How to Play Iki (2nd print version)

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In this how to play we journey back to the Edo period of Japan. We experience the seasons and hire different artisans that gain experience until they retire. Each season brings new characters, items and problems to enjoy and solve. In the end the play with the most Iki meaning refined and well enjoyed life (calculated through points) after a year wins.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Overview
00:45 Setup
02:16 Special Token Explanation
02:28 Setup Continued
04:10 Added Information
05:04 Character cards
06:13 Building Cards
06:59 Round Breakdown
08:15 Phase B
09:40 Permanent Shops
11:21 Doing Business Example
12:02 Phase C
12:24 Fires
13:57 Payday
14:50 Salary
15:10 Nagoya Bonus
15:46 Food Payments
16:24 Final Round
16:51 Scoring
17:09 Character card scoring
17:35 Fish scoring
18:02 Tobacco Scoring
18:39 Building scoring
18:50 Resource scoring
19:15 End Card

[TheCleaopatra]

When you stop at a stall, you can only do business with one of the 2 characters, not both.

[undertaker]

Very nice guide but i think at 11:45 you are wrong. Im a noob at iki but i think u can make business with the shop and/ or only 1 of the 2 characters not woth both .

[gforud]

At the beginning of each round, after adding those coins to the unpurchased card, you should add 4 more cards to the display.

[NazoSislian]

Thanks a lot for this comprehensive tutorial. Love Iki.

[hanak]

great video, will play it within an hour :)

[triplestrikeatharvgandhi]

I have a query. When doing business with the cards, do the cards give resources from the bank or the player who owns it? A very nice guide, thank you!

[Cataplasmator]

Just to be sure.
Do building cards have to be placed in a stall on the board once built, or do they remain outside the board?

[ABoredGamer]

Have you played Iki? Do you have a favorite Character card?