My dog Dude went in for surgery today on a nasty hip joint (something hes had since before I got him, but since he's a shelter dog no one really knows the whole story). He had a femoral head ostectomy on his back left leg. This has been a sort of ongoing thing since I got him and I knew it had to be done, I was dreading both putting him through that and having to pay for it, and as I lamented over twitter, the dog game jam idea came about from my friend and jam co-host Aaron King.

SO here we are: Dog Jam 2k19! This is for games inspired by, involving, derivative of, written for, designed by, etc DOGS. Any way that you choose to involve dogs in your game is welcome. This jam is currently just for analog games (rpgs, larps, card, board games) but I'm very open to widening that for digital games if there was interest. 

As many other jams have stated, this jam is welcome to all but will not tolerate any instances of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or other offensive material. Because of the dog subject matter at hand, this is also being expanded to exclude animal abuse or neglect.

As mentioned earlier, my dog's surgery was expensive, so I'll be charging for my game and hope to make a small chunk of that back. In the unlikely event that I exceed his hospital bill, the remaining proceeds will go to a dog rescue in my city called Michele's Rescue. Contributors are encouraged (though not mandated) to consider giving a portion of the revenue their games make to similar local animal charities.

This jam is a month away but as so many are being announced lately, I wanted to make interested parties aware earlier so they have time to contribute or schedule out other jams they might want to take part in. Hope you'll join us for the dog party!