Tokaido by Antoine Bauza - A Zen Strategy Board Game About Traveling in Japan, from Stonemaier Games

In Tokaido, you are a traveler in ancient Japan. You will follow the prestigious Tokaido–a road between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo)–as you try to have a rich and fulfilling experience. Pass through magnificent countryside, taste delicious culinary specialties, purchase souvenirs, benefit from the virtues of hot springs, and have unforgettable encounters on your journey. Tokaido features a time-track mechanism in which the active player is the person who is furthest behind on the path. When you are the active player, you can move your character as far forward as you’d like (with required stops at Inns), gaining different types of set-collection benefits at each unique location. Designed by Antoine Bauza Illustrated by Xavier Gueniffey Durin

• ‌TRAVEL THE FAMED TOKAIDO ROAD: Welcome to the Tokaido, the legendary East Sea Road connecting Kyoto to Edo, in Japan. In Tokaido, each player is a traveler crossing the "East Sea Road", one of the most magnificent roads of Japan. Here you will begin an extraordinary journey during which you will discover a thousand marvels.
• SET COLLECTION: While traveling, you will meet people, taste fine meals, collect beautiful items, discover great panoramas and visit temples and wild places, but at the end of the day, when everyone has arrived at the end of the road you'll have to be the most initiated traveler – which means that you'll have to be the one who discovered the most interesting and varied things.
• STRATEGY BOARD GAME: Action spaces are laid out on a linear track with players advancing down this track to take actions. Players must choose whether to advance slowly along the track in order to get more turns or to travel more rapidly to beat other players to their desired action spaces.
• WONDERFULLY DESIGNED AND ILLUSTRATED:  Light-weight, zen worker placement strategy game created by Antoine Bauza (7 Wonders, Takenoko). Beautifully illustrated by Naïade (Seasons).
• STONEMAIER VERSION: Our version includes an Automa solo mode, expanding the player count to 1-5 players. Our version also includes component quality upgrades, a revised rulebook (the gameplay is the same), reference cards, and adds some text on cards and character tiles to accompany the icons.
• A PEACEFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL: With simple actions and a unique graphic design, Tokaido offers players a peaceful zen mood in its play. Time will be your best means to remain clear-signed, methodical and patient so you don’t miss anything on this unique road but instead can fully savor the experience Tokaido has to offer.
• THEMATICALLY DESIGNED MECHANISMS: Traveling along the busy Tokaido road, you will need to stop at Inns along the way and get some food, you may need to take a break from your travels to work on a farm for some extra money, and you’ll want to collect souvenirs for friends and family back home. All of these elements are richly apparent in the design for Tokaido.
• SOLO PLAY: Features an Automa to play against in a single player game for a fun solitaire experience. The Automa simulates an opponent for you to compete against, while your game as a player remains the same. On the Automa’s turn, flip a card to see what action it takes.
• EXCELLENT GIFT: Great gift for families, teenagers, students, couples, and anyone who loves Japan, cozy games, and serene illustrations.
• PUBLISHED BY STONEMAIER: Stonemaier is a tabletop game publisher based in St. Louis and distributed worldwide. Stonemaier's brands include Viticulture, Euphoria, Between Two Cities, Scythe, Charterstone, My Little Scythe, Between Two Castles, Wingspan, Tapestry, Pendulum, Red Rising, Rolling Realms Collection, Libertalia, Smitten, Expeditions, Apiary, Wyrmspan, Stamp Swap, Finspan, and Tokaido.