Welcome to the Femininomenon Jam!

This jam is an opportunity for larp and tabletop game designers to create feminine games. What does it mean to make a "feminine" game? Let's find out together!

While this isn't a comprehensive list of what a feminine game could be, here are some ideas you might draw from:

• games explicitly about characters with feminine pasts, presents, or futures
• games that explore traditionally feminine activities or interests
• games that explore practicality and community
  
• games about softness or coziness
  
• games about brutal horror
• games about reproductive health and choices
• romance or romantasy games
• slice-of-life or sim games
• wargames or combat games
• games that solve conflict in ways that don't involve violence
  
• games that focus on violence enacted or suffered by feminine characters, in noble or selfish pursuits
• games about drag!

There is a small Discord server for this jam! Click here to join if you'd if you'd like to share your progress and chat with other designers.

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Jam Details

This is a casual, unranked jam meant to inspire creativity and encourage the creation of feminine games. It will run from November 11, 2024 to February 11, 2025.

If you haven't participated in a jam before, you can make a free itch.io account (if you don't have one already), click "join jam" on this page, and then submit your piece!

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Rules & Best Practices

• 💌 This jam is meant for tabletop/physical/analog games and larps only.
• 💌 All identities are welcome; you don't need to be female or femme to submit to this jam.
• 💌 Submit as many things as you like! Previously published games, unfinished drafts and works-in-progress are welcome.
• 💌 Set your own price, but please consider including community copies so other jam participants can check out your work.
• 💌 You can submit NSFW projects, but please indicate that your project is for a mature audience
• 💌 No AI-generated content, including artwork and writing.

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Bundle

Once this jam concludes, all games that meet the guidelines will be invited to a bundle. (Participation is optional, but encouraged!) The bundle will run for a few months and will likely be priced between $10-20 USD, depending on the quantity of submissions. Proceeds will be split among all participants.

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Resources & Thanks

• Design Resources by Explorers Design
• The Worksheet Manifesto by Aaron King
• Femininomenon by Chappell Roan (NSFW)

Thank you to the Dice Exploder discord for getting this conversation started and shaping this jam!

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