Sorry We Are French - Iki Akebono, expansion

Ages 14+
2-4 players
60-90 minutes

Back to Nihonbashi

Merchants from diverse backgrounds and from all over the country moved to the Nihonbashi district, where Iki takes place, making it the largest commercial center in Japan. A fish market, kabuki and yose (vaudeville) theaters were located there. The gold (Kinza) and silver (Ginza) guilds were established there and, in addition to minting money, attracted inhabitants and cultural figures from around the country. Wealthy merchants, in concert with feudal lords and the various houses in the region, developed the cultural activities of the city of Edo.

The first Nihonbashi bridge was built in 1603. The Nihonbashi river and the many surrounding moats were used for boat traffic, bringing goods from all over Japan!

The Iki - Akebono expansion adds 5 additional concepts to Iki:
the City Board
Boat Building
the River Trade Track
the Nihonbashi Bridge
the "Grand Master" variant for 2 players
It also contains many new elements, whether additional cards (buildings, characters...) or tokens (fish, tobacco, pipe...).
City outing and 2-player mode
In Iki: Akebono, two new boards are added to your main board: the city board and the Nihonbashi bridge.

The City Board has several uses:
it allows easy placement of Character cards and Buildings,
it brings a new way to manage the arrivals and departures of the city's artisans.
The "Grand Master" mode is an improvement to the two-player game. It introduces a neutral Oyakata, the Grand Master, who moves on the Nihonbashi market against the players. Once he stops in front of the stalls, he increases the artisans' experience by one level!
If he reaches the Nihonbashi bridge, he advances the players on the Trade track.

Contents:

1 river board,
1 city board,
13 wooden pawns,
55 cards (59x91mm),
34 tokens,
1 score pad,
2 rulebooks (English, French)


Nihonbashi River and Bridge
The great novelty of Akebono is the extension of the market, via the Nihonbashi bridge!
This allows for multiplying strategies and discovering new ways to play. This board features a bridge that hosts Celebrities, but also a river that allows for river trade. Players will have the opportunity, via the construction action, to launch their own boats. Each boat has its specialty: transforming resources into other resources, offering additional tokens (tobacco, pipe, fish), gaining experience for an artisan, etc.

When another player uses one of your river merchants, you advance on the Trade track. This grants you bonuses after the Fire phase.

With a bit of luck, by going to the bridge, you might spot a Celebrity! These illustrious personalities from the Edo period can be recruited for free and provide you with powerful abilities or new alternatives to score Iki. But beware, there are only two Celebrities per season: only the fastest Oyakata will be able to hire them!