Mini Game Jam #21 - Pirate Jam! blog post

Author: UnsignedArduino

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-The June 2024 mini game jam - "board games" - has ended! (I know this is a bit late, I was on vacation, and no way I'm writing a blog post on my phone.) You can rewatch the stream on YouTube [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eancs4EXNP4) and the previous blog post detailing this mini game jam [here]().
+The June 2024 mini game jam - "board games" - has ended! (I know this is a bit late, I was on vacation, and no way I'm writing a blog post on my phone.) You can rewatch the stream on YouTube [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eancs4EXNP4) and the previous blog post detailing this mini game jam [here](/blog/Mini-Game-Jam-20---Board-Game-Jam).
 
 As it is a mini game jam, there is no placing - everyone is a winner!
 

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   - mini game jam
   - board game
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 Update: This mini game jam has ended! You can check out the blog post listing all the submissions [here](/blog/End-of-Mini-Game-Jam-20---Board-Game-Jam).
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 <Quote
   quote={
     <>
-      Some good examples of games that match this theme: \* Virtual card games
-      like Slay the Spire, Hearthstone, and Balatro \* Games with dice mechanics
-      like Dicey Dungeons, Citizen Sleeper, and Slice and Dice \* Board games
+      Some good examples of games that match this theme: * Virtual card games
+      like Slay the Spire, Hearthstone, and Balatro * Games with dice mechanics
+      like Dicey Dungeons, Citizen Sleeper, and Slice and Dice * Board games
       like Mario Party 1 and this weird N64 Rugrats game 3 that my brother and I
       always rented from Blockbuster for some reason and I have super clear
       childhood memories of even though it's probably terrible And of course any
       games that recreate classic games like mahjong, solitaire, yahtzee, etc.
     </>
   }
-  originalPlace="Forum post"
+  originalPlace="Forum post announcing the 20th mini game jam"
   originalPlaceURL="https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-20-board-game-jam/29077?u=unsignedarduino"
   authorName="@richard"
   authorNameURL="https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard"

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+title: "Mini Game Jam #21 - Pirate Jam!"
+author: UnsignedArduino
+description: The July 2024 MakeCode Arcade Mini Game Jam theme has been released - pirates!
+tags:
+  - mini game jam
+  - pirate
+createdAt: 2024-07-11T19:55:42.864Z
+lastUpdated:
+---
+
+The July 2024 mini game jam theme has been released - pirates! Check out the [forum post](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-21-pirate-jam/29544?u=unsignedarduino) for more information and rules. (I know this is a bit late, I was on vacation, and no way I'm writing a blog post on my phone.)
+
+The theme "pirates" for this ini game jam is pretty obvious - just make it related to our favorite sea marauders!
+
+<Quote
+  quote={
+    <>
+      I think this one is pretty self-explanatory, but just in case, we’re
+      talking about everyone’s favorite brigands. Y’know the ones! Shanties? Big
+      boat? Black flag with a skull on it? Pirates!
+    </>
+  }
+  authorName="@richard"
+  authorNameURL="https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard"
+  originalPlaceURL="https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-21-pirate-jam/29544?u=unsignedarduino"
+  originalPlace="Forum post announcing the 21st mini game jam"
+/>
+
+Submissions are due on Monday, July 22nd 2024 at 11:59 PM PDT and are to be submitted to the same [forum thread](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-mini-game-jam-21-pirate-jam/29544?u=unsignedarduino).
+
+Good luck - I can't wait to see all of your submissions!