# Honshū

Honshū is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5 out of 10 by 33 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** City Building, Territory Building, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Variable Set-up, Trick-taking, Closed Drafting, Layering, Auction / Bidding, Hand Management, Selection Order Bid, Melding and Splaying, Pattern Building
- **Ludoya rating:** 5 out of 10, from 33 reviews
- **Owned by:** 56 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 185
- **Unique players:** 220

**Designers:** Kalle Malmioja

**Artists:** Jere Kasanen, Ossi Hiekkala

**Publishers:** Lautapelit.fi

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/honshu)
- [Honshū in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/honshu)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/207336)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._