Twenty wooden Ogham counters arranged around a five-by-five board.

The Botanical Games

Twenty trees.
Twenty games.

The Botanical Games are a developing collection associated with the twenty principal trees of the Ogham Grove. Each begins from a shared physical field, but follows its own form of play.

A physical project

Board, counters, marks, play

The browser versions are one way of playing games that emerge through physical game-making: a five-by-five board, wooden counters, Ogham marks, chance, trial and alteration.

A physical Gwyddbwyll board alongside wooden counters, Ogham Grove cards and dice.

An empty five-by-five board with twenty carved wooden Ogham counters alongside it. — The shared field and twenty tree counters.

A small figure stands on a physical Gwyddbwyll board during playtesting. — Making and testing invite different possibilities.

The first games

Ten games in play

Ten games are currently available to play. Each takes a different route through the possibilities of the Grove.