League Format

Complete challenges with your team throughout the year to earn your school a spot at Regionals and Nationals!

Build Your Team

Teams can be 1 or more participants.
Students must be 13+ to participate.
Students 12 and under see Junior League
Teams typically have coders, artists, and sound/music designers, however you may structure your team however you'd like.
Students can be part of multiple teams but each student may only represent one team during Regionals and Nationals.
Team members must be affiliated with the same school or organization.

How it works

Once registered, your team will be presented with a set of coding challenges, where you may be asked to code an app.
You can take as long as you'd like for each of these challenges. Once complete, submit your challenge and earn points for your submission.
Earn 50 or more points to make it to the regionals.

Coding Language

Games must be created using Python.

Earn Points

Challenge Format	Mini Challenges	Major Challenges
Description	Mini challenges are designed to be completed in a short period of time. You can do as many as you'd like, with no limits!	Major challenges are long form challenges that start and end on a certain days. You can spend as long as you'd like on your projects, but you only have 30 days to submit a project.
Timing	Anytime	Set dates, each with a duration of 30 days.
Registration	Anytime	Required - closes a week before the submission deadline.
Resubmissions	Infinite	Cannot resubmit
Expected Time Commitment	1 Hour	5+ Hours
Points Awarded	Up to 3	Up to 20
Example Challenge	Mini Example	Major Example

Mini Challenges
Description Programming challenges designed for completion within a day
Timing Anytime
Registration Anytime
Resubmissions Up to 3 times
Expected Time Commitment 1 Hour
Points Awarded Up to 3

Major Challenges
Description Themed programming challenges to be completed in 1-30 days
Timing Set dates, each with a duration of 30 days.
Registration Required - closes a week before the submission deadline.
Resubmissions Cannot resubmit
Expected Time Commitment 20+ Hours
Points Awarded Up to 20

Collect 50 points to Qualify for the Regionals!

Dates

Pre-Season & Registration

Oct 6 2025

Fall Challenge

Nov 24 2025

Winter Challenge

Jan 19 2025

Regionals

Feb 23 2025

Finals

Apr 7 2025

Major Challenge Rubric (20 points)

Masterpiece

This is the highest score that can be given. There’s no such thing as a truly perfect game, but those that earn a Masterpiece label come as close as we could reasonably hope for.

These are ambitious, innovative games succeed in ways few have. They show technical excellence, fit the theme well, has unique sounds, music and sprites, and executed extremely well

These projects are indistinguishable from professionally made games

Fantastic

Giving a game the Fantastic label means that something about it seriously impresses you, whether it's a brilliant new idea or an exceptional twist on an old one.

These are excellent games that can be recommended to a friend without hesitation.

These games leave us with something to remember them by, this could be a novel gameplay idea for single-player or multiplayer, clever characters and writing, notable graphics and sound, or some combination of the above. If there are any flaws, there are more than enough excellent qualities to compensate.

They are examples of consistently sound design or of a novel concept that has been well-developed around a functional core. A game that is memorable for its execution.

Good

These games are good, but come with some “ifs.” This would be a good game “if only { … }”.

For example: if only they added original sprites, if only they fixed this one bug.

Games with a Good score have good parts, and have great potential, but just needs a little bit of a bump in their overall execution.

Overall Good games may possess some interesting quirks, or great code, but is held back with uneven execution.

OK

An OK score indicates the project has done poorly in design, execution or basic functionality

Game may have some interesting elements, but was left unfinished, or did not fit theme

Overall the project was unfinished and / or did not fit the theme.

Cannot be played

Game cannot be played

Rules

Appropriate Content Only

Submissions must be suitable for all ages (G-rated). This includes all text, audio, and visual content. Avoid any depictions of real-world violence, including guns and knives. Jokes or content that may be considered risqué are strictly prohibited.

Non-Political Environment

To maintain a focus on coding and collaboration, please refrain from including political themes or messages in your submissions.

Fantasy Elements Permitted

Fantasy and fictional elements such as laser guns and swords are allowed. This encourages creativity while maintaining a separation from realistic violence.

Respect and Inclusivity

All participants must conduct themselves respectfully, fostering an environment of inclusivity and learning. Disrespectful language or behavior towards others will not be tolerated.

Originality and Integrity

Each submission must be the original work of the submitting student or team. Plagiarism of code, designs, or ideas is strictly forbidden and will result in disqualification.

Team Collaboration Encouraged

Participants are encouraged to collaborate and support each other's learning and development. This fosters a spirit of community and enhances the collective experience of the coding league.

AI Use

Participants are permitted to use AI tools to assist in their submissions. However, any use of AI must be clearly disclosed in your submission, including which tools were used and how they contributed to your work. Failure to disclose AI assistance may result in disqualification.

AI Art

Submissions must not include copyrighted or unlicensed material, even if it was generated or provided by an AI tool. All content must be original or properly licensed for use in this contest.

AI Code

Use of AI tools to assist with coding is permitted, provided that their use is disclosed in the submission.