One-Page RPG Game Jam 2025

This summer, Sickhouse and EnscheD&D are joining forces to bring UnknownDungeon's One-Page RPG Jam of 2025 to Enschede!

🗓 Join us between July 14th and August 17th to create One-Page RPGs.

What’s will happen?

Over the course of a month, we will host several sessions for participants to create, refine and play test their own One-Page RPGs. Are you a seasoned game designer, or have you never made a game? Do you want to design game mechanics or create artwork? Whether you prefer working alone or in a team, everyone is welcome to participate!

Additionally, we will host a panel featuring local (TTRPG) game designers and playful artists to discuss their design processes.

The optional theme for the One-Page RPG Jam will be announced on July 14th. Alternatively, you can use Sickhouse's yearly theme: "Return to Dreamland" and explore ideas of resting, dreaming, dreamscapes, care, sleep, resistance, and reflection. Or if you're up for a challenge, you may even be able to combine both themes!

We will bundle the final creations into a professionally RISO-printed "Return to Dreamland" themed zine*, designed by Puck Verras. This zine will include bonus content such as NPCs for your stories, and the EnscheD&D story "The Midnight Masquerade". Anyone can order a copy of the zine, including a digital version, for €10.

🗓 Key Dates

• 14 July – Official theme announcement on the jam's Itch.io page. The One Page RPG jam will officially start, and with that, we will also kick-off our online program and collaboration space. Find others to team up with or join the discussion in the Sickhouse Discord.
• 27 July – Online panel with game designers & playful artists. Time: 20.00-22.00h in the EnscheD&D Discord. You can submit questions for our panel before the event until Thursday, July 24th using this form.
• 9 August – Designer afternoon, 13:00 - 18:00. Bring your game to test, refine, and collaborate with other designers. Accessible to everyone who bought a ticket.
• 9 August – Open play-test evening 19:00 - 23:00 (location TBA). Help our designers play-test their creations. Free walk-in (donations are welcome).
• 17 August – Game Jam deadline / A non-D&D Gameday
  Time: 19:00 - 23:55, at 't Volbert in Enschede
  Entrance is €5,- for players, free for designers. This is used to cover the costs of the location. Payment at the door.
  Play the final products of this year's game jam, or sign up to play any game that isn't D&D, 5€. A selection of GM-less (one-page) RPGs by other creators will be available. GMs may also sign up to host a game.

Want to join?

Tickets to participate can be bought here. This gives access to all parts of the event, plus a copy of the zine*.

Details about the jam and its sign-up page can be found here, at the Itch.io page.

* All rights to the games are retained by their designers

* Games need to be complete enough to be included. Graphic or explicit content cannot be submitted. We keep the right to exclude any entries we deem inappropriate.

If for any financial reason you are unable to join the game jam, please reach out to Puck (puck@sickhouse.nl or on discord) and we will make sure you can join ❤️