Theme

1st round

2025-01-11 12:00:00

Selection Round #1

3rd January to 11th January

Suggest up to 3 themes as well as vote for any theme.

Selection Round #2

11th January to 17th January

Vote for 15 themes selected from the 12 best themes and 3 most controversial of the 1st round.
Schedule
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  • gm48
    Theme (Rnd #1)
    Theme (Rnd #2)
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  • 48th
    2026
    Theme (Rnd #1)
    Theme (Rnd #2)
    3
    January
    12:00 UTC
    11
    January
    12:00 UTC
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    Ends
    17
    January
    00:00 UTC
    19
    January
    00:00 UTC
    Results
    2
    February
    20:00 UTC
Previous
Make sure that you don't suggest any past themes
Just One
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Trapped
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Building
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Delivery
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Spellcasting
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Non-Violence
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Side Effects
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Discovery
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Island
39th gm(48)
Sixty Seconds
38th gm(48)
Falling Apart
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Watch Them Grow!
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Two Sides
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Small World
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Collect!
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Climb the Tower
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A Loop
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No Death State
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Colors are Important
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Companion
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Countdown
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Helpful But Harmful
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One Tool, Many Uses
25th gm(48)
One Shot
24th gm(48)
Sacrifice
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Descend
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One Health
21st gm(48)
Risk & Reward
20th gm(48)
Only One Level
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Space
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Escape
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Environment as a Weapon
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Endless
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Top Down _____.
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Death is Useful
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You are the Enemy
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Stealth
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Guns that don't shoot Bullets
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One Minute
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Minimal
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Evolution
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Permadeath
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Colorless
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Lost
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Create
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Parallel Worlds
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Castles
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