JayIsGames (sometimes referred to as Jay Is Games) is a game review website featuring daily updates and links to games of wide interest to casual gamers. It is known for its game competitions and awards over the years. Bart Bonte has participated in these competitions several times, and his own games have often been featured here.
The website was founded on April 19, 2003 by Jay Bibby, who would later bring other writers onto the team to contribute. The website briefly stopped updating in 2016 due to lack of funding, only to become active again later that year after launching a Patreon campaign to continue operations.
JayIsGames has received much praise for its contributors' ability to find games and has been referred to as "the Internet's undisputed leader in casual gaming information" by Slate Magazine.
Competitions[]
Casual Gameplay Design Competition #1![]
The goal of this competition was to create a puzzle within only a month. The entries are:
- Puzzle 1 and Puzzle 2 by Tonypa
- Sigil of Binding by John-Paul Walton
- Submachine Zero by Mateusz Skutnik
- Gear Puzzle by David Durham
- Free the Bird by Bart Bonte
- Alchemist's Apprentice by Lars A. Doucet
- Jewel Drop by Nick Redmond
- Quadra Pair 42 by JR
- Liquid Colors by DDams
- Keys by Rob Allen
- Thief by Philip Reagan
- Cyberpunk by Rey Gazu
- Instruments by Elizabeth Reynolds
- Clack, Houses, and Weight by Sean
- Gateway by Anders Gustafsson
- Wired by Vlad Kvitnevski
- Colour Connect by Matthew Dirks
- Personal Universe by Damir
The winner, which was Sean's Clack, would choose to receive either a Flash 8 Professional license or a Nintendo DS. The runner-ups were Thief and Cyberpunk, with Gateway as an honourable mention.