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
MOSAIC Daily TTRPG Jam June 21, 2023 at 05:00 AM September 21, 2023 at 05:00 AM Gage Lara  
Myths, Fables, and Folklore TTRPG Jam August 12, 2023 at 07:00 AM September 22, 2023 at 07:00 AM Lucky Newt Games #MFFttrpgJam
Jamelot September 01, 2023 at 07:00 AM September 22, 2023 at 07:00 AM KieronymusBosch  
👉GAME-A-WEEK #14: Woke Game Jam (Creators Without Borders) September 18, 2023 at 05:00 AM September 24, 2023 at 05:00 AM CREATORS WITHOUT BORDERS  
Code Orange TTRPG Jam August 21, 2023 at 07:00 AM September 24, 2023 at 07:00 AM emgiosia #CodeOrangeJam
One Game a Month #27 September 01, 2023 at 10:30 AM September 28, 2023 at 10:30 AM sneeky_09  
NEON LORDS OF THE TOXIC WASTELAND JAMII: XTREME NACHO FLAVOR April 01, 2023 at 12:00 PM September 29, 2023 at 12:00 PM John Hall #NLJAM2
Bookmark Microgame-jam 2023 August 31, 2023 at 04:00 PM September 29, 2023 at 04:00 PM Sparuh  
Maiali & Morte August 09, 2023 at 10:00 PM September 29, 2023 at 10:00 PM Arcipelago Celeste #maialiemorte
Goldilocks Jam July 09, 2023 at 11:00 PM September 29, 2023 at 11:00 PM ValeryNorth #GoldilocksJam
The River Thames Game Jam August 31, 2023 at 11:00 PM September 29, 2023 at 11:00 PM tori truslow #thamesjam
Neurodiversity in Games Jam 2023 September 01, 2023 at 04:00 AM September 30, 2023 at 04:00 AM Metaparadox #NeurodiversityJam
Sleepy September! September 01, 2023 at 04:00 AM September 30, 2023 at 04:00 AM EfanGamez #sleepyseptember
HUNT Jam July 20, 2023 at 12:00 PM September 30, 2023 at 12:00 PM Gila RPGs #HUNTjam
Make Tim Great Again Game Jam August 25, 2023 at 01:09 AM October 01, 2023 at 01:09 AM Rugose Kohn #MTGAGJ
👉GAME-A-WEEK #15: Nuts and Bolts Game Jam (Creators Without Borders) September 25, 2023 at 05:00 AM October 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM CREATORS WITHOUT BORDERS  
Otter Jam 2023 September 25, 2023 at 07:00 AM October 01, 2023 at 07:00 AM Katie Green  
Breathless Jam para la comunidad hispanohablante August 01, 2023 at 10:00 AM October 01, 2023 at 10:00 AM El Refugio Editorial #BreathlessJam
Indiepocalypse Issue #46 (Paying Anthology) September 01, 2023 at 04:57 PM October 04, 2023 at 04:57 PM PIZZAPRANKS #Indiepocalypse
👉GAME-A-WEEK #16: Metaverse Game Jam (Creators Without Borders) October 02, 2023 at 05:00 AM October 08, 2023 at 05:00 AM CREATORS WITHOUT BORDERS  
Toucan Do It!: Flock Together September 15, 2023 at 07:00 AM October 09, 2023 at 07:00 AM Quirky Bird Games  
Make Something Horrible, l'édition des 20 ans September 03, 2023 at 10:00 PM October 09, 2023 at 10:00 PM Canard PC #MakeSomethingHorrible
12 Days of Sketchoween 2023 September 14, 2023 at 11:00 PM October 14, 2023 at 11:00 PM Drentsoft Games #12daysofsketchoween23
Revival Jam 2023 October 05, 2023 at 05:00 AM October 22, 2023 at 05:00 AM (Dallas) Society of Play  
Cosmic Horrors Jam II October 11, 2023 at 11:00 PM October 25, 2023 at 11:00 PM dungeon #cosmichorrorsjam
Second Guess System Jam 2023 September 22, 2023 at 05:00 AM October 31, 2023 at 05:00 AM Gamenomicon  
Identity Jam October 01, 2023 at 06:00 AM October 31, 2023 at 06:00 AM Peach Garden Games  
Postcards from the Front - Card Jam July 01, 2023 at 07:00 AM October 31, 2023 at 07:00 AM HissyCatStudio #PFTF2023
RPG Talk Jam: Aerial Dogfighting September 15, 2023 at 07:00 AM October 31, 2023 at 07:00 AM RPG Talk #rpgtalkgamejam
Spoopy Jam 5: Inner Spoop October 28, 2023 at 02:00 PM October 31, 2023 at 02:00 PM charles_rho #spoopyjam5
Monlike Jam December 31, 2022 at 11:00 PM October 31, 2023 at 11:00 PM Pineberry Fox #MonlikeJam
Pizza Jam (✨Pizza Prize!✨) November 10, 2023 at 07:00 PM November 19, 2023 at 07:00 PM ComputerJames #PizzaJam
Quixotic Jam January 06, 2022 at 02:22 PM November 22, 2023 at 02:22 PM WuDeRPG #QuixoticJam
GLIDE Jam September 30, 2023 at 11:00 AM November 30, 2023 at 11:00 AM Sleepy Sasquatch Games #GLIDEjam
Solo Game Chef 2023 October 24, 2023 at 03:23 AM December 01, 2023 at 03:23 AM Solo RPG Voyager #SGC23
Spooky Season Mauritter Game Jam October 01, 2023 at 07:00 AM December 01, 2023 at 07:00 AM ManaDawn Tabletop Games #MoreMausritter
Badger and Coyote Jam September 14, 2023 at 01:20 PM December 04, 2023 at 01:20 PM Pandion Games #badgercoyotejam
OPR Writing Jam #9 December 08, 2023 at 08:00 PM December 10, 2023 at 08:00 PM onepagerules #oprwj9
Game Jam (Taylor's Version) July 14, 2023 at 04:00 AM December 13, 2023 at 04:00 AM fiercefully #gamejamtaylorsversion
Year of the Bastard March 04, 2023 at 08:30 PM December 30, 2023 at 08:30 PM Micah Anderson #yearofthebastard
Urban Legend a Lost Bay Jam September 17, 2023 at 10:00 PM December 30, 2023 at 10:00 PM IKO #urbanlegendjam
queer time travel jam June 26, 2023 at 11:02 PM December 30, 2023 at 11:02 PM swanchime  
Rainworld R2 Datasheet Jam January 22, 2023 at 01:58 AM December 31, 2023 at 01:58 AM Caffeinated Otter #R2Datasheets
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
Skill + Stam fam jam August 27, 2023 at 06:00 AM December 31, 2023 at 06:00 AM sean f, smith / he, him  
TTRPGs TEACH Jam! May 01, 2022 at 07:00 AM December 31, 2023 at 07:00 AM Luck Of Legends (Michael Low) #TTRPGsTeach
Cthulhu Dark Italia Jam 2023 April 09, 2023 at 10:00 PM December 31, 2023 at 10:00 PM Geecko on the Wall #cthulhudarkitaliajam2023
Dungeon23 Jam December 24, 2022 at 11:00 PM January 31, 2024 at 11:00 PM IKO, JimmyShelter #Dungeon23
🔥 Fuck Capitalism Jam 2024 🔥 May 01, 2024 at 10:00 AM May 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM FxckCapitalism #BeyondCapitalism
#RPGenesis 2026 August 01, 2026 at 11:00 PM August 08, 2026 at 11:00 PM dreamup, Lady Entropy  
Sherlock Holmes Is Public Domain Now January 01, 2023 at 05:00 AM July 11, 2028 at 05:00 AM slugzuki #sherlockpublicdomain

Last updated: September 21, 2023.

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.