Enclave Games Monthly Report: April 2024
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Published: 2024-05-07 20:00:37

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April was all about **Gamedev.js Jam 2024** : from last minute preparations, through explanations of all the [optional challenges](https://gamedevjs.com/competitions/all-challenges-in-gamedev-js-jam-2024-open-source-phaser-npc-and-js13kgames/) (including brand new [js13kGames one](https://medium.com/js13kgames/js13kgames-challenge-in-gamedev-js-jam-2024-8e7493e79e13)), the actual [start and the theme announcement](https://gamedevjs.com/competitions/gamedev-js-jam-2024-start-and-theme-announcement/), to showcasing [all the entries submitted this year](https://gamedevjs.com/competitions/all-the-entries-from-gamedev-js-jam-2024/), and encouraging voting as the winners will be announced in a couple of days from now.

### Games

I’m _this close_ from doing _something_, you _have to_ believe me!

### Writing

Published a few news items on the Gamedev.js’ main page before the Jam started: about [Earth’s Greatest Defender](https://gamedevjs.com/games/earths-greatest-defender/) game, [Roguelike Development with JavaScript](https://gamedevjs.com/news/roguelike-development-with-javascript/) book, and [Bullet Bunny](https://gamedevjs.com/games/bullet-bunny/) game.

![TataDeveloper about Minecraft](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*Lde90_YQAbcBEocF.jpg)

I was active on my Polish parenting blog with [Super Mario Bros. Wonder](https://tatadeveloper.end3r.com/post/super-mario-bros-wonder/) Switch game review, [Minecraft: Heroes of the Village](https://tatadeveloper.end3r.com/post/minecraft-heroes-village/) board game review, and [Lego Stitch](https://tatadeveloper.end3r.com/post/stitch/) figurine retrospect on the movies.

Also, published 8 news items on the [NeuroshimaHex.pl](https://neuroshimahex.pl/) fan site, in Polish as well.

### Design

Ewa started working on the js13kGames history eBook, although not sure this project will be delivered eventually.

### Events

Lots of stuff around **Gamedev.js Jam 2024** :

![Gamedev.js Jam 2024 theme: Power](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*0oZXN4mnIs1lsgOH.png)

- [js13kGames] [js13kGames Challenge in Gamedev.js Jam 2024!](https://medium.com/js13kgames/js13kgames-challenge-in-gamedev-js-jam-2024-8e7493e79e13)
- [Gamedev.js] [All Challenges in Gamedev.js Jam 2024: Open Source, Phaser, NPC, and js13kGames!](https://gamedevjs.com/competitions/all-challenges-in-gamedev-js-jam-2024-open-source-phaser-npc-and-js13kgames/)
- [Gamedev.js] [Gamedev.js Jam 2024 start and theme announcement!](https://gamedevjs.com/competitions/gamedev-js-jam-2024-start-and-theme-announcement/)
- [Enclave Games] [Join the very first js13kGames challenge in Gamedev.js Jam 2024!](https://enclavegames.com/blog/js13kgames-gamedevjs-jam-2024/)
- [Gamedev.js] [All the entries from Gamedev.js Jam 2024](https://gamedevjs.com/competitions/all-the-entries-from-gamedev-js-jam-2024/)

Many exclamation marks, much wow.

![W3C Games CG meetup about GDC](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*yGXioeCENAnn0kUf.png)

Plus I co-hosted our [W3C Games CG online meetup in April](https://end3r.com/blog/w3c-games-cg-apr-2024/), which was all about **web games at GDC**.

### Other

Both [Phaser World](https://phaser.io/community/newsletter) and [Gamedev.js Weekly](https://gamedevjsweekly.com/) newsletters are sent out regularly, just so you know.

### Plans for the next month

Announcing Gamedev.js Jam 2024 overall winners, sending out prizes, printing [Badlucky t-shirts](https://js13kgames.myspreadshop.com/badlucky-A65cb29c25e1af93b733fd9fe) for the js13kGames challenge winners and shipping them when they arrive, and then hopefully some coding.

![Badlucky t-shirt](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/0*RAE-u8Wxagzz65NA.png)

The big announcement should finally be revealed in the coming days.