TPK Game Jam: Hack Night

Join us for TPK's first Game Jam! We'll be taking the time between chapters of The Leyfarer's Chronicle to guide participants through developing a short (1-4 page) tabletop game, playtesting it, and then publishing it on our website and itch.io.

The Jam kicks off Saturday, 12/14, with a "what is a game jam and how to hack an existing system" seminar from 5-9 PM. This includes the theory behind hacking other systems, a live example of a hack, assigning participants to teams, and a brainstorming session.

The Jam concludes on Monday, 1/13, when teams will come back together from 6-10 PM to playtest each other's games. Each team will nominate one ambassador to run their game, while the rest of the team plays at other tables to give feedback on the other games.

The theme of this year's Jam is one year of TPK Brewing. To be in theme, the games are encouraged to draw on at least one of the themes of brewing, community, the length of a year, or what happens after the total party kill.

Rules:

• Create a complete short tabletop game (1-4 pages)

• The game must be a standalone game, able to be played by itself (and accessories like pen, paper, dice, etc.)

• It can be a hack of a pre-existing game

• The game will be included in a free TPK Game Jam 2024 bundle; while you are welcome to publish, charge for the game yourself, or continue working to develop a longer paid game after the Jam, the intent is to create a small library of free content for the community while honing basic game design skills

• Include content warnings for any sensitive content, do not include content that violates TPK’s Code of Conduct; if any content in your game violates the CoC, it will be pulled from the bundle

• The game elements cannot utilize AI for concept, writing, or art

• We encourage you to work in a team of 4-6*

While this is a free event open to the public, please only RSVP if you can commit to attending both events and working on a game between 12/14 and 1/13, as space is limited and your team will be depending on you! Anyone who completes the full Jam will be given a special commemorative TPK Game Jam 2024 souvenir.

*Please note that this is designed to be a team event. While participants are welcome to design a game solo, they will be assigned to play at a table on the Monday playtesting takeover and would need to coordinate any playtesting of their game on their own. You're welcome to coordinate yourselves into groups of 4-6 participants, but some shuffling may be necessary to ensure we have adequate space to test all the games on 1/13.