This jam is now over. It ran from 2024-03-01 08:00:00 to 2024-05-04 07:00:00. View 38 entries

Have you ever gone to a restaurant or cafe
and been impressed by the menu's layout?

Now it is the time to use that inspiration in your own game. 

If you're on the fence, or thinking that menus aren't a source of inspiration—Pinterest is a goldmine.
There is also this paywalled NY Times article.

Art of the Menu

In terms of layout design, think about what makes a menu a success or a flop.



Jam Rules and Thoughts:

  1. This jam is for tabletop role-playing games (aka TTRPGs). Video games—while awesome—are not for this jam. Video game entries will be removed.
  2. Keep the game length to 1-3 pages. You can decide the dimensions of said page, but ideally, it would be a size the average home printer can handle.
  3. Content for the jam does not need to be a full-fledged game—supplementary content and adventures for existing TTRPGs are welcome.
  4. There is no overarching theme beyond taking inspiration from menu design. However, if you need a little more structure, the optional theme is edible.
  5. Paid games are fine, but please include at least 25 community copies for other jammers to enjoy.
  6. This jam is an excuse to consider layout design beyond TTRPGs.
  7. Folks of all levels of experience are encouraged to join. 
  8. No transphobic, queerphobic, racist, ableist, sexist or xenophobic games, please and thank you. 



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fun little character creation aid
What does chupacabra taste like anyway?
a tabletop game about cooking magical meals
Explore Shaarish Shore's unique marine life through the sense of taste!
Serving a hungry hiker
Solo Dungeon Game for The Lost Bay RPG
A tuneup-and-drink pairing menu, designed for Celestial Bodies.
A one-page sci-fi solo journaling RPG
Grab a d6 and d20 and roll your way to the next best dish!
Cook up a good game, NOT a great one, plz don't ruin our civilization 🥺
A Celestial Bodies 1 Page Scavenger space station.
A Supplement or Solo-TTRPG About Increasing Social Standing
Tell tales as a retired adventurer turned restaurateur
The Burger Wizard ttrpg, adapted to DnD5e. Featuring a bonus culinary Wizard subclass!
A rental-pineapple consumption mystery.
TTRPG about fantasy food
A game/supplement about cooking monsters
MENU BASED ROLEPLAYING GAME
A somewhat-standalone spellcasting game module.
A compact PbtA game of working a magical fantasy kitchen job
read the menu, watch people
Elites examine their faults over a meal
A one(ish) page RPG about psychic cooks running a diner for ghosts
Supplement to games when traveling to the Feywild
A one-page solo TTRPG about keeping a bill of memories
a4 size page ttrpg about living a new life but also haunted from an old one.
Get Ready for a battle royale at your favorite restaurant!
Template for surveying players about encounters
A menu for food magical food on DND 5e
A pizzeria table rolling game.
A mini fishing ttrpg using wooden blocks!
The Iron Wizard's guide to short rests
When a player’s HP hits 0, use every die to find out how they die!
A quick fun multiplayer dice game.