2015 · Medieval
IKI
Recruit and place artisans and vendors along a bustling Edo shopping street to attract customers and build reputation. Players draft and hire specialists, equip them with goods, and arrange their stalls on the market board to satisfy demand and trigger combos. Actions include acquiring resources, expanding shop offerings, and timing interactions with shoppers to score points toward becoming the most respected townsperson.
- Players
- 2–4 best 4
- Playing time
- 60–90 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 3.1 / 5
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Full stats in Ludoya- 205
- Plays logged
- 347
- Players
- 2h 1m
- Average play
- 108
- In collections
- 21
- On wishlists
7.4/10
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[Gracze] 2-4 (najlepiej 4) [Czas] 60-90m [Wiek] 12/14+ S: Full I: Custom
Mestremuten6.0 Rating: 3/5 Production value: 3/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 0/1
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Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Do I have to pay rice for retired characters or Kobuns on buildings?
No — only characters on the main board require 1 rice each during Food payment; retired characters and Kobuns on Building cards do not have to be fed (see p.9; Buildings note p.11).
If I do business with my own character, does that character gain experience?
No — doing business with one of your own characters does not increase its experience; only opponents' characters you do business with gain one experience (see p.7).
When exactly do characters gain experience and when do they retire?
All your characters gain one experience when your Oyakata passes by completing a turn in the Main Street, and any retirements caused by that experience are resolved immediately during movement, before you do business (see p.7).
If I place my Ikizama on the leftmost "1-4" space, can I still hire a character or take income?
No — the leftmost Ikizama player goes first but must directly perform Phase B2 (move Oyakata), so they cannot choose Income or Hiring and instead gain 1 mon as compensation (see p.6).
Who gets paid at Payday and what counts as salary?
At the end of months 3, 6, 9 and 12 (Payday) each player collects the salary printed on every character they have on the board and on retired characters; salaries may be mons, IKI or resources and retired characters always pay their topmost salary (see p.5 and p.8).
If a character that gave me a Firefighting hiring bonus is removed (not fed or killed by a fire), do I lose that Firefighting boost?
No — if a character with a Firefighting hiring bonus leaves the game (not fed or killed by a fire), your Firefighting marker remains where it stands and you do not lose that position (see p.9).
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