Create a TTRPG on the theme of fracture, breakage, and/or repair. Win a cup of coffee!

You can submit games that are active, LARPS, lyric games (mostly meant to be read) or any other small-scale game, and the game can be short -- some of the most fun / silliest / most surprisingly profound games are one-pagers or bookmark-scale or business-card-sized games. Solo, pair, or group are all great.

I'm Radiantfracture (you can call me Frac) and it's my birthday. I would like there to be more small weird TTRPGs in the world. Make my birthday wish come true.

Like Leonard used to sing, "there is a crack in everything / that's how the light gets in." I want to see both the breakage and the light.

Rules

• Physical TTRPGs only. Something you can print and play.
• The game should be primarily created during the jam. No pre-existing games.
• The game should be short and straightforward enough to  read, learn and play quickly (say about 2-6 pages, but no hard limits).
  • One-sheet, mini-booklet, zine-size? Up to you
• No hate, racism, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia

Prize

This jam comes with a tiny prize! Up to 3  (three) of my fave games will receive $10 (Canadian) so that the designer can buy themselves a congratulatory coffee.

I'll look at mechanics, playability, scenario/setting, use of the theme, and playfulness / inventiveness.  It's my birthday, so I'm the judge, but I'll also consult with trusted advisors.

Results will be released on December 31st!.

Some Examples of Games I Like

I like spooky games, horror games, and games about feelings. 

• Ten Candles (beautiful doom ritual)
• 1000-Year-Old Vampire (roll & write delight)
• This Vineyard Will Be Our Salvation (quirky, smart, critical)
• Quietus
• Pull Me From the Earth (Q&A excellence)
• Star Crossed / Dread
• Brindlewood Bay (love the crime-solving mechanic)
• The Quiet Year
• Debrief

Other Things I Like in Games

• Collaborative storytelling
• Queer & trans content / vibe
• Solo journalling games, other writing games, other solo games
• Unusual and / or witty mechanics (esp. physical objects)
• Low-prep, improvisational games with a few rules to anchor play
• Games about feeeeelings but also about story
• Gamification of hard real-life activities or experiences
• Games with aspects of ceremony or ritual

My Games

I think my most successful games are these, if you want to see the kinds of things I make:

• You Are a Beacon (solo journalling game)
• Getting There (2-player Q&A mini-storytelling game)
• The Fledgling and the Vale (2-player Q&A story game)

Game jam logo photo by Risto Kokkonen on Unsplash