Another jam, another bird-themed pun brought you to by Rochelle (who recently released a pun-tastic game, in fact!).

How do I enter?

Our first jam, Hatch That Idea, was all about starting something. This time you'll be finishing something! That could be something that's been gathering dust just waiting for an excuse to finish it, or something you're working on right this moment. It can be a game, zine, art, music, poem... anything! If you can make an Itch page for it and submit it, it qualifies!

All that matters is that you'll be finishing it, as in it'll be complete and you won't be coming back to it tomorrow like "Oh wait I can make one more roll table" or "Wait lemme add another poem to my poetry collection", it's DONE! You can make a sequel or use it as inspiration for something else but this is dooooooooooooooone! Exceptions are if you realize there's a typo/error or quickly fix something, but just once! 

This fixation on finishing it isn't intended to be excessive, I just know that I personally fall prey to the "Oh I'll go back later and [do one thing and another thing and also other stuff]" and therefore nothing is ever done. We're trying to avoid that here :D

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Join our community

We would be delighted if you'd come hang out with us! We'll be talking about what we're making and sharing progress during each jam, and you can too! 👀

You can join our discord server by clicking here. Quirky Bird Games is a sister company to Weird Giraffe Games (hence the Weird Giraffe Games discord server), and you can find the official jam chat channel down under "QUIRKY BIRD GAMES", the #toucan-do-it-jams channel! Feel free to chat everywhere on the server, though, of course :D You can also become a patron of our Patreon (or even "Follow" for free!)! This way you can get an email whenever we put out a post, including when the next jam is created and set up. Depending on the tier, patrons get the games we create (as well as most everything created by Beth and Angel Make Games), in-depth looks at our design work, and even access to a private chat where we talk about things like this jam and share & get ideas, but that's all TOTALLY unnecessary for the jam.

Plus there's a free trial of our Enlightened Egrets tier, which gets you immediate, free access to 35+ games! 🥳

FAQ

What kinds of things can be entered?

ANYTHING! We personally make tabletop games (and digital implementations of them in Screentop.gg), especially TTRPGs and lyrical games, but you can create video games, artwork, food, music, photography, stories, poetry, movies, animations, clothing, crafts, metalwork, literally anything! As long as you can make an Itch page for it, you can enter :D 

If you've never put anything on Itch, reach out to me :D I'm more than happy to help, and Itch is awesome! My contact info is at the end of "What's Not Allowed?"

Can I charge money for what I create?

Heck yeah you can, and you should! It's jam etiquette to add community copies or make what you create available for free while a jam you enter is running and, like, a week or so after, but you don't have to :D Doing so allows others who enter the jam to check out all of the entries and give feedback, though.

I HIGHLY recommend that if you make what you create free, please set it to "$0 or donate" instead of "no payments" if you can. This just means that when someone hits the download button, they'll be shown a screen where they can pay for what you've created. If people don't want to pay, they can just hit "no thanks"! But you'll be amazed if/when someone pays anyway, it's the greatest feeling 🧡

Speaking of feedback, what kind should I give?

Unless a creator says otherwise, give encouraging, friendly feedback. This is an encouraging jam, after all, and hopefully will involve people who have never made finished anything creative or are still new to creating. Even if someone is a pro, jams are often the perfect time to experiment and try something totally different. So don't point out flaws or things that could be better (unless the creator asks), just celebrate the creation! Be specific about things you enjoy about it, if you can, as "I really loved the way you wrote this part" is so much better and more genuine than "I liked it."

Can I submit something if I submitted it into another jam?

Heck yeah! As long as it's something you finished during the jam period, go for it! Just please don't enter something you finished before the jam even began 🥺 

How do I win the jam?

You win by finishing something! 🥳 This is an unrated game jam and there are no prizes aside from your own pride, experiences, and maybe any new people you meet :D

Is NSFW stuff allowed?

As long as you flag it as such, go for it! We want this to be a safe place for those who don't want to see NSFW content, but NSFW creations are just as valid as anything else 🙌 

What's NOT allowed?

• Anything hateful toward any group of people, especially anything racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. With that said, things that give a point of view from someone who has experienced those things is absolutely welcome! Generally punching up is fine, punching down is mean.
• Anything finished before the jam period begins.

Note: there might be more, but like... We're really chill and welcoming, so unless you make something really atrocious I'm sure it'll be fine, and you can reach out to me to ask if you're unsure :D You can reach me at:

• Email: CataclysmicKnight[at]gmail.com
• Discord: bethmakesgames

How can I find out about future jams?

Check us out on Discord or join our Patreon! You can find out more in the "Join our community (100% optional)" section just above the FAQ.