starting January 1, 2011, you are invited to to make a role playing game for one person to play on their own. There are several challenges that you can choose among to guide the direction for your game. Each game submitted will get overall feedback, as well as input from the judge who created the challenge.

The challenge will be complete on January 11, 2011 (at 11:11pm EST).