Pen-and-ink gameplay enables deep, reflective engagement for players
Each playthrough creates a unique bonsai tree, offering a personal keepsake
Simple brush or pen strokes allow for both impulsivity and intentionality
Prompts introspection about identity, legacy, and the future
Includes rules for starting a new tree, supporting repeated play
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Grow Your Own Tree with Just Pen and Ink
It's 2025, and you plant a small tree seedling, imagining its future.
Bonsai trees can live hundreds of years. Who will inherit this living being? What will they think of you in 2178? Will they think of you at all?
Use simple brush or pen strokes to shape your bonsai. On each new page, trace your p
I'd bought the digital version of this and realized I'd probably never play it if it weren't already printed out, and this was exactly what I wanted. The game itself is contemplative and calming, and I really enjoyed the solo play. The randomization of what happens to the tree makes it a fun exploration into what Happens and the introspection on how and what I expected let me ask myself very interesting questions.