Board Game - Tatsu

Choose a side from one of the two clans – yellow or red. Catch Japanese spirits and earn as many points as possible. 

In the legends of almost every people in the world, dragons feature prominently. In different territories, they were represented in various ways: somewhere they were malicious tricksters of all possible shapes and sizes, elsewhere they were powerful and cunning millennia-old creatures with incredible wealth, and in some places, they were mysterious wise spirits. These beings were always considered some of the strongest in their pantheons, and sometimes they even came to the aid of those in need. You can try to catch a few young spirits in the clan battle in the board game "Tatsu." The duel will be fierce, so you will sometimes have to sacrifice your spirits for victory. 
 

At the beginning of the game, depending on the number of players, you need to determine which clan each will represent, accordingly deciding which cards will be played. When playing with two players, each plays for themselves; with four players, there will be two teams at the table, and with three players, teams will change from round to round, with someone being the partner of the ghost spirit, while players will have individual score tallies.

Each player receives 7 cards, which they hold in their hand. Opponents can understand which clan cards you have, as the card backs indicate this. Players will take turns playing tricks. 1 trick consists of 4 cards played in front of the players. When the number of participants changes, the number of cards does not change (in a three-player game, there is a ghost spirit, and in a two-player game, each player will have 2 cards). 

Players take turns and can either play 1 card from their hand or ask any other player to play a card in front of the active player. The winner of the trick will be the one of you who has the strongest spirit. He will take all the played cards for himself (or the team), which at the end of the game will potentially bring victory points. Add up the cards on all captured spirits (of both colors) and multiply this value by the value of the multiplier spirits of your clan's color. If you do not have the latter, you did not earn anything for this round!   

The entire game lasts until someone has a total of 500 points. That player or team becomes the winners. 

Game duration: from 25 minutes
Number of players: from 2 to 4