Shugendo

In this strategic game you will guide the expansion of your family's farm beyond the known boundaries of the forest. As your settlement grows, more and more people will gather under your banner. You will cultivate the land, build new communities and shape the future. However, you must proceed with caution: your expansion could disturb the spirits that still inhabit the wild nature. Yokai are vigilant and their tricks can hinder your plans if you do not recognize their presence. Increase your influence, adapt your strategies and attract the right people to your settlement to gain victory points.

In Shugendo each player has their own personal card deck. During the game you will improve your deck by replacing the weaker starting cards with more powerful colonist cards. In each round players go through three phases: revelation, action and recruitment. In the first phase they reveal cards until they choose to stop or until they 'explode' by revealing 7 or more yokai icons. If this happens, they can only play the action phase or the recruitment phase. In the action phase players increase their counters based on the cards revealed and perform one of the main actions (explore, expand or develop). Finally, in the recruitment phase players receive various bonuses based on the cards revealed and recruit cards from unlocked eras.