You actually can't make an account, since it's invite-only...

Oh, I suppose it makes sense if you're just starting to work with a group of manually vetted people.

In the long run, that's not HN though.

Yeah, I don't know. I applied for an invite, we'll see if it goes through.

Is there a mechanism for applying, or were you able to ask via a friend? This is right up my alley — I like the Lobsters format, and have long wished for a game dev-specific take on it!

If you go through the sign-up, it says it will post your application in public for anyone to approve shrugs

Someone did in fact approve my invite overnight