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During the Edo period, higaki kaisen (trading ships) transported materials to Edo (now Tokyo), the center of political power in Japan. There, Fudasashi (brokers) would await the shipment of various specialty goods from Osaka, the mercantile center of Japan.

As traders, you will be responsible for the safe transport of the valuable goods that will let Japan prosper into the powerful nation it is today. Your ships will depart from Osaka and journey through dangerous waters on their way to Edo. …

Example: The revealed card shows a 2. Place the Fire tile accordingly.

In a 2-player game, you add 2 neutral players. In a 3-player game, add 1 neutral player. These neutral players gain Military (as described down below) and their Explorers are present in certain action spaces, but they otherwise do not participate in the game.

After setting the game up as described on pages 2-3, follow these additional steps:

Place a Fire tile on a small action space in each of the 6 rows (adjacent to rounds 1 to 5) by shuffling the 4 Neutral Player cards and revealing them one at a time. Place one Fire tile per row, on the space matching the number on the revealed card (left-to-right, 1 - 4). …

Components

• 15 Basic Hex Terrain Tiles
• 1 Volcano Hex Terrain Tile
• 16 Event Tiles
• 60 Goal Cards
• 80 Tribe Member Meeples
• 4 Arrowhead Score Markers
• 14 Custom Rise of Tribes Dice
• 8 Player Boards
• 1 Action Board
• 96 Resource Tokens
• 12 Village Tokens
• 11 Event Tokens
• 1 Resource Multiplier Token
• 8 Scenario Terrain Tiles
• 4 Tribal Elder Meeples
• 8 Leader Cards (2 Sided)

Object of the Game

You are a nomadic, prehistoric people.

Throughout the game, you shall grow your tribe, move across the land, gather resources and lead your people to victory. As we know, all tribes really just want 15 points to rise above the rest. …

Players take the roles of animalfolk merchants learning new techniques, trading goods, and managing their stocks.

The player who first manages to finish their astounding merchant stall by building 8 ascending stacks of cards in front of them, is the winner of the game and gets access to the guild!

The Guild of Extraordinary Traders operates from Dale, amont the Alps. Although the guild is well-known, it is quite mysterious as the guild's leader and vast majority of its members are unknown to the public. …

The early 1800s is a time of immense construction and urbanization. You are a world-renowned master planner who has been asked by two different cities to help them rebuild their city centers.

Projects of such significance require the expertise of more than one person, so for each assignment you are paired with another master planner to execute your grandiose plans. Will your planning and collaborative skills be enough to design the most impressive cities in the world?

Between Two Cities is a tile-drafting game in which each tile is part of a city. You work with the player on your left to build one city center while simultaneously working with the player on your right to build a second city center. …

Game Board

One side of the game board is divided into a 7x7 square grid. Use this side for the 2- or 4-player game. The other side of the board is used for the 3-player game. The board is further divided into three color-coded levels.

The outer spaces, marked in red, are Slum level spaces. The middle ring of spaces, marked in blue, are Midtown level spaces. The inner spaces, marked in green, are Heights level spaces.

Player Mats

Give each player a player mat. Players use these mats to track several important elements of the game. …

Components

• Game base (2 pieces) with frame
• 48 Tile Frames
• 48 Colored Tile Squares
• Scrambler
• Rulebook

Object of the Game

Race to slide your colored tiles and be the first to complete the pattern shown on the Scrambler.

Setup

Move the frame to the upright position. Randomly place four tiles of each color in the trays on either side.

There should be a total of 24 tiles and one empty space in each tray.

Game Play

1. Shake the Scrambler

Place your hand over the Scrambler and give it a good shake to mix up the cubes. Keeping the Scrambler covered by your hand, shake it from side to side to settle the cubes into place. …

Yokai is an expansion for Kanagawa and requires the base game to be played.

Paint Kites, Lanterns, and Umbrellas in your Prints to earn new Diplomas. Beware of the malicious Yokai, who will try to steal your Harmony points at the end of the game.

Components

• 3 Yokai
• 54 Lesson Cards
• 11 Diploma Tiles
• Rulebook

Game Elements

Yokai

The Yokai tokens represent these cunning spirits. They can allow you to earn a Diploma during the game, but they will make you lose points at the end of the game if you don't get rid of them in time! …

Components

• 13 Case Booklets
• 207 Location Cards
• 2 Special Cards (Watson and Holmes)
• 7 Player Pawns in 7 colors
• 7 Player Tokens in 7 colors
• 57 Carriage Tokens
• 6 Police Tokens
• 6 Call Off Tokens
• 2 Lockpick Tokens
• 8 Character Cards
• 1 Carriage Stop Card
• 1 Toby Token
• 1 Wiggins Token
• 1 Start Player Token (Diary)

Attention!!!!

Do not read any card or inside any of the Case Booklets. This will ruin the game! Read the Instruction Booklet in its entirety before looking at the game components.

Game Elements

Case Booklets: Each case comes with its corresponding booklet which introduces the circumstances of the incident, sets the questions that players have to solve to win the game and the solution provided by Sherlock Holmes. …