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GAME JAM PROMPT

Create a game about someone you think is A CHAMPION!

Who comes to mind? A superhero, a parent, a friend, or someone else entirely! What sort of obstacles do they overcome?

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The five 1st place winners will each win a Gaming Prize Pack and a $500 donation in their name to their local hospital! Your Extra Life profile will be created by us once the submission period ends, so you just focus on making an amazing game!

  1. A winner chosen by Sumukh, our 2026 Children's Miracle Network Champion!
  2. A winner chosen traditionally by our judges.
  3. A winner chosen by audience votes - families, friends and community members can join the fun! $1 donated to your Extra Life profile is 1 vote for your game!
  4. A Sensei chosen by Sumukh.
  5. A Sensei chosen traditionally be our judges.

Sumukh

Age 13, Extra Life Champion, 2026
Washington, DC
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The five 1st place winners will each win a Gaming Prize Pack and a $500 donation in their name to their local hospital! Your Extra Life profile will be created by us once the submission period ends, so you just focus on making an amazing game!

  1. A winner chosen by Sumukh, our 2026 Children's Miracle Network Champion!
  2. A winner chosen traditionally by our judges.
  3. *A winner chosen by audience votes - families, friends and community members can join the fun! $1 donated to your Extra Life profile is 1 vote for your game!
  4. A Sensei chosen by Sumukh.
  5. A Sensei chosen traditionally by our judges
*Participants in this category will have an Extra Life fundraising profile to support their local children’s hospital set up using the provided email. Share that profile with friends, family and community members to secure votes for your game. Every dollar you fundraise is a vote for your game to win this category! 

Check out our Sensei & Parent Guide for more information!

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Check out the Guidelines
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Please read through the Guidelines below, they will explain everything you need to know regarding the Game Jam event!

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Get Coding in MakeCode Arcade!
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Get started on your Project! You have until November 15th, 2026 to submit your coding project - so take your time making something you're excited about!

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Submit
Your Project!
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Create a shareable link or file to your project, and submit! After, your game will be voted on, with 1 vote = $1 donation to Extra Life. Your Extra Life profile will be auto generated by us once the submission period ends.

winner

Gaming Prize Pack

  1. Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World (only for the audience choice category)
  2. Extra Life & Code Ninjas swag
  3. Chromatic console and games
  4. Gaming mouse and keyboard
  5. Doomlings card game
  6. $100 Xbox or Microsoft gift card
  7. $500 donation to your local children's hospital on your behalf
For our Home Office Judges, your game will be judged based on the following criteria:

GAMEPLAY

Is the game fun? Do the controls feel good? Are the mechanics implemented well?

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Is the game polished? How did the developer go the extra mile?

USER EXPERIENCE / INTERFACE

Are the controls, instructions, and goals easy to understand?

ART / STORY

Is the game visually appealing? Is the story well-told?

THEME

Does the game give us "CHAMPIONS"?

THEME

Does the game give us "CHAMPIONS"?

GAMEPLAY

Is the game fun? Do the controls feel good? Are the mechanics implemented well?

ART / STORY

Is the game visually appealing? Is the story well-told?

USER EXPERIENCE / INTERFACE

Are the controls, instructions, and goals easy to understand?

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Is the game polished? How did the developer go the extra mile?

Ready to Submit Your Project?

Share Via Link

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1. Click the share icon in the top right corner of the screen.
2. Name your game and click "Share Project"
3. Paste the link into the form field!

Please review the information on how to share your project and submit it alongside the relevant info. Note: please do not submit IMPACT links. If you created your project in IMPACT, please submit a project file instead of a link.

 

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