Global Game Jam Manual
  • Introduction
  • Common Terms
  • The Basics
    • Dear first-time Site Organisers
    • Get your team together
    • The Essentials
    • Venue
      • Online Game Jam
    • Submitting a site application
    • Guide to using Slack
    • Checklist : The Basics
  • Next steps
    • Health and Saftey
    • Registering your jammers
    • Structure of the event
    • Setting up your venue
    • Jammer Guide and Communication
    • Checking in on Slack
    • Streaming your jam on Twitch
  • During the event itself
    • Check in and registration
    • Presentations : before and after
      • How to turn on subtitles
    • Keeping the theme a secret
    • Sharing the Diversifiers
    • Jammer behaviour
    • Icebreakers and team forming
    • Feeding your Jammers!
    • Creating projects and uploading games
      • Upload Instructions (digital)
      • Board Game Design & Upload
    • Making a 'Hello Video'
  • Other things to think about
    • Accessibility
    • Software and Platforms
    • Top 10 Jammer requests!
    • Applying for Financial Support
    • Gameplay Videos
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Keeping the theme a secret

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One of the great things about GGJ which makes it different from other jam events is the big theme reveal after the keynote. It is a major moment for a lot of the jammers, and many people get excited for the big announcement.

We try really hard to keep the theme a secret until 5pm in Hawaii, so everyone has the same chance to be excited about the big reveal at their site.

Add in about keeping the theme a secret.

You can check what time it is in Hawaii to know if you can or can't share the Theme freely yet.

Also remember, don't share the theme with anyone external from your site. This helps to stop any tweeting and sharing of it.

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