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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 29/04/2026

Image uploads should work again (lol, we ran out of disk space). #LDJam

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Newgrounds @newgrounds.com · 21/04/2026

If you made a web game for #ldjam this weekend, share it on NG with the #ludumdare59 tag! We'll be showcasing a bunch of entries.

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 20/04/2026

47 hours have passed! Keep working until the deadline! Compo Submission Hour begins then! Jammers keep jamming. #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 18/04/2026

The Theme for Ludum Dare 59 is... Signal #LDJam

Chat conversation between 3 people in "The WARM Room". Illudumnati Hive says "after removing beta anomaly, and careful consideration by the system, we choose this". Ricky Nevah GGYU says "Banger choice loom" with a fire emoji. The active users says "Copy. Signal is go!"

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 17/04/2026

Ludum Dare 59 kicks off in roughly 2 and a half hours! #LDJam

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 17/04/2026

I'm alive. 💜 Ludum Dare 59 kicks off in ~10 hours! Final Round Theme Voting is on! My sincere apologies if this is the first you've heard (It's been a difficult few days 😅). ldjam.com Invite code is "FIVENINE". I'm about to catch-up account approvals, and will continue throughout the day. #LDJam

In big bolt text "Final Round Theme Voting"

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 16/04/2026

I'm sorry to anyone who is convinced that running a "Ludum Dare" to create the successor to "Ludum Dare" is against the spirit of Ludum Dare. 🤷 #LDJam #NewLD

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 15/04/2026

A write-up about how I've ruined Ludum Dare. I would have preferred something less hostile and more constructive, but this fits the anger stage of grief. 🤷 Beware some of the comments are sickening, but folks have grievances. Better to air them somewhere than keep them bottled up. 💜 #LDJam #NewLD

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 13/04/2026

Ludum Dare 59 Theme Voting will start shortly (in ~1 hour). I will then take care of the currently outstanding new account approvals, then dive into my backlog of account change requests (in my email inbox). #LDJam

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 07/04/2026

I *DARE YOU* to make a BETTER LUDUM DARE! You have 3 years! Until then, we got 6 more events to run! LETS GO! PS: I chose the word "scheduled" for a reason. I will step in if needed, but I'd like to hang up my apron after we say goodbye in October 2028 (April 2029?). #LDJam Looong blog post here:

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 07/04/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: I will stop running "scheduled" Ludum Dare events in 3 years! "Scheduled" is the key word though. My hope is that leaders within the community can build something better, more welcoming, that honors our legacy. They've got 3 years to figure it out. You even get to study me. 😋 #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 05/04/2026

Apologies for the radio silence (trying not to become homeless): Ludum Dare 59 *IS* coming up on April 17th weekend! Use invite code "FiveNine" if you need an account. Theme Suggestions are currently open! Slaughter will begin Tuesday. #LDJam #LD59

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 06/02/2026

Ludum Dare's data is on Akamai/Linode, but some of my things are on CloudFlare. Welp, I've been "chosen" by CloudFlare Accounting for a "Account Review"—something I don't have time for as I continue struggling to find work 😢—so my sincerest apologies for any personal and #LDJam service outages. 😖

Cloudflare Account Review: Hi Michael, I'm on the account team here. I noticed Ludum Dare is currently...

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 20/11/2025

Happy 10th Advent of Code! Two good changes: *ONLY* 12 days of puzzles (meaning we all have a better 100% chance), and though they've axed the global leaderboards (gee thanks for ruining them AI 😖), they kept the private ones. 👍 So yes, I will be sharing a private leaderboard for #LDJam & friends.

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 25/10/2025

Results for Ludum Dare 58 are now live! ldjam.com See you again next year, April 17th, for Ludum Dare 59!! #LDJam (Fingers crossed @distraction.engineer will be employed then because *oof*, 2025 has really sucked for them and expenses)

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 25/10/2025

Please give this game some love!! Due to an unfortunate incident, no ratings were recorded for this Ludum Dare 58 game. The issue has been since resolved, but regrettably this game still got stuck without a final rating. 🤦‍♂️ #LDJam ldjam.com/events/ludum...

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 24/10/2025

Results for Ludum Dare 58 *should* be up earlier than the countdown clock suggests. @distraction.engineer just needs to verify there's nothing fishy. 2-3 hours if all goes smoothly, much longer if not. #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 06/10/2025

And the Ludum Dare 58 Jam has ended. It's now submission hour! Package up and submit your game now! Then, start playing and rating your peers games! NOTE: If you're account is new, it may take a few minutes @distraction.engineer to approve you. Don't fret! They is on it! #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 06/10/2025

70 hours have passed! Two hours left in the Jam. Keep working until the deadline! Submission hour begins then. #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 05/10/2025

The Ludum Dare 58 Compo event has ended! It is now submission hour! Package up and submit your games now! Jammers keep jamming. #LDJam

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Snowdrama @snowdrama.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

#LDJam people! If you're using Unity: Make sure to do WebGL! If you hadn't seen Unity just disclosed that there is vulnerabilities in older versions that affect Desktop Windows/Linux/Max! WebGL is better AND safer for everyone! It makes it so people don't need to download/setup anything to play!

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 05/10/2025

46 hours have passed. The compo ends in 2 hours! Keep working until the deadline, as "Submission Hour" kicks off then. Jammers keep jamming. #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 05/10/2025

43 hours have passed. The compo ends in 5 hours. Keep working until the deadline, as "Submission Hour" kicks off then. Jammers keep jamming. #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 03/10/2025

The Theme for Ludum Dare 58 is ... Collector ldjam.com #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 03/10/2025

Ludum Dare 58 kicks off in 6 hours! Cast your vote! ldjam.com #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 01/10/2025

Theme Voting Rounds 1 and 2 end in about 5'ish hours. Go cast your vote if you haven't yet! ldjam.com PS: if you need an invite code, see the latest news post. #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 30/09/2025

😵‍💫 ... Ludum Dare 58 Theme Voting rounds 1 and 2 are live. #LDJam ldjam.com

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 20/09/2025

🎉 I found that if I prop it up just right, with a certain charger, I'm able to charge my laptop. Anyway, I made an #LDJam post. Letting it juice up some more before I edit other things for the event. Theme Suggestions open. ldjam.com

Thinkpad with USB C cable wedged in port, laying against couch. One of the few ways I'm able to successfully charge it.

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 30/06/2025

So uh, is anyone looking to hire a developer with an uncomfortable amount of knowledge about #atproto and #activitypub, experience building from scratch and running a social network (@ludumdare.com), hacking on GPU drivers/network protocols/the Linux kernel, plus a couple decades as a pro gamedev? 🤷

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 04/05/2025

Check it out! @sarajs.games is playing your @gamemaker.io Ludum Dare games! #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 02/05/2025

If you still have one (🤢), go give this Tweet a like, and drop a comment @ Tim Sweeny daring or challenging him to make (fund) an "Epic" open source gaming Linux distro next. Everyone wins. 🐧 #EpicMegaOS

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GameMaker @gamemaker.io · 01/05/2025

All your games are in and @sarajs.games is downloading them so that they’re ready for the stream on Twitch Sun, May 4th, 2025 (16:00 BST). Get a first look at a bunch of Ludum Dare games, and see what advice an expert developer gives them. 🔗 twitch.tv/sarajayess

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 27/04/2025

If there was an #LDJam award for integrity, it goes to Nine Lives Deep. 🏆

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 27/04/2025

Apologies for the delay. @distraction.engineer is getting over their shock from what was discovered. Will share more another day. Results should be live within the hour.

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 26/04/2025

Sincere apologies, but we wont be doing Live Results for Ludum Dare 57. We discovered some suspicious rating data we will be purging, but @distraction.engineer needs a bit more time to dump it for later analysis. 🚓 Stay tuned. All results should drop as scheduled, but TBD ldjam.com/events/ludum...

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 23/04/2025

"Hey Google, what does 'Ludum the Dares' mean?" and other progressively worse interpretations of #LDJam lingo by Google Gemini.

Let's Ludum the dares implies taking part in Ludum Dare

Jammers keep jamming means activate your radio signal jammers

48 hour compo refers to compensatory time granted to employees

The theme slaughter is some literary thing

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GameMaker @gamemaker.io · 23/04/2025

We Play Your Ludum Dare Games! If you’ve ever made a game for @ludumdare.com over the years we want to see it, and so does @sarajs.games our host. Submit your games by Wed, April 30th 🔗 forms.gle/QkbmATSqLiAi...

“WE PLAY YOUR LUDUM DARE GAMES” “With Sara Spalding” Sara Spalding is in a white tee and flannel shirt her hair is long brown and wavy. In the background there are a number of iconic characters from GameMaker games.

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 08/04/2025

The Ludum Dare 57 Jam has ended! It is now submission hour! Package up and submit your game now! #LDJam #LD57

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 08/04/2025

Fun fact: 40% of Ludum Dare 57 users from the past 4 days connected to ldjam.com via IPv6!! 🤯 Of course that doesn't mean they don't have IPv4 addresses, or they don't have access to the internet via an IPv4 gateway, but IPv6 is the address that resolved first. Something to think about. #LDJam

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 08/04/2025

71 hours have passed! The Ludum Dare 57 Jam ends in 1 hour! Keep working until the deadline! Submission hour begins then. #LDJam #LD57

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 07/04/2025

48 hours have passed and the Compo has ended! Submission Hour begins now! Package up and submit your compo games! Playing and Rating will begin shortly. Jammers keep jamming. #LDJam #LD57

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 06/04/2025

45 hours have passed. The Compo ends in 3 hours! Keep working until the deadline, submission hour begins then! Jammers keep jamming. #LDJam #LD57

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 06/04/2025

GDC is cool, but it'd be neat if a queer gamedev conference in Canada got big too. Just saying'. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Neat feature: masking is required indoors. Does that make it a double safe space? 😷 bsky.app/profile/qgco...

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Ludum Dare @ludumdare.com · 06/04/2025

Nearly 40 hours into Ludum Dare 57, right now one of the best times to start exploring the #LDJam blog feed, as games are really starting taking shape. ldjam.com Here are some examples. 💜 ldjam.com/users/norah/... ldjam.com/users/gao-mi... ldjam.com/users/simex/... ldjam.com/users/jern/f...

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