We all know and love design constraints that force you to trim the fat and pressurize the format. But... once you've fit it all onto that 8.5"x11", don't you kinda wanna give it some breathing room?
This is the Reverse 1-Page Jam, in which you can take your super streamlined 1-Page TTRPG and expand it beyond its initial boundaries!
This might mean giving your game layout some S P A C E and art and ~Fancy Graphic Design~ that 1 page simply didn't allow for.
But also, consider how you might break the boundaries of your initial design. Is it laying out the rules in a zine, or on legal paper? Is it adding flaps and pull tabs? Is it adding arguments in the footnotes and marginalia? Is it making the rules into a Twine game? Is it making a
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Consider other meanings of "initial boundaries." Try running your game for people who are not its target audience! See how far you can push its fiction before the genre bends into something new!
Rules lovingly lifted and gently modified from 1-Page RPG Jam:
Submissions must start as a fully playable RPG system designed to fit on a single sheet of paper or less.Submissions must no longer fit their initial boundaries. Game texts may be older than, or not from, the 1-Page RPG Jam submissions.Hacks of other systems are fine (Laser and Feelings, and Honey Heist are popular examples) but be sure to credit where necessary. Multiple submissions are encouraged!Feel free to submit the same itch.io page as the one-page original, as long as you include the expanded edition on the same page. Games can be released as free, PWYW, or with a price tag. If you're charging for the game, please send me a copy so I can review for content which breaks the rules, and consider adding community copies. Label explicit or graphic content. Consider using or referencing safety tools, such as the X card. Generative AI tools may not be used to create any images, elements of images, or text used in a submission or a submission’s Itch.io project page.Creative Commons assets welcomed! Try to credit whatever you use! Nothing that breaks itch.io ToS or local law. Be cool.
