Iki

IKI is a strategy game that takes place in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868). Edo was the name of Tokyo during this period. In the Nihonbashi area was the busiest market in the city. Along the main street of Nihonbashi, merchants of all kinds set up shop and invited their customers to do business. Near the main street there was a fish market where boats brought their catch and where you could hear the voices and sounds of fish sellers and buyers.
Artisans and merchants, who lived on the outskirts of the main street in houses called Nagayas, were the support for the common people of Edo. It was said that in those days there were between 700 and 800 different professions in Edo and many of those unique professions are found on the cards in this game: lantern and fan makers, tatami mat builders, printers, street traders, sushi and tempura vendors. , geishas and kabuki actors.
Live for a whole year in Edo and try to become the best Edokko, the "son of Edo", contributing to the welfare and prosperity of Edo and its citizens. Hire characters with different abilities, have them work on the main street of Nihonbashi and increase their experience until it is time for them to retire.
The winner will be the player with the most IKI, a philosophical concept from the Edo period that represented the ideal way to live a civic life.