Physical Game Jams

This listing includes all itch.io jams which explicitly accept physical games, including board games, card games, and roleplaying games. It is updated weekly. Entries are sorted by end date by default, but you can click on any column header to sort by that column. If you see errors, please email me.

Name Start Date End Date Host(s) Hashtag
LONGSWORD Jam February 20, 2023 at 05:00 AM March 20, 2023 at 05:00 AM Viditya Voleti #longswordjam
PIGSquad Tabletop Jam 2023 March 08, 2023 at 04:00 AM March 21, 2023 at 04:00 AM Portland Indie Game Squad  
One Page Derelict Jam 2023 December 21, 2022 at 07:00 AM March 21, 2023 at 07:00 AM Zotiquest Games #onepagederelict
3rd Party Content for "5E" Game Jam January 21, 2023 at 09:00 PM March 21, 2023 at 09:00 PM Lyme #5E
Z . I . Y : Minizine Edition March 07, 2023 at 08:00 AM March 22, 2023 at 08:00 AM palus #ziymini
AI Governance March 24, 2023 at 05:00 PM March 26, 2023 at 05:00 PM Zaki, Esben Kran, AlexiosBS, fbarez, Apart Research #alignmentjam
Accessible Audio TTRPG Jam March 24, 2023 at 11:00 PM March 26, 2023 at 11:00 PM Lux Maxima (She/Her) #aattrpgjam
One Game a Month #21 March 01, 2023 at 04:00 PM March 29, 2023 at 04:00 PM sneeky_09 #OGAM
"Me, myself and I" jam / Jam "Yo, me, mi, conmigo" February 28, 2023 at 11:00 PM March 29, 2023 at 11:00 PM ErysRPG #MMIJam
Hints and Hijinx Jam February 13, 2023 at 01:00 PM March 30, 2023 at 01:00 PM Pandion Games #HintsAndHijinx
(TTRP + BOARD)GAME JAM January 31, 2023 at 03:00 AM March 31, 2023 at 03:00 AM Armanda #ttrpboardgamejam
Queer Magic Jam 1 January 12, 2023 at 06:00 AM March 31, 2023 at 06:00 AM TrueFeyQueen888 #QueerMagicJam
Postcards from the Front December 08, 2022 at 04:00 PM March 31, 2023 at 04:00 PM HissyCatStudio #PFTF2023
The TTRPG SRD Jam 2022 September 12, 2022 at 11:00 PM March 31, 2023 at 11:00 PM Atomic Lexi #srd2022
2023 CSGC: Physical Games Competition October 03, 2022 at 05:00 AM April 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM CSGConf #csgc2023
Sacrifice - An Incense & Iron RPG Jam January 02, 2023 at 11:39 AM April 02, 2023 at 11:39 AM Blackoath #@iamthehornedone
Kaijujam 2 March 23, 2023 at 08:00 AM April 05, 2023 at 08:00 AM dungeon #kaijujam
Indiepocalypse Issue #40 (Paying Anthology) March 03, 2023 at 06:39 PM April 05, 2023 at 06:39 PM PIZZAPRANKS  
Pleased to Meat You March 14, 2023 at 11:00 PM April 13, 2023 at 11:00 PM Bogfolk #Lichoma
Tiny Keepsake Jam March 13, 2023 at 02:00 PM April 14, 2023 at 02:00 PM Junk Food Games #TinyKeepsakeJam
12 Days of Sketchster Game Jam 2023 March 31, 2023 at 11:00 PM April 14, 2023 at 11:00 PM Drentsoft Games Ltd #sketchstergj23
URBN_LGND.exe February 13, 2023 at 06:00 AM April 15, 2023 at 06:00 AM Rugose Kohn, chrull, Johan Nohr #urban_lgnd
2023 Street Grimoire TTRPG Jam April 10, 2023 at 04:00 AM April 16, 2023 at 04:00 AM Twisted Crystal Games #StreetGrim23
OPR Writing Jam #7 April 14, 2023 at 06:00 PM April 16, 2023 at 06:00 PM onepagerules #oprwj7
Remix Reuse Recycle February 22, 2023 at 01:00 PM April 23, 2023 at 01:00 PM lampbane #rrrgamejam2023
Permafrost Jam - Primavera 2023 April 07, 2023 at 10:00 AM April 24, 2023 at 10:00 AM Mammut RPG #permafrostjam
Dunes & Disco: A Roseville Beach Jam March 14, 2023 at 01:00 PM April 25, 2023 at 01:00 PM R. Rook Studio #Dunes-and-Disco
Cringily worthy/dull/gross Jam for ECO M***S!! March 03, 2023 at 12:00 AM April 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM David Blandy #ecomofosjam
Transformation TTRPG Jam March 03, 2023 at 06:00 AM April 29, 2023 at 06:00 AM usducktape #TransformationJam
Radical Futures March 01, 2023 at 08:00 AM April 29, 2023 at 08:00 AM vagrant ludology #radicalfuturesjam
Firelights Jam March 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM April 30, 2023 at 05:00 AM Fari RPGs (René-Pier Deshaies) #FirelightsJam
Spooky Starry Spring TTRPG Jam April 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM April 30, 2023 at 05:00 AM Lindsey Bonnette #SSSGameJam
TTRPG Art Asset Jam March 04, 2023 at 07:29 AM April 30, 2023 at 07:29 AM Penflower Ink, Goblincow  
Album Crawl 3.0: the Y2K Jam February 01, 2023 at 02:00 PM April 30, 2023 at 02:00 PM Azathoth [Nell Tull] #Y2Kjam
Pizza Jam (✨Pizza Prize!✨) April 20, 2023 at 06:00 PM April 30, 2023 at 06:00 PM ComputerJames #PizzaJam
RISE Jam January 09, 2023 at 12:00 AM May 01, 2023 at 12:00 AM WuDeRPG #RISEjam
Village Witch Jam January 13, 2023 at 06:54 PM May 01, 2023 at 06:54 PM Eliot Silvarian  
Born on the Belt Jam March 08, 2023 at 05:00 AM May 07, 2023 at 05:00 AM A Couple of Drakes #bornonthebelt
Game Boy Showdown 2023 May 13, 2023 at 10:00 PM May 20, 2023 at 10:00 PM Tronimal #gameboyshowdown
SRD 5.1 CC-BY-4.0 JAM! March 01, 2023 at 03:00 AM May 31, 2023 at 03:00 AM Tragos Games #SRDCCBYJAM
Stabilize All Realities - A Triangle Agency Crossover Jam March 03, 2023 at 05:00 AM July 02, 2023 at 05:00 AM Haunted Table Games #StabilizeAllRealitiesJam
Permafrost Jam - Estate 2023 July 07, 2023 at 10:00 AM July 24, 2023 at 10:00 AM Mammut RPG #permafrostjam
July Sixth Park Dinojam 2 July 06, 2023 at 07:00 AM August 07, 2023 at 07:00 AM Chubby Crow Games #J6Dinojam
Vaarn Summer Jam '23 May 31, 2023 at 11:00 PM August 30, 2023 at 11:00 PM graculusdroog  
Peregrine Jam January 15, 2023 at 12:07 AM September 01, 2023 at 12:07 AM Eliot Silvarian #PeregrineJam
Permafrost Jam - Autunno 2023 October 06, 2023 at 10:00 AM October 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM Mammut RPG #permafrostjam
Monlike Jam December 31, 2022 at 11:00 PM October 31, 2023 at 11:00 PM Pineberry Fox #MonlikeJam
Year of the Bastard March 05, 2023 at 04:30 AM December 31, 2023 at 04:30 AM Micah Anderson #yearofthebastard
TTRPG Accessibility Drive 2023! January 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM December 31, 2023 at 05:00 AM tim zee #ttrpgaccessibilitydrive23
#FinishIt23 January 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM December 31, 2023 at 05:00 AM Hexed Press #finishit23
Forever Open Source Jam January 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM December 31, 2023 at 05:00 AM Rev Casey #OpenSourceJam
Rainworld R2 Datasheet Jam January 22, 2023 at 09:58 AM December 31, 2023 at 09:58 AM Caffeinated Otter #R2Datasheets
Dungeon23 Jam December 25, 2022 at 07:00 AM February 01, 2024 at 07:00 AM IKO, JimmyShelter #Dungeon23

This list is semi-automatically generated by a bunch of Python code. The code repo is here.

Much thanks to Emmy Verte, who inspired this project and who gave me gracious permission to pick up the torch.