Preparation is now beginning for the 7DRL 2010 competition. To win the competition you have to create a roguelike in 7 days in your language of choice. Prelimary discussion on dates for the event (end of Feb - start of March) can be founbd on rgrd:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.g...708fb059?hl=en
There were a lot of fantastic entries last year - well worth paying attention to this year's competition. If you have some coding experience and some free time then consider taking part. If you don't have coding experience then you have over a month to learn a few basics and join in