# \[Announcement\] MakeCode Arcade May Game Jam Theme **URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-may-game-jam-theme/7732 **Category:** Arcade **Created:** [April 30, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-may-game-jam-theme/7732 "2021-04-30T16:53:42Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 1
### Author: ![MakeCode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MakeCode](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MakeCode) #### Post date: [April 30, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-may-game-jam-theme/7732/1 "2021-04-30T16:53:42Z")
![jam-time-theme](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/4/46830c932f8a2a7dc315a3fe9fb7bae6d22a14a3.gif) # MakeCode Arcade Time Jam You’ve been waiting, and now our theme announcement is finally here! We are super excited to announce that the theme for our next game jam is **Time**! In other words, we’re looking for games with day-night cycles, countdown clocks, or other time-based mechanics. Here are some examples of how you could use this theme: 1. A cooking game where you need to press a button to remove a cake from an oven at just the right moment 2. A farming game where you plant/harvest crops based on the season 3. A game where you need to arrange all the articles on a cover page before the deadline for tomorrow’s newspaper ![demo-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/7/70733c2471fda364b360e9cd9d6dda4ee5301823.gif) ![demo-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/b/bf981138a1cc54654e394c71d19c7095405afd35.gif) ![game jam4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/c/ca0b3c06236dbff4af1f6a0fde08b07480020be7.gif) This game jam will run from **May 3, 2021** to **May 17, 2021** You will have roughly two weeks to build and submit your games for the competition! For you procrastinators out there, we will accept games up until 11:59pm on May 17th. Visit the [official jam page](https://arcade.makecode.com/gamejam/time) for full rules and information on how to submit your game. Get coding! --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-may-game-jam-theme/7732)._