Looks like I will be entering Spirit's Quest in NCFC 2012 instead. I'd rather enter with a solid and well-defined project. At best, I could only get a very basic demo done in time for NCFC 2011. I've chosen to plan out my process a bit more and to release demonstrative demos in sort of episodic parts. If this works as I think it will, I should either have a fun and very demonstrative demo to enter for 2012, or better, I will have the beginning part of the game totally playable. Either way it's a win. Let's hope this approach works.
Best of luck to Martijn, King Tetiro, and anyone else entering this year!