Okiya Strategy Board Game

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In Okiya each player tries to arrange her tokens to gain the favour of the emperor Alternatively you can prevent your rival from placing a token in the Imperial garden showing that you have more control than your opponent To set up the game shuffle the 16 tiles & arrange them in a 4x 4 square; each tile shows one of four types of vegetation (maple cherry pine or iris) & one of four types of poetic symbols (rising sun bird rain or tanzaku
- the small pieces of paper on which people sometimes write wishes) The starting player removes one tile on the border of the square sets this tile aside then places one of her tokens in this space The opponent must then do the same thing but can choose from only those tiles that depict the same type of vegetation or poetic symbol shown on the tile first set aside Play continues with each set-aside tile determining where the next player can go until A player forms a line with four of her tokens in any direction A player forms a 2x 2 square with four of her tokens or a player chooses a tile which doesn't allow her opponent to place a token In any of these cases the player has won the game A match can be a single game a best of three series or a point-based match with the winner of a game earning as many points as the number of tiles remaining in the grid when she wins; in this case the player who first collects ten points wins the match Okiya is a two player strategy game suitable for ages 8 & up A beautifully illustrated strategy game with a pattern matching mechanic Three ways to play with high replay value A match can be a single game a best of three series or a point-based match From King domino designer
- Bruno Cathala Suitable for 2 players aged 8 & up with a playing time of around 10 minutes