It sounds delightful on theme.
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Lately, I have been re-considering an old idea of writing some dark fairytales.
I definitely think this theme will work for one of those.
And for some reason, my first thought about the āroseā part of the theme was the song Rosenrot by Rammsteinā¦
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Celtic folklore is so interesting!! I think Iām going to try and actually take part this year since itās the first time Iāve been free around October time in, well, years. Iām sorry to hear about your friend by the way. I think the jam is a beautiful way to remember them.
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Um, quick question or concern, and my apologies for reading the synopsis for the jam yet not fully processing it. Are we allowed to post our WIP for the jam to the public viewing on cog demos or is that disallowed ā¦ cuz if the later I may have accidentally violated this rule. look of personal shame*
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No. No public demo. All demo prior to the deadline has to be private. The link of the demo has to be set to private . The games only got public when the jam ended and ended up in the voting week.
It is that way to avoid dramas and not pressure other participants who are watching others have a full game while they struggle.
It also hypes readers to read the games in the voting week and vote for their favourites.
But how can you have a game in less than a day?
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Just the first little bit of the game that I wrote this morning. I will adjust the listing to private right away. Am I still allowed to compete in the jam? If not, my bad and I understand. If so, cool.
Update: Made the game private and updated it to restricted access with only myself as a valid player.
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Yeah, of course you can. You only made an easy-to-fix mistake. Simply made it private and thatās it. If you have any doubts about anything you can post here or pm me.
You didnāt make anything wrong it was a simple mistake we have all made sometimes.
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Thank you! Glad to hear as Iām super excited for this one!
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Yesssā¦the best time of the year is back!!! I donāt participate as a writer, but I have always looooved reading the HALLOWEEN JAM stories. 
Best of luck to you all, thanks for letting us read your tales every year!
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Even as a reader you can participate in it writers are always starving for feedback and you can always apply for the private testing when it is available. And cheers cheering is always welcome!
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Well I may already have a concept to work on.
I just need to focus on getting Chapter three of Quiver sorted then can devote October to write my entry 
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Tentatively joining as well. The theme is incredibly creative and open ended. The difficult part now is settling on a direction.
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Iām setting my main project aside for the jam. 
I think Iām already too invested in this. I have an idea in mind thatās a little closer to home, so Iām more motivated than I thought I would be in writing my entry.
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Just realized I havenāt properly thrown my hat into the ring! I will be making my best attempt to participate, indeed. Thank you, Mara, youāre the loveliest host. Thank you, Eiwynn.
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I love the expression. I was concerned at first as in spanish throw something like a shoe or hat to something means you are mad. Glad you are on board
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I have a question about the theme, is roses, night, and celtic folklore all a part of the theme and all have to be included? Or just the story just has to relate back to celtic folklore/mention celtic roses in some way. I do have an idea in mind that focuses more on night and roses, currently not too sure how to work the celtic theme into it if thatās required.
Iād also like to know where are we submitting this when deadline is up and if it would be okay if I submit something the morning the day after the deadline for whatever reason.
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About the deadline, when the game is ready, the author sends me privately the link to their game that I will make public after the deadline.
It has happened in other editions of games published after the deadline, they are included as honorary mentions, but they are not part of the games that people can vote for.
And about the theme, Celtic rose can be anything. Always the author adresses why The plot is like it is. Like I commented Celtic Rose can be a ship, a soccer club or a spy. Or even a Chaos god. And of course can be a Celtic folklore tale as well. Imagination is the limit
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I am currently very sad that naming both a ship and a spy āThe Celtic Roseā would look too ridiculous.
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Got it, thanks for answering 
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I was watching yesterday, The Life of Brian. So I totally disagree. Nothing is too ridiculous. Prachett Monty Python, Twain has proven that anything can be done if it is well planned and written.
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