Build an Educational Game You’d Want to Play.
What can I win?
Two prize tracks, and one completed game gets you into both:
Best Game: $500 first, $300 second, $200 third.
Best Artwork: $500 first, $300 second, $200 third.
Didn’t win a cash prize but still made a game we like?
Honorable mention: Your choice of 7 Gen Blocks t-shirt, hat or water bottle, plus recognition on our website and the option to have your game published on our Built with Blocks page.
A completed game is the bar to clear: a splash screen, an intro block, a mini-game block, and an end screen. Want to see what that looks like? Here are games other people have already built: Built with Blocks.
What should my game teach?
Anything. Paste in a Common Core math standard, a Next Gen Science Standard, or go niche with something like “the traditional roles of Ojibwe clans” or “how to allocate expenses in a federal grant budget.” Your call.
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Some rules
- Games must be in English or Spanish.
- You must be 18 or older to win. Younger builders, hang tight, we will run one for you after the school year starts.
- Residents of the United States or Canada, excluding Quebec are eligible to win
- Use only assets you have the right to use: your own work, purchased assets, or public domain.
- AI is welcome while you build, just tell us where and how you used it. One exception: the Best Artwork prize is for human-made art only.
- By entering, entrants consent to 7 Generation Games linking to and featuring their game on the Built with Blocks page and in blog posts, videos, and other promotion of the Contest and the gallery.
- Keep it work and school friendly. No violence, sex, nudity, or hate speech. If you would not let your kid, your mom, or your boss play it, do not submit it.
- Up to three games each. Submit more and we will judge your last three.
How games are scored
- Engagement, is it fun, do players want to finish: 40%
- Educational content, how much a player would actually learn: 30%
- Creativity and innovation: 20%
- Commercial potential, would people buy it: 10%
How artwork is scored
- Creativity: 50%
- Artistic rendering: 50%
- Plus a 5% bonus for art that teaches, like a labeled plant or a map.
Click here to download the full announcement.
Official 7 Gen Blocks Contest Entry Form
Every Game Built Helps Venezuela
A couple of our investors offered to donate $50 for every game built, up to $4,000. You don’t need to do anything extra. Make a game. We can see it in our database. An extra $50 will be donated to the World Food Program’s earthquake response in Venezuela.