Games Exhibited in SPIEL '12

Booth 4-123

Games Exhibited in SPIEL '12
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New Games of Japon Brand (booth 4-123)

Hisashi Hayashi
TRAINS OKAZU Brand
ryo_nyamo Players : 2-4
Ages : 12+
Playtime : 45min. 50€

Build the iron rails and dispose of the rubble! A deck and railway building game.
In Trains, the players are capitalists, managing private railway companies and striving to become bigger and better than the competition. Use your facilities, trains and personnel to surpass your adversaries, and become the King of Railways.
To gain victory points, the player must build up a personal deck of cards such as facilities, trains and personnel. These cards are then used to build railways around Tokyo and Osaka, enlarge the cities, and build buildings.
And for the Essen Spiel's promo, we've included a bonus sheet of Germany and North East USA maps!

Hisashi Hayashi
Trick of the Rails OKAZU Brand
ryo_nyamo Players : 3-5
Ages : 10+
Playtime : 20min. 12€

An 18XX inspired, stock management trick taking game!
Trick of the Rails is set in the rise of the American railway era. Players are American rail investors trying to increase their wealth through collecting stock certificates, and by building rail networks. The investor who ends up with the most valued stock will become the overall Tycoon in the Golden Age of the railroad.
Players attempt to win tricks to enable them to manipulate stocks, and to earn more money. The winner of each trick has the ability to obtain shares for a particular railway, or has the power to build a locomotive, or to expand one of the railways of their choice. The outcome of each trick is variable, and is determined by the next card available in the "Trick Lane". This allows for a lot of replayability.

Seiji Kanai
R Kanai Factory
Noboru Sugiura Players : 2
Ages : 10+
Playtime : 5min. 4€

Read the mind of Yore rival! Head-to-head battle with only 16 cards, full of variations!
Both players represent one of the Princes and fight to gain control of the country by using their allies.
Each ally has a unique strength, and a special power; they all win over some and lose to some.
Players will choose one character each round and reveal simultaneously.
The first player to win 4 such rounds has grabbed the influence enough to be crowned as the New King.

Seiji Kanai
Love Letter Kanai Factory
Noboru Sugiura Players : 2-4
Ages : 10+
Playtime : 5min. 6€

Love is survival game of only one hand!
The players are young men who have fallen in love with the princess, and try to send her a love letter each.
The castle's servants (card in hand) are the ones who can carry the letter to the princess, but they can also help the players in other, more mischievous ways.
Players can only keep 1 card in hand ? this is the character currently carrying his love letter.
However, player must be careful not to reveal who this is, or the other lovesick men will be able to see to that it never reaches its goal.
The one who chooses his carrier most wisely, and who managed to deliver his love letter to the princess, is the winner of the game.
This is Original illustration and only limited copies, It is worth to get both of us Japon Brand version and gorgeous AEG version!

Motohiro Nakamura
Card of the Dead TAMAKONNYAKU label
Manabu Hasegawa Players : 2-5
Ages : 13+
Playtime : 20min. 10€

Come over tonight and join us! Easy fast and hilarious Zombie filler
"Card of the Dead" is a survival card game of escaping from zombies.
Players are trapped in a town full of zombies; engulfed in the scourge of terror, they must try and survive from the dead horde.
Some will frantically want to flee the city, others will likely seek to barricade themselves in buildings against the terrible siege.
Friends may betray you in order to live long themselves.
Try not to be surrounded. Use wise your luck and brains.
The night shall be over sooner or later.....

Yoshihisa Itsubaki
Even Steven Saikikaku
Yoshihisa Itsubaki Players : 3-10
Ages : 8+
Playtime : 10min 12€

To be or not to be....or otherwise even? That is the new question.
A simple questionnaire style party game.
Questions are like "I'm always lucky", "I fart at least once a day", etc.All player have to answer simultaneously using the "Yes", "No", or"Even" cards.
If your answer (Yes or No) was in the majority, you get 1 victory point. Even means "There will be as many Yes as No". If that happens, players who showed "Even" get 2 VP.
For Essen Spiel special, we have a slightly mature-oriented mini expansion "Adam and Even".

Yoshihisa Itsubaki
Ninja Chess Saikikaku
Yoshihisa Itsubaki Players : 2
Ages : 6+
Playtime : 15min. 10€

Not Knight moves. It's Ninja moves!
Mini-sized chess game played on a 6 x 6 board. In this game, the rook is called "Samurai", and the knight is called "Ninja".
Attack and check opponent's King (Tonosama) by using Ninja and Samurai!
A quick and tricky chess!
As an Essen spiel special, we add a special coaster with 2-moves problem by the author himself.

Yoshihisa Itsubaki
Simple Shogi
(& Rocket Shogi) Saikikaku
Yoshihisa Itsubaki Players : 2
Ages : 4+
Playtime : 10min. 10€

Is Shogi too complex? Don't worry. Let's play the Simple One!
One side of the board is for beginners, played with only 4 pieces at the start on a 3 x 5 squares board.
The other side of the board is "Rocket Shogi", a 5 x 7 squares board for intermediate players.
Both smart and enjoyable step-up tools for real Shogi.

Masayuki Kudo
MottoTanto Cuore Arclight Games
various illustrators Players : 2-4
Ages : 16+
Playtime : 40-60min. 40€

This time, it's winter party! Maid themed deck building game with worker placement element.
There’s a huge outdoor party for everyone coming up, and everybody’s eager to participate in the preparations.
Maids from all houses are busy working in the park where the party will take place.
In this game, the players will call on the maids in the park, and according to the orders of the high class maids, prepare for the party by completing Food, Decorations and Cleaning errands.
Once the game ends, the party starts, and the player with the most Victory Points at that time is the Master of all Maids!

Gin'ichirou Suzuki
Chicago Show Enterprise
Meiz and
Takumi Suzuki Players : 3-4
Ages : 12+
Playtime : 60min. 40€

Make money with casinos and moonshine factories! But don't be the richest!
Chicago is a game set in the era of Prohibition, when syndicates fought for power in Chicago. Players play syndicate bosses and make dirty money via casinos and moonshine factories.
Then the ban is lifted, the player with the most money wins, but just before, the richest boss is arrested for escaping tax, (like Al Capone) and has his treasury halved.
So unless the richest player has a massive margin, it’s the second richest player who ends up being the winner.

Hitoshi Yasuda & Jun'ichi Kawabata (Group SNE)
Cirque du Monstre Fujimi Shobo
Kawasaki [Project.C.K.] and others Players : 3-5
Ages : 12+
Playtime : 30-45min. 30€

Monster circus themed deck building game with auction element
It’s up to you and your circus, consisting of monsters of different races, a “Cirque du Monstre”, to put smiles on the customer's faces.
During the game, you use the talents of your members (with a bidding system), to acquire new sponsors.
After that, you scout new members (and add them to your deck) by consuming the income of your sponsors, or try to appeal more effectively by using special effects of your members or your sponsors.
Your aim is to run the best circus and to retrieve the smiles to the world (and collect the most “Fame Points”).

Madoka Kitao
10 Stars Madoka Kitao Players : 2
Ages : 4+
Playtime : 1-10min. 10€

Advanced tic-tac-toe with sudden winnig twist
Each player has 10 tiles, each with 1 to 4 stars on them. To win, you must line up a total of at least 10 stars in a straight line before your opponent does. An abstract game balancing on luck and calculation.
Enjoy!

Madoka Kitao
Pincers Madoka Kitao Players : 2
Ages : 4+
Playtime : 5-15min. 10€

Small beach animal themed guess, bluff, and "pincing pawn" game!
Each player has 5 crab pawns.
Each crab holds a secret item (printed in the underside).
On your turn, you must move one of your crab in a straight line, forward, backward or sideways.
If you manage to "pince" an opponent's crab (have pawns on both sides), you can look at the pawns to see what it carried.
If it had the Pearl, you win. But if it was the Star Fish, you lose.
It's up to use to bluff and see through bluffs. Who is the pearl and who is not?

New Games of Japon Brand (booth 4-123)
Hisashi Hayashi TRAINS	OKAZU Brand ryo_nyamo	Players : 2-4 Ages : 12+ Playtime : 45min.	50€
Build the iron rails and dispose of the rubble! A deck and railway building game. In Trains, the players are capitalists, managing private railway companies and striving to become bigger and better than the competition. Use your facilities, trains and personnel to surpass your adversaries, and become the King of Railways. To gain victory points, the player must build up a personal deck of cards such as facilities, trains and personnel. These cards are then used to build railways around Tokyo and Osaka, enlarge the cities, and build buildings. And for the Essen Spiel's promo, we've included a bonus sheet of Germany and North East USA maps!
Hisashi Hayashi Trick of the Rails	OKAZU Brand ryo_nyamo	Players : 3-5 Ages : 10+ Playtime : 20min.	12€
An 18XX inspired, stock management trick taking game! Trick of the Rails is set in the rise of the American railway era. Players are American rail investors trying to increase their wealth through collecting stock certificates, and by building rail networks. The investor who ends up with the most valued stock will become the overall Tycoon in the Golden Age of the railroad. Players attempt to win tricks to enable them to manipulate stocks, and to earn more money. The winner of each trick has the ability to obtain shares for a particular railway, or has the power to build a locomotive, or to expand one of the railways of their choice. The outcome of each trick is variable, and is determined by the next card available in the "Trick Lane". This allows for a lot of replayability.
Seiji Kanai R	Kanai Factory Noboru Sugiura	Players : 2 Ages : 10+ Playtime : 5min.	4€
Read the mind of Yore rival! Head-to-head battle with only 16 cards, full of variations! Both players represent one of the Princes and fight to gain control of the country by using their allies. Each ally has a unique strength, and a special power; they all win over some and lose to some. Players will choose one character each round and reveal simultaneously. The first player to win 4 such rounds has grabbed the influence enough to be crowned as the New King.
Seiji Kanai Love Letter	Kanai Factory Noboru Sugiura	Players : 2-4 Ages : 10+ Playtime : 5min.	6€
Love is survival game of only one hand! The players are young men who have fallen in love with the princess, and try to send her a love letter each. The castle's servants (card in hand) are the ones who can carry the letter to the princess, but they can also help the players in other, more mischievous ways. Players can only keep 1 card in hand ? this is the character currently carrying his love letter. However, player must be careful not to reveal who this is, or the other lovesick men will be able to see to that it never reaches its goal. The one who chooses his carrier most wisely, and who managed to deliver his love letter to the princess, is the winner of the game. This is Original illustration and only limited copies, It is worth to get both of us Japon Brand version and gorgeous AEG version!
Motohiro Nakamura Card of the Dead	TAMAKONNYAKU label Manabu Hasegawa	Players : 2-5 Ages : 13+ Playtime : 20min.	10€
Come over tonight and join us! Easy fast and hilarious Zombie filler "Card of the Dead" is a survival card game of escaping from zombies. Players are trapped in a town full of zombies; engulfed in the scourge of terror, they must try and survive from the dead horde. Some will frantically want to flee the city, others will likely seek to barricade themselves in buildings against the terrible siege. Friends may betray you in order to live long themselves. Try not to be surrounded. Use wise your luck and brains. The night shall be over sooner or later.....
Yoshihisa Itsubaki Even Steven	Saikikaku Yoshihisa Itsubaki	Players : 3-10 Ages : 8+ Playtime : 10min	12€
To be or not to be....or otherwise even? That is the new question. A simple questionnaire style party game. Questions are like "I'm always lucky", "I fart at least once a day", etc.All player have to answer simultaneously using the "Yes", "No", or"Even" cards. If your answer (Yes or No) was in the majority, you get 1 victory point. Even means "There will be as many Yes as No". If that happens, players who showed "Even" get 2 VP. For Essen Spiel special, we have a slightly mature-oriented mini expansion "Adam and Even".
Yoshihisa Itsubaki Ninja Chess	Saikikaku Yoshihisa Itsubaki	Players : 2 Ages : 6+ Playtime : 15min.	10€
Not Knight moves. It's Ninja moves! Mini-sized chess game played on a 6 x 6 board. In this game, the rook is called "Samurai", and the knight is called "Ninja". Attack and check opponent's King (Tonosama) by using Ninja and Samurai! A quick and tricky chess! As an Essen spiel special, we add a special coaster with 2-moves problem by the author himself.
Yoshihisa Itsubaki Simple Shogi (& Rocket Shogi)	Saikikaku Yoshihisa Itsubaki	Players : 2 Ages : 4+ Playtime : 10min.	10€
Is Shogi too complex? Don't worry. Let's play the Simple One! One side of the board is for beginners, played with only 4 pieces at the start on a 3 x 5 squares board. The other side of the board is "Rocket Shogi", a 5 x 7 squares board for intermediate players. Both smart and enjoyable step-up tools for real Shogi.
Masayuki Kudo MottoTanto Cuore	Arclight Games various illustrators	Players : 2-4 Ages : 16+ Playtime : 40-60min.	40€
This time, it's winter party! Maid themed deck building game with worker placement element. There’s a huge outdoor party for everyone coming up, and everybody’s eager to participate in the preparations. Maids from all houses are busy working in the park where the party will take place. In this game, the players will call on the maids in the park, and according to the orders of the high class maids, prepare for the party by completing Food, Decorations and Cleaning errands. Once the game ends, the party starts, and the player with the most Victory Points at that time is the Master of all Maids!
Gin'ichirou Suzuki Chicago	Show Enterprise Meiz and Takumi Suzuki	Players : 3-4 Ages : 12+ Playtime : 60min.	40€
Make money with casinos and moonshine factories! But don't be the richest! Chicago is a game set in the era of Prohibition, when syndicates fought for power in Chicago. Players play syndicate bosses and make dirty money via casinos and moonshine factories. Then the ban is lifted, the player with the most money wins, but just before, the richest boss is arrested for escaping tax, (like Al Capone) and has his treasury halved. So unless the richest player has a massive margin, it’s the second richest player who ends up being the winner.
Hitoshi Yasuda & Jun'ichi Kawabata (Group SNE) Cirque du Monstre	Fujimi Shobo Kawasaki [Project.C.K.] and others	Players : 3-5 Ages : 12+ Playtime : 30-45min.	30€
Monster circus themed deck building game with auction element It’s up to you and your circus, consisting of monsters of different races, a “Cirque du Monstre”, to put smiles on the customer's faces. During the game, you use the talents of your members (with a bidding system), to acquire new sponsors. After that, you scout new members (and add them to your deck) by consuming the income of your sponsors, or try to appeal more effectively by using special effects of your members or your sponsors. Your aim is to run the best circus and to retrieve the smiles to the world (and collect the most “Fame Points”).
Madoka Kitao 10 Stars	Madoka Kitao	Players : 2 Ages : 4+ Playtime : 1-10min.	10€
Advanced tic-tac-toe with sudden winnig twist Each player has 10 tiles, each with 1 to 4 stars on them. To win, you must line up a total of at least 10 stars in a straight line before your opponent does. An abstract game balancing on luck and calculation. Enjoy!
Madoka Kitao Pincers	Madoka Kitao	Players : 2 Ages : 4+ Playtime : 5-15min.	10€
Small beach animal themed guess, bluff, and "pincing pawn" game! Each player has 5 crab pawns. Each crab holds a secret item (printed in the underside). On your turn, you must move one of your crab in a straight line, forward, backward or sideways. If you manage to "pince" an opponent's crab (have pawns on both sides), you can look at the pawns to see what it carried. If it had the Pearl, you win. But if it was the Star Fish, you lose. It's up to use to bluff and see through bluffs. Who is the pearl and who is not?

Program 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007

Games Exhibited in SPIEL '12 Event-Meet the Designer! click here!

Games Exhibited in SPIEL '12
Event-Meet the Designer! click here!