The Japanese tea ceremony is a tradition centred on spirituality & servitude Preparing & presenting a beautiful matcha (tea) for your guest is the ultimate expression of culture ceremony & respect In Matcha players attempt to collect the utensils (chadogu) they need to perform a tea ceremony by matching tea ceremony (otemae) cards on the table by either their number (1-4) or suit (tea water bowl & scoop) Cards are played secretly & sometimes it will be to your advantage not to match at all With just 18 otemae cards & an assortment of chadogu tokens Matcha provides plenty of strategy for players who must decide when & where to play their cards to the table