Hanamikoji: Geisha’s Road
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min read
Support apprentices along the road to become geishas.
Players: 2 Playing Time: 20-30 min Age: 8+ Complexity: Medium Designer: Jerry Chiang, Eros Lin
Type
Strategy
Card Game
Theme
Japanese
Mechanics
Cards Area Control Area Movement Management
Description
Welcome back to Hanamikoji! In Hanamikoji: Geisha’s Road, a 30-minute, two-player, competitive, strategy game full of implicit intentions, veiled messages, and hidden actions, players represent rival but friendly patrons supporting Yoko, Tomoyo, and others along their journey from apprentice (maiko) to full geisha (artist) and perhaps even the owner (okaasan) of their own establishment.
To do so, players help their favored geisha advance and build prestige through performing their art at different Tea
houses. Geisha start as apprentices (maiko) but become full geisha and score prestige points after accruing the necessary patronage to return to their original teahouse (ochaya) for the graduation ceremony (erikae). Some geisha may continue their path further and eventually inherit the teahouse (upon a second return) to become the new okaasan, recognized with more prestige points. At the end of the game, the player who provides the most support to each geisha is recognized. The player who has supported the most prestigious group of geisha wins the game.
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