I haven't had a chance to actually print out and play this yet but I wanted to leave a comment before the jam ends :)
First of all the artwork is awesome - I love the vibrant colours and the cards are well-designed and everything is easily identifiable.
I found the rules a little complex at first but I think it's due to the way the instructions manual is laid-out. I recommend you look up some board game manual templates and use that as a starting point. In particular I think there needs to be a section describing exactly how a single turn works, something like this:
Players take turns in a clockwise order, starting with the youngest player.
At the start of their turn, the player draws a counting card and moves one of their game pieces the number of spaces indicated on the card in any direction.
- If the player lands on an inventory icon, draw the top inventory card and keep it
- If the player lands on a leafstack icon, draw the top animal card and follow the instructions for that animal
- If the player passes through a hindrance icon, they must immediately stop there and follow the instructions for that hindrance
- If the player reaches a door, they may move down a level on their next turn
(I'm not sure if those rules are 100% correct but you get the idea)
I'm also not sure how the add-on icons are distributed around the board - is it random? Or do players just choose where to place them? Or is there a "game master" who decides?
Finally, I loved that you added the "while playing say" bits - I thought this was really cute and added to the character of the game, so I decided this should count towards your audio rating :D