Fun with Fäng Adventure Jam – Create, Sell, and Get Recognized!

Calling all TTRPG designers, storytellers, and creatives! The Fun with Fäng Adventure Jam is your chance to design and sell your own adventure for Fängelsehåla!

This jam is all about creating adventures for Fängelsehåla under its third-party license. That means you can design, sell, and profit from your own Fäng-compatible content. Get inspired by Fäng’s world of bold, minimal, and nostalgic aesthetic of 1960s children’s books and IKEA design.

Already have an adventure you made for another system? Adapt it for Fäng!

Love fairy tales? Use one as inspiration!

Remember a children’s book that sparked your imagination? Turn it into an adventure!

 

How to Participate

  • Join the Jam right away so you can keep up-to-date on news and tips.
  • Create a new Itch project that contains your adventure and submit it to the Jam.
  • Keep refining your work as required until the Jam ends on Sept 11.
  • Set your price—free, pay-what-you-want, or a fixed cost—it’s up to you.
  • Share your progress on socials using the hashtag #FunWithFang and tag @DiekuGames so I can help share your work

 

Judging & Prizes

Prizes and recognition await the best submissions. Winning projects will be featured on the Jam Wrap-up Livestream, and all submitted adventures will be promoted across Dieku Games’ website, social media, and podcast! The Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will also be invited to share their work on the Dieku Podcast with over 3500 subscribers!

*All IKEA gift cards will be the US Fund equivalent applied to the IKEA store in the winner’s home country

*All submissions to the Jam will receive 2 physical Fäng booklets, a bag of dice and a collector copper penny

Resources to Help You Get Started

 

FAQ – What You Need to Know

  • The jam runs until September 11. Winners will be announced in a livestream after judging.
  • This jam is strictly for adventures—no rulebooks, settings, or accessories.
  • You can sell your adventure at any time—you keep 100% of the profits.
  • You can use Fäng’s magic items, traps, and monster features, but we encourage originality.
  • We encourage adventures to fit the world of Fäng and it’s children book Swedish-IKEA theme.
  • AI-generated art is NOT allowed—hand-drawn and personal illustrations are encouraged.
  • Copyrighted art is not permitted unless you have a license to use it.
  • Layouts should follow Fäng’s booklet format, but you have flexibility in how you structure your adventure.
  • No page limits—create a single-page adventure or a full booklet.
  • Maps can be cutaways, top-down, or any style that fits your adventure.
  • Collaborations are welcome—just decide how to split the work and prizes.

 

Join the Fun with Fäng Adventure Jam on Itch Today!

 

For questions, reach out to adventure@diekugames.com.

Good luck, and let’s make some unforgettable adventures!

Garry Snow
Designer of Fäng

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