In terms of pushing limits... it's a subtle distinction but I think I (when I mess w/ KNP) try to find surprising ways the system can be used, as opposed to setting a goal and seeing if it can be met. Which do you think is closer to your approach?

Thanks for the compliment. I think it came together pretty well, and is an interesting challenge. That word list is an easy way to get lots of distinct content into a game, which is one luxury you often don't have when making a 2 hour game.

Speaking of 2 hours, I've noticed a lot of time leaking this time around, from people who couldn't attend at quite the appointed hour, to just needing a bit more time. I don't think this is a bad thing, as long as we maintain the core 2 hour idea. Actually, we should almost call it a 3 hour idea, sometimes I get so excited about the concept of doing something in 2 hours that I forget to plan around the hour after to enjoy the fruits of others' labors

From scratch. I did think of capturing some frames on my camera and then shrinking that and drawing over the top but it was just easier to do it form scratch especially as I wanted to make the animations much more exploitive. And if I had someone model for me I wouldn't be doing any games, I'd be too busy in the sack getting mad rutty.