Yokohama

Once a simple fishing village, Yokohama is now rapidly transforming into a bustling trade hub at the start of the Meiji era. With its harbour open to foreign countries, Yokohama has become one of Japan's leading cities for international commerce. Japanese products like copper and raw silk are gathered here for export, while foreign technology and culture begin to modernise the city. At the heart of this economic boom are the merchants of Yokohama.

In Yokohama, each player takes on the role of a merchant during the Meiji period, aiming to build a prosperous business and gain fame. To achieve this, they must develop stores, expand trade routes, learn new techniques, and fulfil trade orders from abroad.

Gameplay Overview:

In Yokohama, players strategically dispatch assistants across the city, navigating various locations to carry out actions that help them grow their businesses. Each round consists of additional and main actions, including placement of workers, movement through the city, taking area-specific actions, and constructing important buildings like Trading Houses and Shophouses.

The game offers multiple paths to success. Players can fulfil achievements, complete trade orders, and utilise the evolving technologies of the era to gain advantages. The game ends when certain conditions are met, such as exhausting order cards or constructing all trading houses. The player with the most fame at the end wins.

Key Features:

• New & Improved Edition: Enhanced components, refined rules, and fresh artwork improve the overall gameplay experience.
• Great Replay Value: The modular board layout changes with each game, offering varied strategic challenges as the locations of key areas shift.
• Acclaimed Strategy Game: Yokohama is ranked in the top 100 strategy board games on BoardGameGeek and in the top 150 of best board games overall.

Step into the role of a merchant and experience the excitement and challenges of international trade during Japan’s Meiji era in Yokohama.