Game of Awesome

Description

Game of Awesome inspires children to start writing. Free to schools in New Zealand schools, the game was co-designed with 8 to 12 year-old students and educational experts to improve literacy in an unconventional manner. Through entertaining gameplay, it unlocks imagination and fosters a new love of language – notably among disengaged learners. Playing cards featuring hilarious ideas and quirky illustrations prompt creative self-expression, while variations of the rules encourage social interaction and storytelling.

Statement of the jury

The humour and cool illustrations featured in Game of Awesome are a perfect fit with the proclivities of the product’s target group; plus the game impeccably fulfils its main purpose, which is to promote kids’ reading and writing abilities.