Honshu is an elegant and strategic card game set in feudal Japan, where players compete to build and develop their own landscape using cards representing different types of terrain.
In the game, players take on the roles of lords during the Sengoku period, striving to expand their sphere of influence. The cards depict various landscape features—cities, forests, lakes, fields, factories, and roads—which players arrange into their personal territory.
Honshu is a card drafting and tile-laying game. Each player selects a card from their hand and places it face down in the center of the table. Players then bid using the card’s value (its number) to determine the order in which cards are chosen. The selected cards are added to a player’s landscape and may partially overlap previously placed cards, allowing for clever and strategic map-building.
Certain terrain types, such as factories, score points only when connected to the appropriate resources, such as forests or fields. At the end of the game, points are awarded based on the size of connected areas, the presence of resources, and various special scoring combinations.
If you enjoy landscape building, tactical decision-making, and Japanese aesthetics, Honshu is an excellent choice—especially for players who appreciate games that are both thoughtful and relaxing. 🏯🌸🗺️
