The Travels of Isabella Lucy Bird

Players follow Isabella Bird’s 1878 journey through Japan, traveling from Yokohama toward Hokkaido while recording the places and experiences they encounter. Over 12 rounds, they draft pairs of colored dice to gather resources, move between towns, or acquire journal cards. Dice values affect the strength of actions and are also recorded in color-specific columns, where ascending sequences earn points. Players spend resources to complete journal cards and coordinate their routes with the towns they document. Points come from completed cards, dice sequences, and towns both visited and recorded; filling dice columns too far brings penalties. The player with the most points wins.

Players: 1–6 best 2
Playing time: 30–60 min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 2.3 / 5