Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Lead a clan through Edo, bidding for assets, placing disciples, and completing dangerous missions in a lavish modular edition of the strategic classic.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Worker Placement
Commit limited workers to action spaces before opponents occupy them.
Auction / Bidding
Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Action Queue
Place actions into an ordered queue that resolves now or on later turns.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
As a clan elder in the shogun’s capital, build prestige through missions ranging from discreet commerce to assassination. Bid for weapons, annexes, geisha, and other assets; assign disciples across Edo; then resolve district actions while events and the watch patrol disrupt carefully laid plans. Mission cards reward prepared combinations and precise timing. The Deluxe Master Set revises the original game and adds modular systems—including the tea house, specialists, solo and cooperative play, and configurable interaction—so groups can tune Yedo from less punitive strategy to a fiercely confrontational contest.
