The secondary theme of the jam is "Set Up"

Think about these nuances of the phrase. There are lots!

• “…to set up an environment…”
  • To install and arrange something for use.
    • Ex: Maybe a dungeon master sets up a dungeon for their players.
    • Ex: Maybe a medieval lord sets up a defense and traps against an invading army.
    • Ex: Maybe an overlord sets up a realistic environment for a human science experiment that doesn’t realize he’s a part of.
• “…to set up an organization…”
  • To establish or start a business or organization.
    • Ex: Maybe a cook sets up their own bakery.
    • Ex: Maybe a student sets up a new school club and recruits participants.
    • Ex: Maybe a corporation sets up a mining colony on an asteroid.
• “…to set up for optimal performance…”
  • To plan and arrange things for a desired outcome
    • Ex: Maybe a photographer sets up their camera for a perfect shot.
    • Ex: Maybe a criminal sets up a plan for a heist.
    • Ex: Maybe a bachelor sets up their first date for success.
• “…to set someone up…” [positive meaning]
  • To help people by giving them resources or equipment
    • Ex: Maybe a government sets up surveyors to go on expeditions to other planets.
    • Ex: Maybe you are advising students at some wizarding school to have a successful career.
• “…to set someone up…” [negative meaning]
  • To make someone appear guilty of something they didn’t do
    • Ex: Maybe a murderer sets up a murder scene to frame you.
    • Ex: Maybe a bureaucrat manipulates documents to commit crimes and set up a scapegoat to evade detection
    • Ex: Maybe a double agent sets up a covert operation to fail without exposing themselves.
• There are perhaps other meanings of “set up” that I haven’t identified here. Those are correct too (you don’t need to double check with me!)
  • You could make a volleyball game where you set up your teammates for spikes.
    • You could make a game where you prevent your cat from knocking things off shelves by setting them up out of her reach.
• One piece of advice: You don’t need to have the gameplay literally be “your player sets something up”. Setting up can be an element of the story, your player could be the one being set up. Think broadly. As long as you can make a case for how your game fits the theme, it will be accepted.