2023 · Expansion for Base-game
IKI: Akebono
Players explore an expanded Edo by crossing the Nihonbashi bridge to access new actions along the market street and the river. Stopping at the bridge lets players recruit famous Edo-era personalities and engage in river trade with ships constructed during play. The game introduces additional character and building cards plus new pipe, tobacco, and fish tokens, adding more strategic options and resource decisions.
- Players
- 2–4 best 4
- Playing time
- 60–90 min
- Age
- 14+
- Complexity
- 3 / 5
About the game
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On Ludoya's tables
Full stats in Ludoya- 5
- Plays logged
- 10
- Players
- 2h 37m
- Average play
- 16
- In collections
- 2
- On wishlists
6.0/10
from 2 Ludoya reviews
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Can I hire the New Character instead of one of the regular Characters?
Yes. At each Hire action, you may choose the revealed New Character instead of a regular Character. If it hasn’t been hired by the end of the month, discard it. (p. 4)
What happens to Characters that nobody hires at the end of the month?
Discard the Character on the marked space, then move the remaining Characters to the right; any that don’t fit in the two spaces to the right of the arrow are discarded. Characters left of the arrow are removed from the game, and a mon is placed on each Character on a coin-marked space. (p. 4)
When I use a hammer, do I have to build a Building?
No. You may build an available Boat instead, paying its cost and placing it on a river wave with one of your Sailors. Then choose either to advance on the Trade track by the boat’s indicated amount or immediately activate the boat; you can build at most two boats. (p. 5)
Do I get only the bonus for my current Trade-track space after a Fire?
No. After each Fire—following months 5, 8, and 11—you receive all bonuses for the spaces you’ve reached, cumulatively. (p. 6)
What can I do when my Oyakata stops at Nihonbashi Bridge?
You may meet a Personality and/or activate a Boat, in either order. If you activate an opponent’s Boat, its owner advances one space on the Trade track; you can’t activate a boat that is still on the riverbank. (p. 6)
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