The upcoming challenge is significantly freer that the previous one. In addition to the obvious limits regarding intellectual property (all code must be produced by the team, as must be all art. Music/sounds however are acceptable if the original work is Public Domain), the only real limits are on team size (a maximum of five --- no minimum thank the heavens).

The theme for this competition is the Budget Crisis. This nebulous crisis can be interpreted however we would like, and I would like to deal with governmental budget management. The basic gist of my concept (at this point) is that one must allocate funds and taxes in various sectors in order to create a balanced budget, while also keeping the various constituency groups happy. This will be a hidden-variables type of game, and it will hopefully be difficult to keep enough people happy that you're not out-voted or --- gods forbid --- out-gunned.

Look for more information during the coming weeks, culminating April 27th at the conclusion of the competition. The project can be found here, but I don't guarantee frequent updates.

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