Frequently Asked Questions

Who hosted Ludum Dare?

Throughout Ludum Dare’s history, the event has been hosted on a number of people on a few different websites.

The Founding Years: 2002–2007

• Ludum Dare 0 (24h) — April 2002 — Geoff Howland on ludumdare.com
• Ludum Dare 1 — July 2002 — Geoff Howland on ludumdare.com
• Ludum Dare 2 — November 2002 — Geoff Howland on ludumdare.com
• Ludum Dare 3 — April 2003 — Geoff Howland on ludumdare.com
• Ludum Dare 4 — April 2004 — Mike Hommel on hamumu.com
• Ludum Dare 5 — October 2004 — Richard Jones on mechanicalcat.net
• Ludum Dare 6 — April 2005 — Richard Jones on mechanicalcat.net
• Ludum Dare 7 — December 2005 — Geoff Howland on ludumdare.com
• Ludum Dare 8 — April 2006 — ??? (Mike?)
• Ludum Dare 9 — April 2007 — jinxd on thewavelength.net

The WordPress Era: 2007–2016

After running Ludum Dare 10 in 2007, we set out to standardize Ludum Dare’s website and scheduling to make it more predictable and consistent.

• Ludum Dare 10 — December 2007 — Phil Hassey and Mike Kasprzak on immitationpickles.com
• Ludum Dare 11 — April 2008 — Phil Hassey and Mike Kasprzak on immitationpickles.com

May 24th, 2008: Data migrated from immitationpickles.com to ludumdare.com

• Ludum Dare 12 — August 2008 — Mike Kasprzak and Phil Hassey on ludumdare.com/compo

Starship/JammerCore: 2016–Today

• Ludum Dare 37 — December 2016 — Mike Kasprzak on ldjam.com and ludumdare.com/compo
• Ludum Dare 38 — April 2017 — Mike Kasprzak on ldjam.com