Scribbly Gum
1+ players | Ages 6+ | 20 minutes
Publisher: Joey Games, 2023
Art: Meredith Walker-Harding
Did you know Australia’s scribbly gum trees get their beautiful scribbles from baby moths burrowing through the bark? In this game, each player has their own tree diagram and every turn gets to draw a line that leads to food for your baby moth to eat. Collect sets of food to score points. Whoever scribbles their way to the most valuable food wins the game! Scribbly Gum can be played with any number of players at once and includes directions for classroom play.
I remember learning about scribbly gum trees as a child and being so fascinated by the squiggly markings all over their trunks. So when we were brainstorming Australian theme ideas for the launch titles for Joey Games, it was one of the first things to pop into my head. A game about scribbly gums seemed like a perfect fit for a ‘flip and write’ game, where every turn the players get to actually draw scribbles on their own tree diagram. We developed the game with an eye to classroom play, so it can be played with any number of players at once. It was really rewarding to test the game with different groups of kids, and even see some players first learn about this little wonder of Australia’s plant life.
Awards
★ Major Fun Award
Links
➚ Scribbly Gum at Joey Games