Hack Club: The Game - Weekly Newsletter #1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Hi all! I’m @radioblahaj.
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                                                                                              
        
      
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  Here’s a quick rundown in case you forget: Hack Club: The Game is a IRL scavenger hunt/hacker adventure game in Manhattan. Come together with teens around the world to battle for control of New York City!
                                  
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                                                                  Make websites, apps, and games for 40 hours (~4-5 hours a week) and join us in NYC to play HCTG! 
                                  
                                                                  Travel stipends and other shop items available :D
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  Now that’s out of the way, here’s everything happening in HCTG land!
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  TransitTime
                                  
                                                                  Make any transit related project for HCTG and get two extra tickets to use towards your invite or any item in the shop! That means two less hours you need to code to qualify for HCTG!
                                  
                                                                  You can make anything from a tool to track buses in your city to something that recommends the perfect song for your commute. 
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  When you submit your project, mention TransitTime in your README & project desc! TransitTime is running until March 16th 2026!
                                  
                                                                                                                                              
        
      
                                  
                                                                  Here’s Spotify Metro by Areg using my LastFM Stats!
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  Lock in Huddles
                                  
                                                                  Over the next few weeks as we get closer to the IRL event, we’ll be running a couple calls in #hack-club-the-game in the Slack!
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  Come hang out with other people doing Hack Club: The Game, share what you’re working on, and make new friends.
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  They’re all being run by community members just like you - @grilled queso, @hellonearth311, and @maxstellar. 
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  There’s one happening today Monday, March 9th at 1pm PDT / 4pm EDT / 8pm GMT! Use this link to join when it starts.
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  You can keep up to date with huddles happening in #hctg-bulletin or just by keeping an eye in #hack-club-the-game.
                                  
                                                                                                                                              
        
      
                                  
                                                                  Pyramid Scheme
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  Share Hack Club: The Game with your friends, enemies, and community and get rewarded with prizes such as Raspberry Pis, 3D printers, and even Framework laptops.
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  For every person you refer who signs up and codes for 1 hour, you'll get shards you can use on Pyramid Scheme's shop! It's super easy to get started!
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
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                                                                  Projects of the week
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  There have been so many incredible projects submitted for HCTG. We’ve been loving seeing what all of you been up to. Here’s some projects that stood out to us!
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
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                                                                  Max made a hand-drawn visual novel about a kid's first day at school with Renpy!
                                  
                    
      
                          
        
      
          
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                                                                  BytebyBite made a game about walking tanks that I absolutely adore.
                                  
                    
      
                          
        
      
          
                        
                                        
          
        
              
                                                      
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                                                                  Chakradhar made a new personal website that’s super retro-inspired!
                                  
                    
      
                          
        
      
          
                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  Ship your project and you could be here next week!
                                  
                    
      
                          
        
      
          
                        
                                        
          
        
              
                                                      
                                                                        
                                                  
                                                                  Well, what are you waiting for? If this isn’t a sign, I don’t know what is. It’s time for YOU 🧵 to work on something!
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  All you need to do to get started is make a project, log time with Hackatime, and profit! 
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
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                                                                  One last thing, I know many of you are waiting for your project to be reviewed. We’re finally onboarding new reviewers this week and hope to get through our backlog by the end of the week.
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  If you have any questions, feel free to reach out in #hctg-help :3
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  Psst. big SHOP update launching this week. See a sneak peak in the shop tab 👀
                                  
                                                                   
                                  
                                                                  See you on the flip slide,
                                  
                                                                  Arav (@radioblahaj)