2 Hour Workover- Official Topic

How it works:

• Grab a partner
• Get skype if you wish (optional, you could use MSN but crucial minutes could be lost!
• Decide on a theme
• Post your Start time and Finish time upto 15 minutes before beginning
• use the 15 minutes prior to get your programs open, sprites ready.
• at your time, the leader (organiser) of the match will say GO and your 2 hours begin
• Once finished, upload and post them- Within at least 10 minutes of each other (or ask one of you to post both)

What you need:

• A partner
• 2 hours, 15 minutes of time
• 2 Hours to make the game, 15 minutes to prepare work.
• Skype or any type of chat (so that you can remain in contact with your opponent!
• Skill
• And finnaly, patience.

in summary, 2 hours, 15 minutes in total- you use 15 minutes to sort out your sprites (ie- make your materials ready to use) and then 2 hours to assemble and program.
Once complete, after 2 hours, tell your opponent to finish what they are doing- only that tiny bit, then save, close, send the file and upload and post.

Then, people will judge the winner and they will be all happy and stuff, then a new group has a go at it.

If you need more information, please post your questions

This is the format you will post your matches in
Group 1: [] VS [] : 00:00 - 00:00 [Date]

What do you mean by "crucial minutes could be lost when using MSN"?
Also: the first 15 minutes: It means you are not allowed to program in that time, while you are allowed to get more sprites within the actual two hours, right?

btw, I'm open. If anyone wants to challenge me, then contact me on MSN/AIM. Then we can discuss a date.

2 Hours to make the game, 15 minutes extra to gather resources- or, you can collect the sprites and prepare them before the 2 hours, allowing you to focus on the 2 hours only.

(ie)
P1: Hey, i've got my stuff ready? you?
P2: Yep, i'm ready.

P1: And in that case... GO
*insert game making here*

As opposed to:
P1: Aw crap i haven't prepared
P2: Me neither
P1: Well, according to the rules, we have an extra 15 minutes to get everything ready!

Crucial minutes could be lost when using MSN because, well, talking keeps your hands free so you can keep on programming while talking- Typing uses up iddy biddy bits of time.

Alright.
Didn't think about the talking thing. But MSN has webcam mode, so yea. Should work too. And you could also just not chat during the comp except for "start" and "finish", which people without a microphone are bound to.

True, but Microphone club makes it much more fun*


*not a guarantee


Ok, so the ball is rolling now hope someone accepts your challenge Guinea, even if it ends up being me

btw, I have no idea when I have time. Just searching for an opponent.

i would do it, but the only time I have 2 hours of free time is kinda late at night. Then I'm not usualyl focused on anything.

I'll be available most of the day, add my MSN if you want to challenge.

Morrad and me want to do one.
But one suggestion:
We've thought about having a third (neutral) guy choose the topic and tell the entrants as soon as their time begins to guarantee a fair challenge.
What do you think?

Also, we're not yet sure about when we'll do it. Timezones, work and whatnot, you know.
But we'll post as soon as this is cleared.

EDIT: and another one:
How about doing the Workovers in the IRC Chat open for public? I think this'd make it even more interesting.

I don't see why not (to both ideas)

Good luck with the orgainising, as soon as you've got your date and time, post it ASAP.