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June Solstice Game Jam Contest Rules

Contest Announcement

June Solstice Game Jam

Sponsored by Major League Hacking PBC Inc("Sponsor")

NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

We urge you to carefully read the terms and conditions of this Contest Landing Page located here and the Major League Hacking PBC Inc General Contest Official Rules located here ("Official Rules"), incorporated herein by reference. The following contest specific details on this Contest Announcement Page, together with the Official Rules, govern your participation in the named contest defined below (the "Contest").

Sponsor does not claim ownership rights in your Entry. The Official Rules describe the rights you give to Sponsor by submitting an Entry to participate in the named Contest. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Contest Announcement Page and the Official Rules, the Official Rules will govern and control.

Contest Name: June Solstice Game Jam
Entry Period: The Contest begins on June 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT and ends on June 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM PDT (the "Entry Period")

How to Enter: All entries must be submitted no later than the end of the Entry Period. You may enter the Contest during the Entry Period as follows:

  1. Visit the Contest webpage part of the DEV Community Site located here (the "Contest Page"); and
  2. Follow any instructions on the Contest Page and submit your completed entry (each an "Entry").

There is no limit on the number of Entries you may submit during the Entry Period.

Required Elements for Entries: Without limiting any terms of the Official Rules, each Entry must include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  • A published submission post on DEV that provides an overview of the game using the submission template provided on the Contest Page, including a demo video of the game.

Judging Criteria: All qualified entries will be judged by a panel as selected by Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules.

Judges will evaluate submissions based on the following criteria:

  • Relevance to Theme
  • Creativity
  • Technical Execution
  • Writing Quality
  • Use of Prize Category (if applicable)

In the event of a tie in scoring between judges, the judges will select the entry that received the highest number of positive reactions on their DEV post to determine the winner. In the event that a participant may win two or more categories, and the submissions are a tie, we will favor the participant that has not already won a category.

Prize(s):

The prizes to be awarded from the Contest are as follows:

Overall Prompt Winners (3) will each receive:

  • $200 USD
  • DEV++ Membership
  • Exclusive DEV Badge

Prize Category Winners (2) — Best Ode to Alan Turing & Best Google AI Usage — will each receive:

  • $200 USD
  • DEV++ Membership
  • Exclusive DEV Badge

Participant Winners (who submit a valid and qualified entry) will receive:

  • A completion badge on their DEV profile