
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,985
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Knitting Circle
- 1–4 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2025

2025
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Gem Jam is a board game released in 2025 for 2–4 players and 30–45 minutes per game. It was designed by Lye Siang Hui and its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Pattern Building, and Grid Coverage.
Gem Jam is a sweet and strategic token placement game, where you’ll invite quirky friends to your table and share delicious Iced Gem Biscuits and Cookies to build lasting friendships. Over 6 colorful rounds, players will draft friends, collect Iced Gem Biscuits, and place them carefully into lunch trays to fulfill pattern based cravings. Every friend has a unique taste, and satisfying their preferences will earn you Friendship Points. But watch out, once a treat is placed, it’s there to stay! With shared objectives, spatial pattern matching, and clever token placement, Gem Jam serves up a light yet delightfully puzzly experience for 2–4 players. Whether you're maximizing patterns or sneaking in bonus points with cookies, every round is a chance to grow your social circle and your score! Will you become the most beloved host at the table? —description from the designer
Gem Jam supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Gem Jam is 30–45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Gem Jam has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Gem Jam belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy and Puzzle. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Pattern Building, and Grid Coverage. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Gem Jam are: Lye Siang Hui. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Gem Jam as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.