Build a Game Challenge Thread! (Earn $100 USD vouchers!)

By submitting your games to Amazon Appstore via our recently announced Build a Game Challenge you can earn up to $100 USD Scirra store vouchers!

If you have any questions about this challenge, feel free to ask them here.

Can Free Edition users enter?

YES! The export to Amazon Appstore has been enabled in the free edition so you are welcome to enter this challenge and earn your vouchers! (Could be a great way to get $100 off a Personal Edition license!)

Do games need to be new?

NO! App simply need to be published to the Amazon Appstore between Feb 24th and 1st April. They don’t need to build net new games. You can take your existing Android games which you've published to Google Play Store or elsewhere and export them to the Amazon Appstore for this challenge.

Can I submit apps already submitted to Appstore outside that date range?

No, you can’t submit apps you already published to the Amazon appstore last year to the survey.

When do I get my vouchers?

Give a couple weeks after April 1st (closing date) for delivery to be arranged.

Hi,

Is there anything we need to know about amazon app publishing?

From what I see after registering is that I just have to upload my game in the exported "amazon" format.

Are there any tips or pitfalls we should know about? I do not have a Amazon product to test on.

Soo I publish an app there and then I write you a mail, or how is the contest settled?

Can you spend the vouchers on C2 licenses?

I got published:

http://www.amazon.com/Erkka-Nevala-Supe ... ut+drifter

Tom let us know if we can also buy C2 license or not. or is it possible

glerikud that is a curiosity with myself too.

neverk congrats about the game you got on the Amazon, I checked it and looks nice, good job friend.

This is a great opportunity guys , don't miss it.

So is this a contest where only X people win or does EVERYONE who submits a game get the price? o.O

In the past I had several problems when trying to get my app/game approved but my latest app was approved yesterday. Does this count as "game" too because it was entirely made with C2? I am working on some other things and hope they will be ready soon enought.

I just submitted my game in 27.2.15 to Amazon app store http://www.amazon.com/7thReactor-Hidden ... den+jewels

I just submitted my game in 27.2.15 to Amazon app store amazon.com/7thReactor-Hidden ... den+jewels

Congrats !

Mine was accepted too : amazon.com/AD10N-AstroCube/dp/B00U2UG502 <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" />

Here is one of my latest apps. <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_wink.gif" alt=";)" title="Wink">

http://www.amazon.de/Bl4ckSh33p-Soft-Ga ... ds=galciv3

If you have any questions about this challenge, feel free to ask them here.

Just don't expect any help from Scirra apparently.

I already fell for the "make games without programming" gag. Wonder if this is something along those lines?

[quote:139dhevd]Is there anything we need to know about amazon app publishing?

We recommend watching the 2 videos which will help with the process:

https://www.scirra.com/blog/157/build-a-game-challenge

Shouldn't be any problems as far as we're aware!

[quote:139dhevd]Soo I publish an app there and then I write you a mail, or how is the contest settled?

You have to fill out the form here:

https://amazon1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=S ... xZGGqIaRMx

Once you've uploaded your apps. Please allow ~2 weeks to receive your vouchers after the contest closing date.

[quote:139dhevd]Can you spend the vouchers on C2 licenses?

Absolutely! You can spend them on anything in our store!

[quote:139dhevd]So is this a contest where only X people win or does EVERYONE who submits a game get the price? o.O

Everyone can win, no fixed number of prizes <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile">

[quote:1yithxqc]Just don't expect any help from Scirra apparently.

Sorry, posted this message Friday, unlike the earlier days we tend to not work weekends any more.

[quote:151p2qmb]Just don't expect any help from Scirra apparently.

Sorry, posted this message Friday, unlike the earlier days we tend to not work weekends any more.

About time you guys take a weekend like the rest of the world

You guys do more in a Mon - Fri week than some other(s) do with a whole team of devs behind them.

Wait for meee