Tokaido: Matsuri (EN)

Contents:

• 20x Matsuri cards
• 20x Journey point tokens (double-sided, values 1 to 4)
• 4x Closed Space tokens
• 5x Doll/Carp tokens (double-sided)
• 16x Traveler tiles

Welcome to the Tokaido, the legendary East Sea Road connecting Kyoto to Edo.

Matsuri is the 2nd expansion for Tokaido (Crossroads is the 1st one). The traditional Japanese festivities are now a part of the Tokaido Journey. These Matsuri (the Japanese word for festival), triggered by the arrival of the Travelers at the intermediate Inns, punctuate the path with unique events.

Matsuri adds even more depth to your playthroughs by adding feasts and festivals!

Cross the famous road of the Tokaido while attempting to live the most perfect journey.

Matsuri is the 2nd expansion for Tokaido, the new wonder of the multi-awarded author Antoine Bauza and is a game of collections, wise moves and calculated blockings for 2 to 5 players.

In Tokaido, players are travelers crossing the East Sea Road in a quest of discoveries and natural marvels. Each traveler will get several opportunities to stop by stations all along the road in which he will be able to purchase souvenirs, meet new people, make donations to the shrines, taste local cuisine specialties, bath in hot springs or even paint sumptuous vistas.

Players will move in a simple order starting from the farthest to the closest one from the arrival, which will lead them to chose their moves wisely not to go too fast but also not to go too slowly.

The player order will change all the time, and as the places are more than limited in each station, travelers will have to face a permanent dilemma.All the collections and points of the players will be permanently known and visible by everyone. You will have to decipher everyone’s strategies and anticipate each moves, choosing either to act for your own interests or to thwart other’s ones…