This is actually the third competition by GMC member, grabeorama. The fact is, not that many people know about them.
The competitions have no big prizes to attract competitors and it’s run by a fairly unknown person in the wild world of the Game Maker Community.
The main rule for this competition is that the game can contain no sprites at all. The draw functions are then obviously the only other way to get stuff up on the screen. This theme is quite challenging in many respects and is more of a GM restriction challenge than a game design theme challenge. The deadline is December 24, so if you’ve got nothing to do while your waiting for your presents, then you can make a game on Christmas eve (I don’t know if this exists in America) and then upload it straight away. It’s a good idea and I hope that the fact that there are no prizes won’t keep competitors back.
If you wish to find out more about this competition, then feel free to click the link below and sign up to the forums if you’re thinking of taking part.
http://s10.zetaboards.com/GrabeoramaGamesForum/topic/7035453