Mottainai

Players act as acolytes in a temple who perform tasks, collect materials, and create or sell completed Works for visitors. Each card is multi-purpose and can serve as a task, a material, or a completed Work; choosing a task enables actions that opponents may follow on their turns. Players combine Works’ special abilities and manage which materials to sell while planning to maximize efficiency and avoid waste.

Players: 2–5 best 2
Playing time: 15–30 min
Age: 13+
Complexity: 3.2 / 5

5.1 on Ludoya from $10.69Print & PlayVariable Phase OrderTeam-Based GameHand Management

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About the game

Design: Carl Chudyk
Art: Alanna Cervenak

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Mottainai: Wutai Mountain2018

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113
Plays logged: 68
Players: 55m 56s
Average play: 35
In collections: 11
On wishlists: 2
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5.1/10

from 12 Ludoya reviews

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Evan2.5
This game isn't bad per-se but I did feel like it didn't hold up to other games by the same designer. In particular Innovation, but also Glory to Rome. It's not bad in a pinch, but if you can get your hands on those other games I'd do so. We found the scoring method to be needlessly confusing, but that could be inexperience in a somewhat cumbersome system. :star: Art, Iconography and components functional :nostar: Clever or interesting mechanisms :nostar: Reasonably low downtime between turns with mildly AP players :star: Multiple plays stay interesting :star: Low or mitigatable luck elements :star::nostar::nostar::nostar::nostar: Raw enjoyment