Yedo: Deluxe Master Set Rulebook

Table of Contents

Object of the Game
Components
Card Anatomies
Setup
- Customizing Your Game
- Advanced Setup Summary
Playing the Game
End of the Game
The Teahouse Module
Specialists Module
Jesuits Bidding Module
Clan Powers Module
- Setup
- Clan Powers
Shogun Must Die — Cooperative and Solo Play
Appendix
Credits

Object of the Game

As leader of your Clan you try to earn as many Prestige Points as possible. You mainly gain Prestige Points by completing Mission Cards, by activating Disciples at certain locations on the game board, and by having fulfilled the tasks of Bonus Cards at the end of the game. Each player counts their Prestige Points by moving their own Marker along the Score Track on the game board.

Components

Double-Sided Game Board

The two sides of the game board are functionally identical. When setting up the game, simply select the side that pleases you more aesthetically.

The game board depicts the town of Yedo with its 7 Districts:

The Castle District (Edo-Jo)
The Gates District (Takanawa Okido)
The Tavern District (Yadoya)
The Harbor District (Shiba)
The Red Light District (Yoshiwara)
The Market District (Kyobashi)
The Temple District (Ikegami Hommonji)

The area above and to the right of the river holds assets that you can acquire during the game:

A. Action Cards
B. Bonus Cards
C. Weapons
D. Annexes
E. Geishas
F. Disciples (Reserve)
G. Mission Cards

The game board also shows:

a. Player Order Track
b. Egress space
c. Bidding Track
d. Score Track
e. Round Track
f. Weapon discard pile
g. Watch Patrol circuit
h. Event Cards
i. Current Event pile

Cards

141 Mission Cards

Completing Mission Cards is the heart and soul of a game of Yedo as they are not only the main source of Prestige Points but can also give you money and other assets. You start the game with 4 Missions and can acquire more during the game. There are Mission Cards in 4 colors. The color gives a clue to the difficulty level of that Mission (but it is only a generality).

There are:

Green Missions (easy to achieve)
Yellow Missions (not too difficult)
Red Missions (require effort)
Black Missions (very challenging)

Also, the Mission Cards are divided into 10 sets:

Basic Missions, numbered M001 to M020
Neutral Missions, numbered M021 to M035
Prestige Missions, numbered M036 to M050
Master of Weapons Missions, numbered M051 to M065
Money Maker Missions, numbered M066 to M080
Kill the Shogun Missions, numbered M081 to M090
Jesuits Bidding Missions, numbered M091 to M096
Specialists Missions, numbered M097 to M110
Soft Interaction Missions, numbered M111 to M126
Hard Interaction Missions, numbered M127 to M141

All Basic Missions are Green. All other Mission sets include mostly Yellow, Red, and Black Missions.

Some sets have the "no solo/co-op" icon next to their set icon. This means that those cards cannot be used while playing with the Shogun Must Die module.

When setting up the game, you will always use the Basic Mission set and exactly 1 card from the Kill the Shogun set combined with cards from 2 or more other Mission sets, depending on how you want to customize your game. You can combine the Basic Mission set with as many Mission sets as you want, but we recommend that you use exactly 2 of them in each game.

For a detailed description of how to complete Missions, see the "Completing a Mission" section of these rules, under Phase 7: Actions.

72 Action Cards

They are played during the game to gain advantages or to obstruct your opponents.

Action Cards are divided into 6 sets:

Neutrals, numbered A01 to A12
Resources, numbered A13 to A24
Rule Changers, numbered A25 to A36
Disciple, numbered A37 to A48
Watch Patrol, numbered A49 to A60
Hard Interaction, numbered A61 to A72

When setting up the game, you will only use some of those Action sets, depending on how you want to customize your game. You can combine as many Action sets as you want, but we recommend that you use 2 or 3 of them in each game.

31 Bonus Cards

These are kept secret until the end of the game, then give Prestige Points depending on their individual tasks. When setting up the game, all Bonus Cards are always used.

61 Event Cards

Each round, an Event which affects all players is revealed.

Event Cards are divided into 7 sets:

Resources, numbered E01 to E10
Cruel Fate, numbered E11 to E20
Neutral, numbered E21 to E30
Closed Districts, numbered E31 to E40
Watch Patrol, numbered E41 to E50
Closed Locations, numbered E51 to E60
Jesuits Bidding — a single Event, numbered E61

When setting up, you will only use some of those Event sets depending on how you want to customize your game. There are certain restrictions to combining different sets, explained later.

5 Favor of the Shogun Cards

Your unique starting bonus. Each of them has the same Blackmail Card on the back.

Tokens and Markers

80 Mon Tokens (money)

The Mon was the currency most commonly used in Yedo. It resembled, and was derived from, the Chinese Wen. In 1870, the Mon was replaced by the Yen as the Japanese currency. The game uses coins in denominations of 1, 5, and 10 Mon (which are not historical denominations, but are used in the game for convenience).

16 Annexes (4 of each)

Dojo (Training Room)
Karesansui (Sacred Garden)
Kobudo-Ryu (Weapons School)
Yashiki (Mansion)

40 Weapons (5 of each)

Doku (Poison)
Katana (Sword)
Shuko (Fighting Claws)
Metsubushi (Smoke Bombs)
Fukiya (Blowgun)
Yumi (Bow)
Nawa (Rope)
Shuriken (Throwing Stars)

1 Cloth Bag for Weapons

7 Wooden Geisha Tokens

Geisha tokens have 1-3 Prestige Point(s) printed on one side.

5 Wooden Blessing Tokens

10 Location Inaccessible Tokens

1 District Inaccessible Marker

1 Burnt Church Marker (used only with the Sakoku Event)

20 Wooden Disciples (4 in each of the 5 player colors)

5 Wooden Player Order Markers (1 in each of the 5 player colors)

5 Wooden Bidding Markers (1 in each of the 5 player colors)

5 Wooden Score Markers (1 in each of the 5 player colors)

5 "50 Prestige Points" Tokens

1 Double-Sided Watch Patrol Token

2 Wooden Watch Patrol Markers (1 silver, 1 gold)

1 No Patrol Marker

1 Wooden Round Marker (white)

Other

1 Non-Specialists Board Overlay

5 Player Aids

5 Clan Boards (1 in each of the 5 player colors)

Each player has a Clan board on which they organize the assets that they obtain during the game. Most types of assets have designated spaces to which they must be assigned, thereby limiting the number of assets you are allowed to own of that type.

Weapons are always kept face up. Mission Cards, Action Cards, and Bonus Cards are always kept face down, although you are allowed to look at your own cards at any time. Any Clan Power Card and Character Cards (if you are playing with Clan Powers or The Teahouse module) are always kept face up.

A. Space for Mission Cards that you have already completed. Limit: No limit. Keep face down.
B. Space for your Action Cards. Limit: 3. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard or play any excess Action Cards of your choice (discarded or played Action Cards are always placed face down at the bottom of the Action Card deck). Keep face down.
C. Space for your Bonus Cards. Limit: 2. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard any excess Bonus Cards of your choice (discarded Bonus Cards are always placed face down at the bottom of the Bonus Card deck). Keep face down.
D. Space for your Weapons. Limit: 4. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard any excess Weapons of your choice (discarded Weapons are always placed face up onto the Weapon discard pile). Keep face up.
E. Space for your Blessing. Limit: 1. If you already have your Blessing, you are not allowed to take any more Blessings.
F. Spaces for your Geishas. Limit: 3. Once all your spaces for Geishas are occupied, you are not allowed to take any more Geishas.
G. Space for your Annexes. Limit: 1 of each Annex type. If you already own an Annex of a specific type, you are not allowed to buy this type of Annex. Additionally, if a specific type of Annex runs out, you are not allowed to buy that type of Annex anymore.
H. Clan House space for your Disciples. Limit: 4. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard any excess Disciples of your choice. (This situation may occur when playing with the Specialists module.) If you want, you can also keep your Mon on the Clan House Space. There is no limit to the amount of Mon you can have.
I. Space for your Clan Power (used when playing with the Clan Powers module). Limit: 1 Clan Power or 1 Character Card. If you are not playing with the Clan Powers module, you can use this space for Character Cards when playing with The Teahouse module. If you are not playing with any of those modules, just leave this space empty or keep your unfinished Mission Cards here. You are limited to 4 uncompleted Mission Cards. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard any excess Mission Cards.

Modular Components

The Teahouse

15 Character Cards

Shogun Must Die (for solo and cooperative play)

30 Emperor Cards
8 Daimyo Cards
1 Cooperative Board
1 Daimyo's Interference Token
1 Harbor Master Token
1 Wooden Ronin Disciple

Specialists

30 wooden Specialists (6 in each of the 5 player colors): Ninja, Samurai, Monk, Onna-bugeisha (Female Samurai), Ikko Ikki (Messenger), Weaponsmith
9 Specialist Tokens
1 cloth bag for Specialist tokens

We prepare each copy of the game with great care. Regrettably, mistakes can still happen. Therefore, during setup, please make sure that you are not missing any cards. This will ensure that your experience is not spoiled by a missing component. If you notice any damaged or missing components, contact us via the customer support form found at https://boardanddice.com/customer-support/.

Card Anatomies

Mission Card

Title and Thematic Text. This sets the scene for the Mission but has no other in-game effect.
Category. There are 5 different Mission categories: Espionage, Theft, Kidnapping, Assassination, and Warfare. These categories are referenced on Bonus Cards, giving you the opportunity to score Bonus Prestige Points based on how many Missions you complete in a specific category.
Difficulty. The color of the Mission Card (Green, Yellow, Red, or Black) indicates the relative difficulty of the Mission. Green Missions are easy to complete while Black Missions require a lot of careful planning over a series of rounds.
Requirements and Rewards. These icons depict various Requirements you must meet when completing the Mission, along with associated Rewards. Standard Requirements are mandatory. Bonus Requirements are optional but can result in valuable Bonus Rewards.
Set Symbol. There are 10 different Mission sets: Basic, Neutral, Prestige, Master of Weapons, Money Maker, Kill the Shogun, Jesuits Bidding, Specialists, Soft Interaction, and Hard Interaction. Each set has its icon to make it easier to separate the Mission Cards at the end of the game.
Card ID. This identifier serves no in-game purpose. However, it may assist you in confirming that you have all the cards, should you accidentally drop them, or if you wish to discuss a specific card with fellow gamers online.

Action Card

Title. Provides a thematic name but has no other effect.
Phase. Action Cards can be played at specific times of a round. This section explains when a given Action Card can be played.
Effect. Explains the effect of the card.
Illustration. There are 6 sets of Action Cards: Neutrals, Resources, Rule Changers, Disciple, Watch Patrol, Hard Interaction. Each set has its illustration to make it easier to separate the Action Cards at the end of the game.
Card ID. Serves the same purpose as Mission Card ID.

Bonus Card

Effect. Explains the effect of the card — how points are scored for it at the end of the game.
Card ID. Serves the same purpose as Mission Card ID.

Example: Some Bonus Cards depict a Prestige Point value in brackets. This represents the number of Prestige Points you will score if both you and at least one other player meet the requirements of the Bonus Card. Other players do not, however, score these Prestige Points.

Example: Some Bonus Cards score Prestige Points for certain assets that you have.

Event Card

Title. Provides a thematic name but has no other effect.
Effect. Explains the effect of the card.
Illustration. There are 7 sets of Event Cards: Resources, Cruel Fate, Neutral, Closed Districts, Watch Patrol, Closed Locations and Jesuits Bidding (a single card set). Each set has its illustration to make it easier to separate the Event Cards at the end of the game.
Card ID. Serves the same purpose as Mission Card ID.

For your first game, you can safely ignore any rules text which appears in a shaded box like this, throughout the rulebook.

Setup

Customizing Your Game

Yedo Deluxe Master Set allows you to customize your gaming experience by choosing the game length, mixing different card sets (for Missions, Actions, and Events), and by using different modules (detailed at the end of these rules). For your first game, however, we recommend the following setup procedure.

Put the game board in the middle of the table.
Shuffle the Neutral and Resources Action Card sets together and place them as a face-down deck onto the indicated space on the game board 1. Return all other Action Cards to the game box as you will not be using them during this game.
Shuffle all the Bonus Cards and place them as a face-down deck onto the indicated space on the game board 2.
Find the Neutral and Resources Event Card sets, shuffle them together and place as a face-down deck onto the indicated space on the game board 3. Return all other Event Cards to the game box as you will not be using them during this game.
Find the Basic, Neutral, Money Maker, and Kill the Shogun Mission Card sets. Return all other Mission Card sets to the game box as you will not be using them during this game. Next, perform the following steps: a. Count out a number of Basic Mission Cards equal to 4 Missions per player. Return the rest of the Basic Mission Cards to the game box. b. Draw exactly 1 card from the Kill the Shogun set, returning the other Kill the Shogun Mission Cards to the game box. If you are not using any other Modules, do not use the Kill the Shogun Mission Cards in the shortest game (6 rounds). c. Looking at the backs of the cards, separate them into 4 decks by their colors. d. Shuffle each of the 4 colors of Mission Cards separately and place the respective decks face down onto the indicated spaces on the game board 4.

In a game lasting 6 rounds, it can be very difficult to complete Black Missions. For your first game, we recommend removing the Black Mission deck completely. However, if you are using the Specialists and Teahouse modules, leave the Black Missions available.
Put all Weapons into the cloth bag and place the bag next to the indicated space 5. Draw 2 Weapons from the bag and place them face up onto both 6 Mon spaces on the right side of the Market 6.
Place 1 Blessing token per player onto the indicated spaces in the Temple District 7. Return any leftover Blessing tokens to the game box.
Place all Mon tokens as a supply next to the game board. This supply is referred to as the "bank". Then place 3 Mon onto the Church in the Harbor District 8.
Sort the Annexes by type, forming 4 stacks. Depending on the number of players, each stack should contain a certain number of Annexes: a. 2 players: 2 Annexes per type b. 3 players: 2 Annexes per type c. 4 players: 3 Annexes per type d. 5 players: all 4 Annexes per type

Place the Annex stacks face up onto their respective spaces on the game board 9. Return any leftover Annexes to the game box.
Depending on the number of players, put a certain number of Geisha tokens onto the indicated spaces on the game board 10. Organize them so that Geishas with the same values of Prestige Points are next to each other: a. 2 players: 1 × 1-Point Geisha, 1 × 2-Point Geisha, 1 × 3-Point Geisha b. 3 players: 2 × 1-Point Geishas, 2 × 2-Point Geishas, 1 × 3-Point Geisha c. 4 players: 2 × 1-Point Geishas, 2 × 2-Point Geishas, 2 × 3-Point Geishas d. 5 players: all 7 Geishas

Return any left-over Geisha tokens to the game box.
Place the white Round marker on space "1" of the Round Track 11.
Place the "No Patrol" marker next to space 6 of the Round Track. This is the recommended length of your first game of Yedo. (The marker serves as a reminder that, during the last round of the game, the Watch Patrol is removed from the board.)
Take the Watch Patrol token and flip it (like a coin) to determine the starting color of the Watch Patrol. Take the Watch Patrol marker of that color and place it on the Watch Patrol icon on the board 12. Its actual starting location will be determined later, after choosing your starting Favor of the Shogun Cards. The Watch Patrol of the unused color is placed next to the game board.
Depending on the number of players, reduce the number of Assignment spaces in the Districts by covering them with Location Inaccessible tokens. Cover any space with an indicated player count greater than the current number of players, as indicated below: a. In a 2-player game, put Location Inaccessible tokens onto each of 10 indicated spaces. b. In a 3-player game, put Location Inaccessible tokens onto each of 6 indicated spaces. c. In a 4-player game, put a Location Inaccessible token only onto 1 indicated space. d. In a 5-player game, no Location Inaccessible tokens are used to cover spaces.
Unless you are playing with the Specialists module, place the Non-Specialists Board Overlay so that it covers the Recruit Action Space in the Gates District 13.
Each player picks a Clan board and takes 4 Disciples and the 3 Player Order, Bidding, and Score markers of the corresponding color. Specialists are used only when playing with the Specialists module, so for this game, return them to the game box.
Each player places 2 of their Disciples onto their Clan House space and the remaining 2 on the "Reserve" space on the game board.
The player who most recently visited Japan becomes the starting player. Alternatively, determine the starting player using a method of your own choosing.
The starting player places their Player Order marker onto the "1" spot of the Player Order Track and their Bidding marker onto the "1" spot of the Bidding Track. In clockwise order, all other players should do the same by placing their respective markers onto the next available numbered spots on both tracks. At the start of the game, the player order is set in a clockwise direction. Later in the game the player order is likely to change.
Stack all Scoring markers on the red space of the Score Track (each player begins the game with 1 Prestige Point).
Finally, in player order, each player receives starting money and assets as follows: a. Mission Cards: Each player draws 3 Green Missions and 1 Red Mission. b. Money: Each player receives 12 Mon from the bank. c. Action Card: Each player draws the top card of the Action Card deck. d. Favor of the Shogun Card: Take the 5 Favor of the Shogun Cards and display them face up (the side with the bonus) on the table. In reverse Player Order, beginning with the player that is last on the Player Order Track and proceeding counter-clockwise, each player takes one of the cards and immediately receives the assets depicted on the card. After receiving the bonus, the Favor of the Shogun Card should be flipped to the Blackmail Card side.

The starting player (in other words, the last player to select their Favor of the Shogun Card) should check the location printed on the card before flipping it. This indicates the District where you should now place the Watch Patrol. Move the Watch Patrol marker from the middle of the board to the slot next to that District.

The Favor of the Shogun Cards grant the following bonuses when chosen:
- Action: Draw the top 3 cards from the Action Card deck. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of the Action Card deck. Also take an additional 3 Mon from the bank. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Harbor District.
- Bonus: Draw the top 3 cards from the Bonus Card deck. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of the Bonus Card deck. Also take an additional 3 Mon from the bank. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Castle District.
- Weapon: Draw 3 Weapons from the cloth bag. Choose 1 Weapon to keep and discard the remaining 2 to the top of the Weapon discard stack. Also take an additional 3 Mon from the bank. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Market District.
- Mon: Take an additional 7 Mon from the bank. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Castle District.
- Blessing: Take a Blessing token from the Temple District and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Gates District.
Return any leftover Favor of the Shogun Cards to the game box as you will not be using them during this game.

The Blackmail Card: The Blackmail Card is a special type of Action Card. Since each player has a Blackmail Card, it should be kept face up. It also does not count towards the Action Card limit and cannot be countered by other Action Cards. At the end of the game, any player who still owns their Blackmail Card (because they never used it during the game) will score an additional 2 Prestige Points.

Disciples: Each player begins the game with 2 Disciples, though there are ways for the players to gain more Disciples as the game progresses.

Unless explicitly allowed by a card effect, no player can lose either of their last 2 Disciples. This protection applies to Disciple arrests as well as other cases in which a player loses a Disciple. If an effect would cause a player to lose a Disciple, but that player already has 2 or fewer Disciples, any "lost" Disciple is returned to their Clan House instead.

Advanced Setup Summary

[Skip this part for your first game]

If you are using any modules, follow their respective setup instructions. If something is not specifically mentioned in the module setup or if you just want to explore Yedo on your own, use the regular setup, introducing the following changes:

Step 2: Choose 3 different Action Card sets which are shuffled together.
Step 4: Choose 2 different Event Card sets which are shuffled together. If you are playing with the Closed Districts Event Card set, also take the "District Inaccessible" marker.
Step 5: In addition to the Basic Mission set and a single Kill the Shogun Mission Card, choose 2 different Mission Card sets which are organized as normal.

If playing with the Jesuits Bidding module, do not shuffle the Jesuits Bidding Missions with the others.
Step 12: Place the "No Patrol" marker: a. ... next to round 6 for a standard 6-round game b. ... next to round 8 for a slightly longer 8-round game c. ... next to round 11 if you are sentimental and want to play the original, long, 11-round game

We discourage the addition of any modules, except the Jesuits Bidding module, when playing the 11-round game.

Playing the Game

A game of Yedo is played over 6, 8, or 11 rounds, depending on the length chosen by the players.

Each round comprises the following 7 Phases which are always executed in the same order:

Preparation — Preparation for the round.
Bidding — Players bid for assets.
Event — An Event which affects all players is revealed.
Assign Disciples — Players place their Disciples onto the game board and their personal Annexes.
Watch Patrol — The Watch Patrol moves and arrests Disciples in the District in which it stops.
Trade — Players controlling Disciples in the Tavern District or the Market District may trade assets with other players within that same District.
Actions — Players activate their Disciples to gain assets, Prestige Points, or to complete Missions.

A typical game ends after a fixed number of rounds. However, the game may end sooner, at the end of any round in which a player completes the Kill the Shogun Mission, which may be found among the Black Mission Cards. At the end of the game, players will score additional Prestige Points from their Bonus Cards, unused Blackmail Cards, and left-over Mon. These end-game Prestige Points are added to those gained throughout the game. The player with the most Prestige Points wins the game!

The Action Cards

Two example cards illustrate this page: "No Auction" (card A04, Bidding Phase) reads: "Play this card before the first bidding category is chosen. There are no auctions this turn. Instead, all players (in player order) may use any bidding category to make purchases at face value. Multiple players are allowed to purchase from the same category. Solo and cooperative game: Ignore prices on the Emperor Card (and the Daimyo's Interference token). All auctions this turn." "New Orders" (card A25, Event Phase) reads: "Play this card immediately after an Event Card is drawn to cancel its effect and draw a new Event Card, or to immediately receive 1 Prestige Point."

Players can play Action Cards throughout the game to alter certain aspects of game play. After an Action Card has been played (or discarded) it is placed face down at the bottom of the Action Card deck. If two or more players wish to play an Action Card at the exact same moment (and they cannot work it out in any other way), the cards will be resolved in the current Player Order.

"Friendly Neighbors" (card A02, Any Phase) reads: "Everybody helped with the rice harvest! Receive 5 Mon. All other players receive 2 Mon." Some cards can be played at any time. Other cards specify that they must be played during a certain Phase or at a specific moment.

Some cards also indicate specific requirements that need to be met. Unless otherwise stated, the Event you played does not have to be surrendered or spent for the stated requirements. You only need to meet those requirements at the time when the card is played.

If a Walls Have Ears card is played in response to another Walls Have Ears card, the two cards cancel each other out. In other words, the effect of the original card, which the first Walls Have Ears card was intended to negate, is still resolved.

Phase 1: Preparation

Skip this Phase during the first round since all preparations for this round are already made during the setup.

During the Preparation Phase you always do the following, in order:

Advance the Round marker on the Round Track one space forward to indicate the number of the new round. Skip this step on Round 1.
All players return their Bidding markers to the Bidding Track from any Bidding spaces or the Egress space (see Phase 2: Bidding). The Bidding markers should be placed in the same order as the current Player Order.
Add Mon from the bank to the Church in the Harbor District: a. If the Church is empty, add 3 Mon to it. b. If there is still Mon left on the Church, add only 1 Mon to it.
Every player who owns a Dojo Annex receives 1 Mon from the bank.

If you are playing with the Teahouse module, add one more step: Discard any face up Character Cards and refill the Teahouse. Reshuffle the discard if necessary.

If you are playing with the Specialists module, add one more step: Draw a new Specialist token from the cloth bag and place it onto the Disciples Reserve.

During the Preparation Phase for the final round, remove the Watch Patrol marker entirely from the game.

Phase 2: Bidding

During the Bidding Phase, players can participate in a number of auctions to acquire one extra asset each. Each round, the same types of assets are put up for auction: Action Cards, Bonus Cards, Weapons, Annexes, Geishas, Disciples, Mission Cards.

The Bidding Order is based on the order of the Bidding markers on the Bidding Track, similar to how Player Order is determined. The auction passes around the table only once, giving each player a single chance to bid or pass. When a player wins an auction they immediately receive the associated reward. See below for a detailed description of the rewards.

The Bidding Phase for 2-and-3 player games differs slightly from that for 4-and-5 player games. First, read the description of the Bidding Phase as it applies to 4 and 5 players. The differences for 2 and 3 players are mentioned afterwards.

Before conducting the first auction each Bidding Phase, each player, in Player Order, has the option to drop out instead of taking part in any auctions this Phase (for example, because of insufficient funds or simply because they do not wish to participate). Any player who decides to drop out should move their Bidding marker from the Bidding Track to the Egress space and then take 3 Mon from the bank.

The Bidding Phase with 4 or 5 Players

The player who is currently first in Bidding Order is the Auctioneer and starts an auction by announcing which type of asset they would like to put up for auction, for example, Weapons. The starting bid is indicated next to the Bidding space of that asset type: 5 Mon for Annexes and Geishas, 3 Mon for all other types. The Auctioneer may not increase this starting bid.

The next player in the Bidding Order must either place a higher bid or pass. If they decide to place a higher bid, they may place any higher bid they like, provided they have sufficient Mon to pay the amount. This continues down the Bidding Order until each player still on the Bidding Track has had one chance to bid or pass.

The Auctioneer then gets one final opportunity to either bid higher or pass.

The highest bidder is the winner of the auction and must now do the following:

Pay their bid to the bank.
Move their Bidding marker from the Bidding Track to the associated Bidding space.
Collect the reward (see Auction Rewards, below).

At this point, if any player still has a marker on the Bidding Track, the Bidding Phase starts over, following the same procedure as above, keeping three important rules in mind:

If the previous Auctioneer did not win the auction, they will remain the Auctioneer (since they are still first in the Bidding Order).
The Auctioneer may not choose a previously auctioned and won asset type (indicated by the presence of a Bidding marker on the Bidding space). That type is closed for the rest of the round.
Any player who previously won an auction may not participate again (indicated by the fact that their Bidding marker is no longer present on the Bidding Track).

Changes to the Bidding Phase with 2 or 3 Players

All of the normal Bidding Phase rules apply, except as follows:

The Auctioneer must choose an asset category, not the specific asset type. There are three asset categories:
- White — comprising the Action Cards, Bonus Cards, and Weapons asset types.
- Black — comprising the Annexes and Geishas asset types.
- Red — comprising the Disciples and Mission Cards asset types.
The Auctioneer can announce one of these 3 categories.
The player who wins the auction may choose, as their reward, one of the asset types within that category. For example, if the Black category was put up for auction, the winner may choose either Annexes or Geishas as their reward, not both.
That entire category is closed for the rest of the round.

Additional rules and clarifications:

Mon is not kept hidden. The amount of Mon each player has must be clearly visible to the other players.
No player may knowingly place a bid in excess of what they are able to pay. If the auction winner cannot afford to pay the full bid amount they must pay as much as they are able. They must still move their Bidding marker but will not receive any reward.
If all other players pass, the Auctioneer automatically wins the auction and pays the minimum bid amount.
At the start of each Bidding Phase, the current Auctioneer may choose to not bid in the current and any subsequent Bidding Phases (by moving their Bidding marker to the Egress space). In this case, however, they do not receive any Mon.
A player may win an auction even if they cannot make use of the reward thereof (because the supply is exhausted, for example, or because they have already reached the limit of a particular asset type). In such a case, they must still pay their bid to the bank.

Example: It is the Blue player's turn as the Auctioneer. Blue cannot choose the Bonus Card asset type as it is already closed (because the Yellow player won it during a previous auction this round). Blue decides to put up the Weapons asset type for auction. The minimum bid is 3 Mon. Now Green must decide whether to place a higher bid, raising the amount to at least 4 Mon, or to pass. Green decides to bid 6 Mon. Since all other players have already dropped out or won a previous auction, Blue now gets the final opportunity to place a higher bid or to pass, giving the auction to Green. Blue decides to win the auction by bidding 7 Mon, paying the amount to the bank and moves their Bidding marker to the Weapons Bidding space, receiving the associated reward. Since Green still has their Bidding marker on the Bidding Track, the Bidding Phase starts over. Green becomes the new Auctioneer and can choose any of the still available asset types, automatically winning it with the minimum bid.

Auction Rewards

White

Action Cards: Draw the top 3 cards from the Action Card deck. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of the Action Card deck.
Bonus Cards: Draw the top 3 cards from the Bonus Card deck. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of the Bonus Card deck.
Weapons: Draw 3 Weapons from the cloth bag. Choose 1 Weapon to keep and discard the remaining 2 to the top of the Weapon discard stack.

Black

Annexes: Take one Annex of your choice (that you do not own yet) and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. You also receive 2 Prestige Points. (If you win this auction but already own all available Annexes, or if the supply is exhausted, you still receive the 2 Prestige Points as reward.)
Geishas: Take the Geisha with the highest remaining Prestige Point value and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. You also receive a number of Prestige Points equal to the value printed on that Geisha.

Red

Disciples: Take one of your Disciples from the Reserve space and place it onto the Clan House space on your Clan board.

If you are playing with the Specialists module, take the Specialist figure of your color corresponding to an image on the Specialist Token.

(If you exceed the limit of 4 Disciples, immediately discard any excess Disciples of your choice.)
Mission Cards: Draw the top 3 cards from one Mission Card deck of your choice. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of that Mission Card deck.

If there are fewer than 3 Mission Cards remaining in the deck of your choice, you will simply have fewer cards to choose from. If a Mission Card deck becomes completely exhausted, you can no longer gain Mission Cards of that color.

At any point, if the cloth bag is empty, return all discarded Weapons to the bag.

Phase 3: Event

During the Event Phase you always do the following, in order:

Adjust the Market. Discard all weapons from the Market except for the 2 leftmost weapons (if no weapons remain in the market or 1 weapon remains, do not discard any weapons). Move all remaining weapons (those not discarded) to the far right of the Market (the 6-cost spaces). Draw weapons from the cloth bag, and place them from right to left in the order drawn on any empty spaces in the Market.
Reveal an Event Card. Draw the top card of the Event Card deck and read the text out loud. Place the Event Card face up onto the "Current Event" pile, covering any Event from the previous round. When the Event takes place, each player (in player order, when relevant) may return their Blessing to ignore the Event altogether. In some cases, the effect must be carried out immediately. In other cases, the effect remains for a whole round or longer. Follow the instructions on the card.

If you are playing with the Closed Districts Event Card set and the Event would cause a District to become inaccessible, place the "District Inaccessible" marker onto the District. Remember to remove this marker during the next Event Phase.

If you are playing with the Closed Locations Event Card set, use Location Inaccessible tokens to mark inaccessible locations. Remember to remove such Location Inaccessible tokens during the next Event Phase.

If you are playing with the Teahouse module, add one more step: Refresh Characters at the Teahouse (skip on Round 1). Discard all Character Cards from the Teahouse, placing them face up into a discard pile next to the Character Card deck. Draw and lay out a new set of Character Cards equal to the number of players plus 1 (minimum of 4), reshuffling the Character Card discard pile if the deck runs out.

If you are playing with the Specialists module, add one more step: Manage Specialists. If any Specialists remain in the Gates District, move each of them one step to the right. If this would cause a Specialist to exit the second space, remove it from the game. Then, move the Specialist token from the Disciples Reserve to the leftmost space in the Gates District. This Specialist is now available when performing a Recruit action in the Gates District.

Phase 4: Assign Disciples

During the Assign Disciples Phase, players place their Disciples onto Annexes or available action spaces on the game board. During the Action Phase (Phase 7), these Disciples will be activated to perform various actions.

In continuous Player Order, until all available Disciples have been placed, each player places one of their remaining Disciples. The Assign Disciples Phase ends when no player has any unassigned Disciples left on their Clan board.

When it is your turn to place a Disciple, you must assign one of your Disciples to either:

any free action space in an accessible District, or
one of the Annexes you have previously added to your Clan board.

While playing with the Hard Interaction Mission Card set, it is possible for you to assign a Disciple to an opponent's Annex.

Additional rules and clarifications:

No player may assign more than one Disciple at once.
Each action space and Annex can only accommodate a single Disciple. If all action spaces within a District are occupied (either by Disciples or by Location Inaccessible tokens), no more Disciples can be assigned to that District.
No player may assign more than one Disciple to the Bower (the 3 numbered action spaces in the Castle District).
On your turn, you must assign a Disciple, if you have any remaining, even if you would rather not do so. Cowardice and laziness have no place in Yedo!
If, due to an Event, the "District Inaccessible" marker has been placed on a District, all action spaces within that District are considered unavailable. You cannot assign any Disciple to any of its action spaces.

Phase 5: Watch Patrol

During the Watch Patrol Phase the Watch Patrol marker moves to another District. All Disciples within that District are arrested!

During this Phase you always do the following, in order:

A. Move the Watch Patrol marker to the next District. The Watch Patrol advances to the next space along its circuit. The direction is determined by its color and the direction of the arrows: the gold Watch Patrol marker always moves clockwise while the silver Watch Patrol marker always moves counter-clockwise.

There can only be one Watch Patrol marker on the game board at a time. While the effect of the Watch Patrol is always the same, the color of the marker just indicates the direction of its movement. The color of the Watch Patrol marker can change as the result of certain Events, by playing certain Action Cards, or by completing certain Missions.

B. Play Action Cards to influence the Watch Patrol's movement. In Player Order, each player has the option of playing one Action Card to influence the movement of the Watch Patrol. (For example, the Action Card "Double Time" makes the Watch Patrol move one additional District.)

The one-card limit applies only to "Watch Patrol Phase" Action Cards. Other possible Action Cards (such as "Feint" or "Walls Have Ears") can still be played as usual.

After any cards have been played, the Watch Patrol will have reached its final destination District. All Disciples in that District run the risk of being arrested!

C. Play Action Cards to save Disciples from being arrested. Again, in Player Order, each player has the option of playing one Action Card (or use their Blackmail Card) to save one or more of their Disciples from being arrested by the Watch Patrol.

The one-card limit applies only to "Watch Patrol Phase" Action Cards. Other possible Action Cards (such as "Feint" or "Walls Have Ears") can still be played as usual. Played Blackmail Cards are returned to the game box.

D. Disciple Arrest. All Disciples present in the Watch Patrol's District, unless they have been saved by means of an Action Card, are immediately arrested. Return them to the Reserve on the game board.

Example: The gold Watch Patrol marker ends its movement in the Red Light District. The green and yellow Disciples are arrested.

During the last round of the game, skip the Watch Patrol Phase since the Watch Patrol has been removed from the board.

Phase 6: Trade

During the Trade Phase, players controlling Disciples in the Tavern District or the Market District may trade assets with other players within that same District. The following assets may be traded: Unused Blackmail Cards, Action Cards, Bonus Cards, Uncompleted Mission Cards, Geishas, Weapons, Mon.

Annexes, Blessing tokens, Disciples, and completed Mission Cards may not be traded!

This icon serves as a reminder that you can trade assets within those two Districts (the Tavern District and the Market District).

If the deal includes any cards (Action, Bonus, or uncompleted Mission Cards), these are kept face down at all times. In other words, a player only gets to see the Cards they acquired after the deal has been concluded. You are not allowed to give any specifics about the cards you want to trade (names, categories, requirements, rewards, etc.). However, you may point out that you think a card is a good fit for another player.

You may not trade in secret. All players must be informed of what types of assets are being traded. During the Assign Disciples Phase, you may propose your deal to another player and suggest that they join your Disciple in the Market or Tavern District. After all deals are concluded, the involved Disciples remain in the District.

Example Trade in the Tavern District: Blue, Green, and Red are allowed to trade among themselves. Red proposes to Green the following deal: Red receives Green's Geisha and their Doku Weapon. In return, Green gets a Bonus Card and a Nawa Weapon. Green consents to the offer if, in addition to the Bonus Card and the Nawa Weapon, Red is willing to give Green 6 Mon. Red agrees and they close the deal by exchanging their assets accordingly.

Phase 7: Actions

During the Action Phase, players will activate their Disciples to perform certain actions. In continuous Player Order, until all assigned Disciples have been activated, each player activates one of their previously placed Disciples. The Action Phase ends when no player has any Disciples left on any action space or Annex.

When activating a Disciple that was placed on an action space on the main game board, you will use that Disciple to, either:

A) Complete one of your Missions related to that District, or
B) Perform one of the actions associated with that District.

When activating a Disciple that was placed on one of your Annexes, you will use that Disciple to:

C) Use the special ability of that Annex.

After completing the chosen action, immediately return the Disciple to the Clan House space on your Clan board.

Additional rules and clarifications:

No player may activate more than one Disciple at once.
On your turn, you must activate a Disciple, if you have any remaining, even if you would rather not do so. (Even if you are unable to do something useful, activate the Disciple anyway and then return it to your Clan board.)
When activating a Disciple in a District, you must choose whether to complete a Mission OR perform the Action Associated with the District. A Disciple which is used to complete a Mission will not be performing any action associated with that District, and vice versa.

A. Completing a Mission

Every Mission Card has Standard Requirements, which, among other things, always includes at least one District. To complete a Mission, you must: Activate a Disciple that was placed within one of the Districts shown, and meet all other listed Standard Requirements.

When completing a Mission you always do the following, in order:

Display the chosen Mission Card face up on the table.
Show that you meet all Standard Requirements.
Activate your Disciple.
Collect the Standard Reward.
(Optional) Show that you meet all Bonus Requirements and then collect the Bonus Reward.
Place the Mission Card face down onto your "Completed Mission Cards" pile next to your Clan board.

For a comprehensive list of all icons used for different Requirements and Rewards, see the Appendix at the back of the rule book.

If any player completes the most difficult Mission — Kill the Shogun — the game will end at the conclusion of that round, after all Disciples have been activated.

Example Mission: "You must have at least one Disciple in both the Temple District AND the Market District. You must own at least one Metsubushi (Weapon). You must have at least one Geisha on your Clan board. Geisha's Prestige Point Values never matter for Missions. You must own a Yashiki (Annex)." To complete this Mission you must therefore activate either the Disciple in the Temple District or the Disciple in the Market District (the other Disciple remains on the game board and may perform its own action later). You will then gain the Standard Reward (shown in lighter color below the requirements). The Mission above would give you 3 Prestige Points, 10 Mon, and 1 Action Card.

In addition to the mandatory Standard Requirements, a Mission will also state optional Bonus Requirements. When completing the Mission, if you also meet the Bonus Requirements (in addition to the Standard Requirements) you will receive the Bonus Reward shown (in addition to the Standard Reward received).

However, the Bonus Reward can never be earned alone. You must always meet all Standard Requirements. Sometimes, you may have to decide whether you want to complete just the Standard Requirements or to wait until you can meet both the Standard and Bonus Requirements.

B. Performing the Action Associated with the District

Every action space is located within a specific District. Each District has its own actions that can be performed only when activating a Disciple within that District.

In most Districts, you may freely choose any one action associated with the District. Usually it does not matter if that action has been performed previously. In the Castle District, however, each action space is associated with a single specific action.

The Gates District [Takanawa Okido]

Recruit one Disciple. You may not choose this action if you already have all 4 Disciples (unless you are playing with the Specialists module). Pay 7 Mon to the bank and take one of your Disciples from the Reserve and place it onto your Clan House.

If you are playing with the Specialists module, when performing this action, after paying 7 Mon to the bank, recruit one of the Specialists currently available in the Gates District. If you already have a total of 4 Disciples and Specialists (combined) you must first return one of your Disciples or Specialists to the Reserve.
Beg. You may not choose this action if you have 0 Prestige Points. Lose 1 Prestige Point (by moving your Score marker on the Score Track backwards) to receive 3 Mon from the bank, or lose 2 Prestige Points to receive 5 Mon from the bank.

You cannot choose the second option unless you have at least 2 Prestige Points.
Foresight — Action Cards. Look at the top 3 cards of the Action Card deck. Return them, face down and in any order you want, to the top of the Action Card deck.

The Tavern District [Yadoya]

Visit the Carpenter to Build an Annex. You may not choose this action if you are unable to build any of the available Annexes. Pay 11 Mon to the bank and take one Annex of your choice. The chosen Annex must be one that you do not already own and one which is still available on the game board. Place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. Afterwards, gain 2 Prestige Points.
Buy Action Card. Pay 4 Mon to the bank to draw the top card from the Action Card deck, keeping in mind your Action Card limit afterwards.

The Red Light District [Yoshiwara]

Recruit Geisha. You may not choose this action if you already have 3 Geishas or if no Geishas remains near the Geisha Bidding space. First you must choose whether to pay 8 Mon to the bank OR lose 2 Prestige Points. Then, take the Geisha with the lowest remaining Prestige Point value and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. Afterwards, gain the number of Prestige Points depicted on the token you just took.

When performing this action, if you do not have at least 8 Mon or do not have at least 2 Prestige Points, you forfeit this entire action to no effect.
Foresight — Bonus Cards. Look at the top 3 cards of the Bonus Card deck. Return them, face down and in any order you want, to the top of the Bonus Card deck.

The Harbor District [Shiba]

Visit the Church. You may not choose this action if there is no Mon left on the Church or if the Church has been burned as the result of an Event. The Disciple converts to Christianity and receives charity. Take all Mon that is left on the Church.
Buy Luxury Goods from European Merchants. You may not choose this action if you have less than 4 Mon. Pay 4 Mon to the bank to receive 1 Prestige Point, or pay 9 Mon to the bank to receive 3 Prestige Points.
Collect the reward (see Phase 2: Bidding, Auction Rewards).

The Market District [Kyobashi]

Buy Weapon at the Market. Choose one of the Weapons available at the Market. Pay, to the bank, the amount of Mon shown beneath its space. Take the Weapon and add it to one of the spaces at the top of your Clan board. If you already own 4 Weapons, replace an existing Weapon with the one you just purchased.

If you own the Kobudo-Ryu Annex, the Weapon will cost you 3 Mon less.
Sell Bonus Card or Action Card. Discard 1 Bonus Card or 1 Action Card, face down, to the bottom of its deck. Receive 2 Mon from the bank.

The Temple District [Ikegami Hommonji]

Receive a Blessing. You may not choose this action if you already have a Blessing token. Take a Blessing token from the Temple District and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board.
Foresight — Mission Cards or Event Cards. Look at the top 3 cards of one Mission Card deck. Return them, face down and in any order you want, to the top of that Mission Card deck. Or: Look at the top 3 cards of the Event Card Deck. Return them, face down and without changing their order, to the top of the Event Card deck.

The Castle District [Edo-Jo]

Depending on which action space your Disciple was assigned to, it can perform one specific action.

Audience with the Shogun. Your Disciple visits the Shogun. Receive 1 Prestige Point.
Audience with the Bakufu. Your Disciple receives new orders. Draw the top card from one Mission Card deck of your choice.
Relax at the Bower. This action will impact the Player Order. The first player to perform this action will trigger an immediate activation of the entire Bower, regardless of the space their Disciple occupies.

When performing this action you always do the following, in order:

a. Shift all Player Order markers slightly to the right, off the Player Order Track. b. The player whose Disciple occupies the lowest-numbered action space at the Bower will choose their new position on the Player Order Track by moving their Player Order marker onto the corresponding space. Repeat this process for the remaining numbered action spaces, in order. c. All unassigned Player Order markers must now be returned to the Player Order Track, starting with the top-most marker. Each marker, in order, is placed onto the lowest-numbered available position on the Player Order Track. d. Return all Disciples at the Bower to their respective Clan Houses.

The new Player Order takes effect immediately! The Action Phase will proceed with the player whose Player Order marker is positioned immediately after the current player's marker on the Player Order Track.

The Bower effect is not triggered if you activate your Disciple here but choose to complete a Mission instead. Likewise, if the Bower effect is triggered, causing your Disciple to activate at the Bower, you may not choose to complete a Mission instead.

Since the activation of any Disciple at the Bower results in the activation of all Disciples at the Bower — if you assign your Disciple to the Bower with the intent of completing a Mission, another player may activate their Disciple first, thereby triggering the Bower effect, resulting in your Disciple being removed from the Bower. If you intend to trigger a Mission at the Castle District, you are probably safer off assigning your Disciple to the Shogun or the Bakufu space, since those are not triggered when the Bower is activated.

Example: The Green player activates their Disciple at the Bower to change the Player Order.

All markers on the Player Order Track are shifted slightly to the right.
Since the Red Disciple occupies the lowest-numbered action space at the Bower, they will be the first to choose their position on the Player Order Track. The Red player selects the 4th position. Next, it is the Green player's turn to choose their position on the Player Order Track. Green wants to be first in Player Order and selects the top spot on the Player Order Track.
Neither Blue nor Yellow had any Disciples assigned at the Bower. However, their Player Markers will now be returned to the Player Order Track, filling the remaining spaces from top to bottom.
Both Disciples at the Bower are returned to their respective Clan Houses.
The Blue Disciple remains since it was assigned to the Audience with the Bakufu action space and not one of the action spaces at the Bower.
Since this action was performed by the Green player, it is now the Blue player's turn, since their Player Order marker is next on the Player Order Track.

C. Using the Special Ability of an Annex

To use the special ability of an Annex, you must have built that particular Annex previously. The Annex spaces on your Clan board only indicate where each type of Annex should be placed.

Each Annex effectively acts as its own action space. When you activate a Disciple there, you can use the special ability associated with that Annex.

For a comprehensive list of the Annexes, along with their special abilities, see the Appendix at the back of the rule book.

End of the Game

The game ends at the conclusion of the last (6th, 8th, or 11th) round, after all Disciples have been activated.

If any player completes the most difficult Mission — Kill the Shogun — the game will end at the conclusion of that round, after all Disciples have been activated.

After the game has ended, final scoring takes place.

Every player scores Prestige Points from each achieved Bonus Card they have.

No player may have more than 2 Bonus Cards in total.
Any player who still owns their Blackmail Card (because they never used it during the game) will score an additional 2 Prestige Points.

It is possible for a player to own more than one Blackmail Card (because they received one in trade). In such a case they will score 2 Prestige Points for each Blackmail Card they own.

If you are playing with the Teahouse module, each Character provides a number of Prestige Points as indicated on the card. If you are playing using the Clan Powers Module, the owner of The Generous Clan Power scores 2 Prestige Points for each of their Annexes.
Every player scores 1 Prestige Point for every 10 Mon they have left (rounded down).

The player with the most Prestige Points wins the game! In case of a tie, the tied player who is currently first in Player Order wins the game!

The Teahouse Module

The Teahouse module gives you the opportunity to meet the greatest personalities from Yedo. Playing it, you will be able to talk to Characters into allowing you to use their unique one-time special abilities each round, effectively using a changing tableau of transient special abilities.

Setup

Before Step 21 of the Setup (players receive starting money and assets):

Locate the following Character Cards: Shogun, Geisha Natsuko, Beggar, Eminent Advisor to the Shogun, Shopkeeper. Set aside the remaining Character Cards.
Pair the Favor of the Shogun Cards with their corresponding Character Cards: a. Bonus Favor of the Shogun Card with the Shogun Character Card. b. Action Favor of the Shogun Card with the Geisha Natsuko Character Card. c. Blessing Favor of the Shogun Card with the Beggar Character Card. d. Weapon Favor of the Shogun Card with the Eminent Advisor to the Shogun Character Card. e. Mon Favor of the Shogun Card with the Shopkeeper Character Card.

During Step 21 of the Setup (players receive starting money and assets):

When choosing their Favor of the Shogun Card, each player will take the corresponding Character Card as well. When playing with fewer than 5 players, after all players have chosen their Favor of the Shogun Cards, discard any unclaimed Character Cards, adding them to the previously set aside Character Cards. Return the leftover Favor of the Shogun Cards to the game box as usual.
Shuffle the set aside Character Cards (including any which were not claimed by the players), forming a Character Card deck which should be placed to the side of the game board.
Draw and lay out a number of Character Cards equal to the number of players plus 1 (minimum of 4). The Character Cards should be displayed face up next to the game board, within easy view of all players. This represents your Teahouse.

Playing with This Module

During the Preparation Phase (see Phase 1: Preparation): a. If any player still has an active but unused Character Card, they must discard it and take 1 Bonus Card instead, keeping in mind the Bonus Card limit afterwards.

This rule does not apply to the solo or cooperative game modes. (See the Shogun Must Die module.)

b. If any player recruited a new Character during the previous round, they should now flip the Character Card face up, to its active side, to mark that this is their Character for this round.
During the Event Phase (see Phase 3: Event), add the following step after revealing and resolving the Event for the round: Refresh Characters at the Teahouse (skip on Round 1). Discard all Character Cards from the Teahouse, placing them face up into a discard pile next to the Character Card deck. Draw and lay out a new set of Character Cards equal to the number of players plus 1 (minimum of 4), reshuffling the Character Card discard pile if the deck runs out.
During the Action Phase (see Phase 7: Actions): When activating a Disciple that was placed on an action space on the main game board, you will use that Disciple to, either:
- A) Complete one of your Missions related to that District, or
- B) Perform one of the actions associated with that District, or
- C) Recruit a Character from the Teahouse. (New option, see below.)

C. Recruiting a Character from the Teahouse

Choose one of the face-up Character Cards on display at the Teahouse. Place the chosen Character Card face down next to your Clan board. This Character will be your active one during the next round (see step 1b above).

Using a Character Ability

Each Character Card details information about its ability, any restrictions that apply to its use, and so forth. After using the Character ability, as outlined on the card, immediately discard the Character to the common Character Card discard pile.

Unused active Character Cards are discarded during the Preparation Phase of the following round. Whenever a player discards an unused Character Card, they immediately draw 1 Bonus Card.

Additional rules and clarifications:

You can never use a Character in the same round in which it was recruited.
You may never have more than one active Character each round.
You may, however, recruit a new Character (for use during the following round) while you still have an existing active Character (for use during the current round).
The Ronin Disciple never counts against a player's Disciple limit.

End of Game

After the game has ended, but before final scoring takes place:

If any player still has an active but unused Character Card, they must discard it and take 1 Bonus Card instead, keeping in mind the Bonus Card limit afterwards.
If any player recruited a new Character during the final round, they should now flip the Character Card face up, to its active side. Each Character provides a number of Prestige Points as indicated on the card.

Example: The Blue player recruited the Beggar during the final round of the game. When the game ends, after discarding any active but unused Character Cards, all face-down Characters are flipped face up. The Blue player scores 2 Prestige Points for the Beggar.

Specialists Module

Specialized workforce has come to Yedo! Now the aspiring Daimyos can hire skilled Disciples and use their special abilities to greater advantages!

Setup

All players receive 2 regular Disciples as normal. Return the remaining regular Disciples to the game box as you will not be using them during this game.
Take all wooden Specialists and place them within easy reach of all players.
Take the bag and put all Specialist tokens inside.
Do not place the Non-Specialists Board Overlay on the Gates District.

Playing with This Module

During the Preparation Phase (see Phase 1: Preparation): a. Draw a new Specialist token from the cloth bag and place it onto the Disciples Reserve.
During the Bidding Phase (see Phase 2: Bidding): a. If you win the Disciples Auction Reward, take the corresponding Specialist of your color.
During the Event Phase (see Phase 3: Event), add the following step after revealing and resolving the Event for the round: Manage Specialists. If any Specialists remain in the Gates District, move each of them one step to the right. If this would cause a Specialist to exit the second space, remove it from the game. Then, move the Specialist token from the Disciples Reserve to the leftmost space in the Gates District. This Specialist is now available when performing a Recruit action in the Gates District.
During the Action Phase (see Phase 7: Actions), if taking the Recruit one Disciple action in the Gates District: a. After paying 7 Mon to the bank, recruit one of the Specialists currently available in the Gates District, placing it onto your Clan House as normal. If you already have a total of 4 Disciples and Specialists (combined) you must first return one of your Disciples or Specialists to the Reserve.

Additional rules and clarifications:

A Specialist cannot be used in the same round in which it was recruited from the Gates District. It can only be used during the same round when won during the Bidding Phase.
You may only recruit one Specialist of each type.
During the Bidding Phase, if you already have a Specialist matching the token in the Disciples Reserve you may not participate in a bid for that Specialist.

Specialist Abilities

Samurai — After completing a Mission with the Samurai, gain 1 Prestige Point.

Onna-bugeisha — After completing a Mission with the Onna-bugeisha, you may convert the money you gained from the mission into Prestige Points at a rate of 5 Mon to 1 Prestige Point (you may do this as many times as you wish).

Messenger (Ikko Ikki) — After completing a Mission with the Messenger, immediately draw the top card from one Mission Card deck of your choice.

Ninja — The Ninja can never be arrested.

Weaponsmith — The Weaponsmith has no special ability during placement and activation, but as long as you own a Weaponsmith, you may have up to 5 weapons (instead of up to 4).

Monk — You always act as if you have a Blessing token when completing a Mission with the Monk. When performing any Foresight action with the Monk Disciple, draw 1 additional card (or Weapon token, as applicable).

Jesuits Bidding Module

The Catholic Church gains more influence in Yedo! With more and more citizens becoming Christians, a new set of Missions becomes available. Will you find new allies and help them, so that in turn they will help you rise to power?

This module can only be used in games that last 8 or 11 rounds!

Setup

Set all Jesuits Bidding Missions aside, near the Harbor District. These will enter play later.
Once regular setup is complete, shuffle the Jesuits Bidding Event Card into the top 3 cards of the Event Deck.

Jesuits Bidding Event

When the Jesuits Bidding Event takes place, separate the Jesuits Bidding Missions by color. Shuffle each deck separately, placing all of them next to the Harbor District.

From this point on, Disciples in the Harbor District have access to the following new action:

Draw Jesuits Bidding Mission. Draw the top card from a Jesuits Bidding Mission Card deck of your choice.

Jesuits Bidding Missions count as regular Missions, with the following exception:

If a Jesuits Bidding Mission leaves a player's hand for any reason other than completing the Mission or passing the card to another player — return the card to the bottom of its corresponding stack.

Sakoku

If you are playing with the Sakoku Event Card:

If the Sakoku Event takes place before the Jesuits Bidding Event:
- Return the Jesuits Bidding Mission Cards to the game box as they will no longer be used during this game.
- Leave the Sakoku Event Card face up next to the Events deck as a reminder.
- When the Jesuits Bidding Event Card is later drawn, immediately discard it together with the Sakoku Event Card, and draw a new Event Card in its stead.
If the Sakoku Event is drawn after the Jesuits Bidding Event:
- All players must immediately discard any uncompleted Jesuits Bidding Missions.
- Return the Jesuits Bidding Mission Cards to the game box as they will no longer be available during this game.
Previously completed Jesuits Bidding Missions are unaffected and should not be removed. They are treated as normal Missions.

Clan Powers Module

Setup

During Step 21 of the Setup (players receive starting money and assets):

Before the players choose their Favor of the Shogun Card (and Characters, if playing with The Teahouse module), resolve the following steps: a. Shuffle all Clan Power Cards to form a face down deck. b. Beginning with the player that is last in Player Order: i. The player draws Clan Power Cards from the deck, until they have 2 Clan Power Cards. ii. From these 2 cards, the player chooses 1 to keep and places it face down in the designated Clan Power spot of their Clan board. iii. The remaining Clan Power Card is passed to the player on their right, who draws a Clan Power Card (thus filling their hand up to 2 Clan Power Cards), and repeats this procedure. (Continue until each player has chosen 1 Clan Power Card.)

Do not reveal any Clan Powers yet.
Proceed with selection of Favor of the Shogun Cards (and Characters, if playing with the Teahouse module).
After the Favor of the Shogun Cards have been chosen, but before applying their effects, reveal all players' Clan Powers.
If any Clan Power Card offers an ability that can be used when applying the effects of the Favor of the Shogun, apply it now.

Clan Powers

The Wealthy

Ability 1: You begin the game with extra Mon: 8 in a solo or cooperative game, 10 in a 6-round game, 14 in an 8-round game, 18 in an 11-round game.
Ability 2: You win all ties! This means that you may bid with a number of Mon equal to the previous bid (and not at least 1 Mon higher). Also, whenever you are tied for least Prestige, you are considered to be the only player with the least Prestige.

The Generous

Ability 1: Opponent Annexes are considered yours for the purposes of completing Missions.
Ability 2: At the end of the game, score 2 Prestige Points per each Annex you own.

The Tenacious

Ability 1: Pay 1 Mon less when paying any cost during any phase of the game except for the Trading Phase. You also pay 1 Mon less when completing a mission for which you have to pay an upfront fee. You do not have to pay the Harbor Master fee to the player holding the Harbor Master character.

The Duplicitous

Ability 1: You begin the game with the Ninja Specialist as an additional (third) Disciple.
Ability 2: If you are not playing with the Specialists module, you instead begin the game with an additional regular Disciple and 3 extra Mon.

The Wise

Ability 1: Whenever you draw any card or cards from the same deck (or whenever you draw any weapon or weapons from the Weapons bag), draw 2 extra cards (or weapons), choose one to keep, then discard the others. If you draw cards using the Messenger ability, draw 3 cards from the same deck, keep one, and discard the other two to the bottom of the deck.

The Seaworthy

Ability 1: You have a personal Location in the Harbor: Convert 4 Mon into 1 Prestige Point, Convert 9 Mon into 3 Prestige Points, Convert 14 Mon into 6 Prestige Points. You may use this Location for any purposes (including Missions) even if the Harbor is closed. When using this personal Location in the Harbor District, you cannot perform other Harbor District actions.
Ability 2: Whenever you take Mon from the Church, receive +2 Mon.

Shogun Must Die — Cooperative and Solo Play

Yedo Deluxe Master Set cooperative play expansion for 1–4 players, designed by Dávid Turczi, Thomas Vande Ginste, and Wolf Plancke.

The Shogun has grown in power in recent months, and it is now clear that his ambitions reach much further than his current station. The Emperor has pretended not to notice but his eyes were fixed on this new threat. Now that there can be no doubt of what the Shogun hopes to achieve, it will be your task to do away with this threat to the imperial order.

Serve your Emperor, do what must be done and prove your skill and mettle against a new kind of challenge!

Welcome to the cooperative and solo module for Yedo Deluxe Master Set. When playing solitaire or cooperating with your friends, you will be facing an automated opponent working similarly to an actual player. Throughout these rules your automated opponent will be referred to as "the Daimyo", or "it".

Components

30 Emperor Cards: 9 Green, 9 Yellow and 12 Red
8 Daimyo Cards
1 Cooperative Board
1 Daimyo's Interference Token

Setup

Remove every game component marked with the "no solo/co-op" icon before setting up the game. This includes some Action Cards, Bonus Cards, Missions, and some Teahouse characters and Clan Powers if using those modules. Additionally, return every Event Card to the box, they will not be used at all.
Separate out every "Kill the Shogun" Mission Card (do not include them in the Black Mission deck) and put them aside.
Select one of the unused colors, these will be the Daimyo's pieces. The Daimyo does not track Prestige Points and does not participate in Auctions, so only its Turn Order marker and 4 of its Disciples will be required.
Set up the game normally, but with the following changes: a. In steps 10 and 14 (of the base Setup), add the Geisha tokens and the Location Inaccessible markers as if there was an additional player in play. (For 1 player, use the 2-player setup; for 2 players, use the 3-player setup; etc.) b. In step 17, add two of the Daimyo's Disciples to the Reserve as well. Place the other two next to the board, they will be used later. c. In step 19, the Daimyo always starts the game as the last player. d. In step 21, each player may choose their starting Missions, any combination of 4 Missions is allowed.
Place the Cooperative board next to the main board.
Separate the Emperor Cards based on the colors on their fronts and shuffle them separately. When playing with 1 player, remove the following Errands: R26, R27, R29, R30. For a less punishing set of cards also remove these four cards in games with 2 players, and in games with 1 player also remove R22 and R24.

Select the Emperor's mood: Gentle, Demanding, or Insatiable. Depending on the mood and the player count, construct the Emperor deck, stacking the following randomly selected cards face down in order, starting from the first mentioned card on top (down to the last one on the bottom). Place the created deck on the "Upcoming Errand" space of the Cooperative board.

Each letter below is one Emperor Card (g = Green, y = Yellow, r = Red), listed in stacking order from the first card (top of the deck) to the last (bottom):

Mood	1 Player	2 Players	3 Players	4 Players
Gentle	g, g, g, g, g, y, y	g, g, y, y, y, y, r	g, y, y, y, y, r, r	y, y, y, y, r, r, r
Demanding	g, g, g, y, y, y, r	g, y, y, y, y, r, r	y, y, y, y, r, r, r	y, y, y, r, r, r, r
Insatiable	g, g, y, y, y, r, r	y, y, y, r, r, r, r	y, r, r, r, r, r, r	r, r, r, r, r, r, r

Place two face down Yellow Emperor Cards on the "Winning Conditions" space of the Cooperative board. Randomly select one of the "Kill the Shogun" Missions, and place it face up over the two Yellow Emperor Cards on the "Winning Conditions" space.
Place the two remaining Daimyo Disciples next to the Cooperative board, these will be the available Disciples for it. Master Daimyo variant: For an increased difficulty game, move one more of the Daimyo Disciples from the Reserve to the available pool.
Shuffle all 8 Daimyo Cards, and place them face down next to the Daimyo's pool of Disciples. Place the Daimyo's Interference token next to the pool as well. Lay out face down a number of cards from the Daimyo deck equal to the number of Disciples that the Daimyo is starting the game with. Turn the second card face up. Place one of the Daimyo's available Disciples atop each of these cards.
Use 3 Specialist pieces belonging to the Daimyo's color (it does not matter which ones) to mark your goals in each of the 3 columns on the Cooperative board. For your first game, we recommend using the Normal goals. a. If playing solo, do not use the column labelled "Highest Prestige", as that will not be necessary.
Place the No Watch Patrol marker on the 7th round.
If playing solo, the single player takes an additional Disciple of a different color and places it on their Clan board. This Disciple will be referred to as the Errand Boy.
When playing solo, remove one Location Inaccessible marker from the Temple District (play with 2 available action spaces instead of just 1).

Errand and Winning Condition Difficulty Targets

Difficulty	Winning Conditions target	Lowest Prestige target (2+ players)	Errands Completed target
Easy	10	18	5
Normal	15	24	6
Hard	20	30	7
Legendary	25	36	8
Godlike	30	42	9

Changes in Gameplay

General rules:

Players may freely discuss anything, including the contents of their cards. We recommend playing with the contents of their hands kept private, but groups may agree to a higher level of cooperative coordination.
Players may not exchange anything outside the boundaries of the Trading Phase.
Any Action Cards referring to Opponents mean the other players, any Action or Bonus Cards referring to "your" pieces mean explicitly only pieces (any game elements) belonging to the player playing said card.

Phase 1: Preparation

As in the base game, this Phase is skipped during the first round.

Perform all steps described in the base game. Additionally:

If there is an Emperor Card in the "Current Errand" space, perform its penalty.
- Some Red cards show several assets to lose: each player must choose a different one; if they cannot choose one, they lose 3 Prestige Points instead (as indicated on the card).
Then, remove the card from the "Current Errand" space from the game.
If there is a face up Emperor Card in the "Upcoming Errand" space, slide it right, to the "Current Errand" space.
If the top card of the "Winning Conditions" space is face down, turn it face up.
Lay out as many cards face down from the Daimyo deck as the number of available Disciples in its pool. Turn the second one face up. Place one of its available Disciples atop each of these cards.
If during this the Daimyo deck runs out of cards, simply reshuffle its discard pile and continue dealing.

Phase 2: Bidding

These rules completely replace the Bidding Phase rules of the base game.

Each player selects an amount of their Mon (including zero) and puts it in their hand. Players may discuss during this what they wish to buy.
Players unwilling or unable to select at least 3 Mon must drop out of the Bidding Phase, they receive 3 Mon from the supply (as in the base game).
Once all players still in Bidding have selected an amount, turn the top Emperor Card of the Event deck (on the "Upcoming Errand" space) face up, and see the prices on its top section.
Each player must spend the amount they selected in the first step, then select an asset costing up to that much (according to the revealed Emperor Card) to receive. Each asset can only be selected by one player. If a player is completely unable to select an asset, they get to keep their bid, but do not get 3 Mon (unlike players who chose not to bid).

Important Notes:

If the Daimyo is the Starting Player, all prices in the Bidding Phase are increased by 1 Mon. The Daimyo's Interference Token shows this as a reminder. (It only applies in the Bidding Phase!)
The Emperor Cards may show prices up to 2 (green) or 3 (yellow/red) Mon higher than the price printed on the board. Red cards have fewer (at least one) assets available at base price.
Coins placed on the Carpenter by the Daimyo (see Action Phase) increase the price of Annexes during the Bidding Phase as well.

Phase 3: Event

Adjust the Market. This step is resolved unchanged from the base game.
Resolve Event. These rules completely replace the "Reveal Event Card" step of the base game. Read and perform the Event text of the Emperor Card atop the Event deck on the "Upcoming Errand" space. Some effects differ based on player count (the Daimyo is not included in this count). If a mandatory penalty cannot be fully paid, simply pay as much of it as possible.
- Remember: No player may drop below 2 Disciples, and if there is an alternative cost to pay other than a player with 2 Disciples losing one it must be chosen.
- Unlike in the base game, Blessings may not be paid to negate events (unless the text explicitly says otherwise).
- "Sending a Disciple off to War" makes it unavailable this round. The Disciple returns to owner's Clan board at the end of the round. The minimum limitation of 2 Disciples still applies.

Phase 4: Assign Disciples

The base game rules of the Assign Disciples Phase remain unchanged.

When it is the Daimyo's turn to place, see the rules below.

When playing solo, the Errand Boy can be assigned as any other Disciple, in any order.

Daimyo's Assignment

When it is the Daimyo's turn to assign, and it has one or more available Disciples remaining, perform the following steps:

Take the leftmost Disciple from the Daimyo's display. If the card beneath it is face down, turn it face up.
Place the Disciple onto the District indicated on the card it was taken from.
If the Disciple is to be placed on the Castle District, place it on the lowest numbered available space on the Bower.
If this card is the current card, repeat the procedure of the card to its left. If this is the first card, perform the procedure of the card to its right instead.
If that District has no remaining free spaces, place the Disciple on the Castle District (on the Bower) instead.
If the Bower in the Castle has no remaining free spaces, or the Daimyo already has a Disciple there, find the next District with an empty space (starting from the Castle District, clockwise or counterclockwise — depending on the current Watch Patrol movement direction), and place the Disciple there.
The Daimyo never places a Disciple on a non-Bower space of the Castle District.

Errand Spaces

Some Errands have an Assignment Space on them. One Disciple may be assigned by one of the players to each such Errand as normal. This space is never blocked, the Watch Patrol never affects it, and the Daimyo never places here.

Phase 5: Watch Patrol

The structure of the Watch Patrol Phase is very similar to that of the competitive game.

A. Move the Watch Patrol by one space in the direction indicated by its color, as in the base game.

B. Adjust the movement of the Watch Patrol in the same order as shown on the Daimyo Cards revealed during the Assign Disciples Phase. Each player may play 1 Action Card affecting the movement before or after (but not during) this. (Possible effects: Change the color of the Watch Patrol; Move the Watch Patrol one additional space; Move the Watch Patrol two additional spaces.)

C. Each player may play 1 Action Card (or their Blackmail Card) to save their Disciple(s) from Arrest. If this icon is shown on one of the Daimyo Cards revealed during the Assign Disciples Phase, players may return their Blessing to avoid the arrest of one of their Disciples as well.

D. Remaining player Disciples are arrested, as in the base game. Daimyo's Disciples are never arrested.

Phase 6: Trade

The Trade Phase follows the rules of the base game, with one important restriction: Only equal assets may be traded. These are the following: 1 Weapon, 1 Geisha, 5 Mon, 1 Uncompleted Mission Card, 1 Action Card, 1 Bonus Card, 1 Unused Blackmail Card.

Players allowed to trade (because of their Disciples in the Tavern and the Market District) can make any number of trades amongst themselves, but each trade must be of equal value. Spare change (less than 5 Mon) may not be given to other players.

The Daimyo's Disciples do not affect the Trading Phase.

Phase 7: Actions

The base game rules of the Action Phase remain unchanged.

When it is the Daimyo's turn to resolve an action, see the rules below.

When playing solo, the Errand Boy can perform actions like any other Disciple except it cannot be activated to complete a Mission (but it can complete an Errand), and its presence in a District does not count toward Mission requirements but does count toward Errand requirements. An Errand Boy can activate Annexes for the purposes of completing Missions.

Annexes that affect Mission completion (Yashiki/Mansion, and Karesansui/Sacred Garden) can also affect Errand completion in the same way.

Daimyo's Actions

When it is the Daimyo's turn to perform an action, check the player aid (or see the list below) to find the highest priority action it wants to perform, and perform it. Return the Disciple that it used to perform said action to its pool of Disciples.

Actions in decreasing order of priority:

If it has at least one Disciple on the Harbor District, it removes all Mon on the Church. If there are no Mon on the Church, nothing happens.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Market District, it discards the rightmost Weapon.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Red Light District, it takes the highest valued Geisha from supply, and removes it from the game.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Gates District, it takes one of its Disciples from the Reserve and moves it to its pool of Disciples.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Castle District, it activates the Bower. If it was already the Starting Player and, as a result of the Bower getting activated, it would become the first player again, every player loses 1 Prestige Point. (This rule is in effect even if a player activates the Bower while the Daimyo has a Disciple there.) Remember to place and remove the "Daimyo's interference" token near the Bidding supplies (any game elements that may be bid for) whenever the Daimyo becomes or ceases to be the first player.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Tavern District, place 1 Mon on the Annex offer (from supply). Each coin placed on the Annex offer permanently increases the cost of Annexes' price whether bought in the Bidding Phase or using the Tavern District's action.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Temple District, each player who does not currently have a Disciple in the Temple District (having the Errand Boy there if playing solo is also accepted) loses 1 Prestige Point.

Completing Missions

Players complete Missions the same way as they do in the base game. Other people's assets and Disciples do not count towards completing Missions. When playing solo, the Errand Boy does not count towards the Disciple requirements of a Mission nor can it be activated to complete a Mission.

Killing the Shogun

On the "Winning Conditions" space of the Cooperative board, there is a face up Black Mission: Kill the Shogun. One player must complete it before the game's end as a minimum requirement to win the game. Completing this is like any other Mission (the player has to complete it on their own), but while it is uncompleted, it is always available to any player to complete and does not count against any player's Mission hand limit.

When completed, remove the card from the Cooperative board (it is placed amongst the completing player's completed Missions), but do NOT gain any of its rewards.

Note that Killing the Shogun earlier gives you additional turns to complete the Bonus Errands thus revealed on the "Winning Conditions" space: allowing the players to complete more Errands as necessary for higher objectives.

Resolving Errands

A new, additional challenge in the cooperative game is the Errands. The Emperor assigns the group of you a task for each round and while a little delay is acceptable, too much is not. As explained in the Preparation Phase, if an Errand is not completed in two consecutive rounds, the Emperor will deal out a punishment.

Completing an Errand is very similar to completing a Mission. Errands have requirements for Disciple placements and assets just like Missions, but they are achieved cooperatively:

The Disciples fulfilling the District requirements of the Errand may belong to one or multiple players. If playing solo, the Errand Boy may also be used.
The asset requirements must be met amongst one or multiple players, but only players with at least one Disciple fulfilling the District requirements can contribute assets. (However, multiple players' Disciples can be even in the same required District to allow them to all contribute.)
The Disciple resolving the Errand does so as its action (may not do another action at the District, or complete a Mission).
- Some Errands have assignment spaces on them where one Disciple could be assigned in the Assign Disciples Phase. Errands such as those are resolved by activating the Disciple on them. The player whose Disciple is activating is always allowed to contribute to the asset requirements.
When completed, the contributing players get rewarded: Most Errands have rewards that are separated by "/", each contributing player must choose one different option. If there are fewer options than contributing players, some will not get any rewards. Simple (Green) Errands have a single reward given to one of the (usually the only) contributing players.

Example 1: Abe is playing solo. He must complete the errand "Death in the Market". He already got one of the Weapons needed, and got a Geisha in the bidding phase for 6 Mon. So he assigns two of his Disciples to the Market District, and one to the Temple District. His Errand Boy goes to the action space on the errand itself. He first activates one of the workers on the Market district to buy the second Weapon he needs, then he activates the Errand Boy to resolve the Errand: he has a worker on the Market District, two Weapons and a Geisha, so he spends 3 coins and takes the card off the board, choosing to gain 5 Mon (one of the printed rewards). He does not need the Blessing, as he can get it in the Temple District later this turn. Had he not resolved this Errand, he would have lost 3 Prestige Points at the beginning of the next round.

Example 2: Abe, Bushido, and Chikayoshi are playing cooperatively. The current errand this turn is "What Friends are for", while the upcoming event is "Smoke and Geishas". Their Disciples are sent to the following Districts: Abe: Red Light, Tavern, Castle; Bushido: Gate, Tavern; Chikayoshi: Temple, two Disciples in the Red Light District.

After activating Chikayoshi's first Disciple in the Red Light District to get the last missing Geisha, they can now resolve the "Smoke and Geishas" event, since Chikayoshi has a Geisha and a Blessing to spend, Abe has the Karesansui needed for both Errands and an additional Geisha, and they have a Weapon each. Abe chooses the extra Disciple, while Chikayoshi chooses to get herself 2 Prestige Points. Bushido gets nothing, as he was not contributing to the Errand — even though he had a Blessing to spend, none of his Disciples were in a location required for the Errand.

Unfortunately, they cannot complete "What Friends are For", since none of them has a bow. Even though Bushido could buy one, once he does, he no longer has a Disciple present in the correct Location. So at the beginning of next turn they must suffer the penalties of "What Friends are For": Chikayoshi offers to give up one of her uncompleted missions, but none of them have an Action Card to lose. So Abe loses his Bonus Card, while Bushido facing no valid option must lose 3 Prestige Points instead.

Completed Errands do not count as completed Missions, but any Action Card that can be played "while resolving a Mission" can be played while resolving an Errand too.

Once an Errand is completed, remove its card from the Cooperative board. Keep all completed Errands together (regardless of the activating player), as they will be required during the end of game evaluation.

End of Game

The game ends at the end of the 7th round.

If the "Kill the Shogun" Mission is not completed (the card is still on the "Winning Conditions" space of the Cooperative board), the players have lost the game.

Otherwise, perform scoring: Each player scores their Bonus Cards (maximum 2 cards each), 2 points per unused Blackmail Card they have left, plus 1 point for every 10 Mon they have.

Then, compare the players' Prestige with the targets marked on the Objective: if each player has at least as many Prestige Points as shown on the "Lowest Prestige" target, and at least one player has at least as many Prestige Points as shown on the "Highest Prestige" target, and at least as many Errands have been completed amongst the players as shown on the "Errands Completed" target, the players have collectively won the game. They may record scores for comparing their future successes. If any of the targets are not met, the players have lost the game as, despite Shogun's death, the Emperor is still not satisfied.

In solo play, the "Highest Prestige" target does not have to be met, and that Objective is not used.

Cooperative and Solo Play — Compatibility with Other Modules

The solo and cooperative rules can be used in conjunction with Specialists, Teahouse and Clan Powers modules:

With Specialists, we recommend using the Specialist-specific Missions to compensate for the added possibilities with added requirements. The Daimyo does not use Specialists.
With the Teahouse, remember to remove the Characters not fit for solo and cooperative play. Also, do not discard Characters the same way you do in competitive mode — instead, see the Character Card for a note on when they are discarded. The rules for acquiring new Characters stay the same: if you recruit a new Character, you must discard the current one as you flip your new Character face up. The Daimyo does not interact with Characters, and the game may become easier when using this module.
With Clan Powers, follow the solo and cooperative instructions on some Clan Power Cards.

Appendix

Mission Requirement Icons

You must have at least one Disciple present on an action space in each of the Districts shown on the Mission Card. (If a District is shown twice, you must have at least two Disciples in that District.) To complete the Mission, you must activate a Disciple in one of the Districts listed among the Standard Requirements.
You must own each Weapon shown on the Mission Card. You do not surrender these Weapons.
You must own each Annex shown on the Mission Card. You neither surrender these Annexes, nor do you need to have a Disciple on them.
You must have at least the number of Geishas shown on the Mission Card. You neither surrender those Geishas, nor do their individual Prestige Point values matter.

The following assets must be surrendered when completing the Mission (indicated by an arrow on the card):

You must have a Blessing token on your Clan board and return it to the Temple District.
You must pay the indicated amount of Mon to the bank. Remember that this must be paid before collecting the reward.
Specialists Missions: The Disciple you activate to complete the Mission must be the depicted Specialist.
Soft Interaction Missions: At least one other player must meet all of the depicted Requirements. If more than one player meets these additional Requirements, choose who you cooperate with. Sometimes you are required to pay another player for their participation in completing your Mission. Remember that this must be paid before collecting the reward.
Hard Interaction Missions: You must place your Disciple on the depicted Annex owned by an opponent. (This is the only situation which will allow you to place your Disciple on another player's Annex.) You must complete the Mission in the following Actions Phase. If completing the Mission becomes impossible, you must reveal it to the opponent whose Annex you have taken over.

Mission Reward Icons

Immediately gain the indicated number of Prestige Points, advancing your Score marker on the Score Track.
Receive the indicated amount of Mon from the bank.
If you do not already have a Blessing token, take a Blessing token from the Temple District and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board.
Draw the top card from the Action Card deck, keeping in mind the Action Card limit.
Draw the top card from a Mission Card deck, keeping in mind the Mission Card limit.
Draw the top card from the Bonus Card deck, keeping in mind the Bonus Card limit.
Take one of the Weapons from the Market District, free of charge.
The Disciple you activated in order to complete this Mission must be returned to the Reserve, not to your Clan House. Since you cannot lose either of your last 2 Disciples, you must therefore have at least 3 Disciples when completing this Mission.
Replace the current Watch Patrol marker with the Watch Patrol marker of the other color. This is mandatory.
Take all Mon from the Church.
Specialists Missions: The Disciple you activated in order to complete this Mission, when returned to your Clan House, is replaced with the depicted Specialist. Since you are not "losing" a Disciple, you can complete this Mission even if you only have 2 Disciples. Even if the activated Disciple was another Specialist, it will be replaced with the one depicted on this Mission Card. If you already have the depicted Specialist, this Reward has no effect.
Soft Interaction Missions: You receive the Rewards depicted on the lighter background. The player that helped you receives the Rewards depicted on the darker background. This is mandatory. However, if you met the Bonus Requirements in addition to the Standard Requirements, only you receive the Bonus Reward.
Hard Interaction Missions: The target player is the player you targeted as part of the Standard Requirements for the Mission, if any. If there was no target Requirement, you may choose your target freely. You receive the Rewards depicted on the lighter background. Target player receives the Punishment depicted on the darker background. a. Target player loses a Disciple. Remember that no player can lose either of their last 2 Disciples. b. Target player loses a number of Prestige Points. If unable to lose all required Prestige Points, they must lose as many as they can. c. Choose an opponent. Swap one of their cards (selecting from their uncompleted Missions, Action Cards, and Bonus Cards) with one of yours, of the same type (swapping Mission Card for Mission Card, Action Card for Action Card, and Bonus Card for Bonus Card). d. Steal one Weapon of your choice from target player. e. Target player loses the depicted Annex. Return the Annex to the supply. f. Target player loses one of their Geishas. (The depicted Prestige Point value does not matter, and the player does not lose any Prestige Points.) Remove the Geisha from the game. If the target player does not have any Geishas, they lose nothing. g. Target player loses the depicted amount of Mon. If unable to lose all required Mon, they must lose as much as they can.

Annex Abilities

Yashiki (Mansion)

Activation Effect: Activate your Disciple here to discard one of your uncompleted Mission Cards face down to the bottom of its corresponding Mission Card deck. Then, draw the top card from one Mission Card deck of your choice.
Passive Effect: When activating another Disciple to Complete a Mission, if the Mission requires a Geisha which you do not have, return the Disciple from the Yashiki to your Clan House to act as if you had one additional Geisha for that Mission. (You do not receive an actual Geisha token!)

Karesansui (Sacred Garden)

Activation Effect: Activate your Disciple here to perform a Foresight action of your choice. (For more information about each Foresight action, see Phase 7: Actions.)
Passive Effect: When activating another Disciple to Complete a Mission, if the Mission requires a Blessing which you do not have, return the Disciple from the Karesansui to your Clan House to act as if you had a Blessing token for that Mission. (You do not receive an actual Blessing token!)

Dojo (Training Room)

Activation Effect: Activate your Disciple here to discard one of your Weapons, face up, to the Weapons discard pile. Then, draw a random Weapon from the cloth bag.
Passive Effect: During the Preparation Phase, you receive 1 Mon from the bank.

Kobudo-Ryu (Weapons School)

Activation Effect: Activate your Disciple here to discard one of your Action Cards face down to the bottom of the Action Card deck. Then, draw the top card from the Action Card deck.
Passive Effect: When buying a Weapon at the Market, each Weapon you buy will cost you 3 Mon less. (In other words, you will be paying 5 or 3 Mon instead of the normal 8 or 6 Mon.)

Credits

Yedo Deluxe Master Set

Game Design: Wolf Plancke and Thomas Vande Ginste

Game Development: Andrei Novac, Błażej Kubacki, Małgorzata Mitura

Solo and Cooperative Mode by: Dávid Turczi, Wolf Plancke, Thomas Vande Ginste

Illustrations: Franz Vohwinkel, Jakub Fajtanowski, Zbigniew Umgelter

Graphic Design: Zbigniew Umgelter, Imelda Vohwinkel

Rulebook: Rainer Åhlfors, Andrei Novac, Małgorzata Mitura, Błażej Kubacki based on original rules by Alfred Viktor Schulz

Rulebook editing: Rainer Åhlfors, Patricia Mackenzie

Rulebook DTP: Katarzyna Młynarczyk

The designers would like to thank Fritz Richard Kosterman for his help in balancing, and for pushing them to create more excellent content for Yedo!

We would like to thank our Kickstarter Backers for helping us bring this game to life. Special thanks to all who helped with community feedback, sharing their ideas and lending their keen eyes to make Yedo Deluxe Master Set the best game it could be!

Board&Dice:

Executive Manager: Andrei Novac Head of Marketing: Filip Głowacz Head of Sales: Ireneusz Huszcza Art Direction: Kuba Polkowski Development Lead: Błażej Kubacki

For more information about Yedo Deluxe Master Set please visit WWW.BOARDANDDICE.COM

Yedo: Deluxe Master Set Rulebook

Table of Contents

Object of the Game
Components
Card Anatomies
Setup
- Customizing Your Game
- Advanced Setup Summary
Playing the Game
End of the Game
The Teahouse Module
Specialists Module
Jesuits Bidding Module
Clan Powers Module
- Setup
- Clan Powers
Shogun Must Die — Cooperative and Solo Play
Appendix
Credits

Object of the Game

Components

Double-Sided Game Board

The two sides of the game board are functionally identical. When setting up the game, simply select the side that pleases you more aesthetically.

The game board depicts the town of Yedo with its 7 Districts:

The Castle District (Edo-Jo)
The Gates District (Takanawa Okido)
The Tavern District (Yadoya)
The Harbor District (Shiba)
The Red Light District (Yoshiwara)
The Market District (Kyobashi)
The Temple District (Ikegami Hommonji)

The area above and to the right of the river holds assets that you can acquire during the game:

A. Action Cards
B. Bonus Cards
C. Weapons
D. Annexes
E. Geishas
F. Disciples (Reserve)
G. Mission Cards

The game board also shows:

a. Player Order Track
b. Egress space
c. Bidding Track
d. Score Track
e. Round Track
f. Weapon discard pile
g. Watch Patrol circuit
h. Event Cards
i. Current Event pile

Cards

141 Mission Cards

There are:

Green Missions (easy to achieve)
Yellow Missions (not too difficult)
Red Missions (require effort)
Black Missions (very challenging)

Also, the Mission Cards are divided into 10 sets:

Basic Missions, numbered M001 to M020
Neutral Missions, numbered M021 to M035
Prestige Missions, numbered M036 to M050
Master of Weapons Missions, numbered M051 to M065
Money Maker Missions, numbered M066 to M080
Kill the Shogun Missions, numbered M081 to M090
Jesuits Bidding Missions, numbered M091 to M096
Specialists Missions, numbered M097 to M110
Soft Interaction Missions, numbered M111 to M126
Hard Interaction Missions, numbered M127 to M141

All Basic Missions are Green. All other Mission sets include mostly Yellow, Red, and Black Missions.

Some sets have the "no solo/co-op" icon next to their set icon. This means that those cards cannot be used while playing with the Shogun Must Die module.

For a detailed description of how to complete Missions, see the "Completing a Mission" section of these rules, under Phase 7: Actions.

72 Action Cards

They are played during the game to gain advantages or to obstruct your opponents.

Action Cards are divided into 6 sets:

Neutrals, numbered A01 to A12
Resources, numbered A13 to A24
Rule Changers, numbered A25 to A36
Disciple, numbered A37 to A48
Watch Patrol, numbered A49 to A60
Hard Interaction, numbered A61 to A72

31 Bonus Cards

These are kept secret until the end of the game, then give Prestige Points depending on their individual tasks. When setting up the game, all Bonus Cards are always used.

61 Event Cards

Each round, an Event which affects all players is revealed.

Event Cards are divided into 7 sets:

Resources, numbered E01 to E10
Cruel Fate, numbered E11 to E20
Neutral, numbered E21 to E30
Closed Districts, numbered E31 to E40
Watch Patrol, numbered E41 to E50
Closed Locations, numbered E51 to E60
Jesuits Bidding — a single Event, numbered E61

When setting up, you will only use some of those Event sets depending on how you want to customize your game. There are certain restrictions to combining different sets, explained later.

5 Favor of the Shogun Cards

Your unique starting bonus. Each of them has the same Blackmail Card on the back.

Tokens and Markers

80 Mon Tokens (money)

16 Annexes (4 of each)

Dojo (Training Room)
Karesansui (Sacred Garden)
Kobudo-Ryu (Weapons School)
Yashiki (Mansion)

40 Weapons (5 of each)

Doku (Poison)
Katana (Sword)
Shuko (Fighting Claws)
Metsubushi (Smoke Bombs)
Fukiya (Blowgun)
Yumi (Bow)
Nawa (Rope)
Shuriken (Throwing Stars)

1 Cloth Bag for Weapons

7 Wooden Geisha Tokens

Geisha tokens have 1-3 Prestige Point(s) printed on one side.

5 Wooden Blessing Tokens

10 Location Inaccessible Tokens

1 District Inaccessible Marker

1 Burnt Church Marker (used only with the Sakoku Event)

20 Wooden Disciples (4 in each of the 5 player colors)

5 Wooden Player Order Markers (1 in each of the 5 player colors)

5 Wooden Bidding Markers (1 in each of the 5 player colors)

5 Wooden Score Markers (1 in each of the 5 player colors)

5 "50 Prestige Points" Tokens

1 Double-Sided Watch Patrol Token

2 Wooden Watch Patrol Markers (1 silver, 1 gold)

1 No Patrol Marker

1 Wooden Round Marker (white)

Other

1 Non-Specialists Board Overlay

5 Player Aids

5 Clan Boards (1 in each of the 5 player colors)

A. Space for Mission Cards that you have already completed. Limit: No limit. Keep face down.
B. Space for your Action Cards. Limit: 3. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard or play any excess Action Cards of your choice (discarded or played Action Cards are always placed face down at the bottom of the Action Card deck). Keep face down.
C. Space for your Bonus Cards. Limit: 2. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard any excess Bonus Cards of your choice (discarded Bonus Cards are always placed face down at the bottom of the Bonus Card deck). Keep face down.
D. Space for your Weapons. Limit: 4. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard any excess Weapons of your choice (discarded Weapons are always placed face up onto the Weapon discard pile). Keep face up.
E. Space for your Blessing. Limit: 1. If you already have your Blessing, you are not allowed to take any more Blessings.
F. Spaces for your Geishas. Limit: 3. Once all your spaces for Geishas are occupied, you are not allowed to take any more Geishas.
G. Space for your Annexes. Limit: 1 of each Annex type. If you already own an Annex of a specific type, you are not allowed to buy this type of Annex. Additionally, if a specific type of Annex runs out, you are not allowed to buy that type of Annex anymore.
H. Clan House space for your Disciples. Limit: 4. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard any excess Disciples of your choice. (This situation may occur when playing with the Specialists module.) If you want, you can also keep your Mon on the Clan House Space. There is no limit to the amount of Mon you can have.
I. Space for your Clan Power (used when playing with the Clan Powers module). Limit: 1 Clan Power or 1 Character Card. If you are not playing with the Clan Powers module, you can use this space for Character Cards when playing with The Teahouse module. If you are not playing with any of those modules, just leave this space empty or keep your unfinished Mission Cards here. You are limited to 4 uncompleted Mission Cards. If you exceed this limit, immediately discard any excess Mission Cards.

Modular Components

The Teahouse

15 Character Cards

Shogun Must Die (for solo and cooperative play)

30 Emperor Cards
8 Daimyo Cards
1 Cooperative Board
1 Daimyo's Interference Token
1 Harbor Master Token
1 Wooden Ronin Disciple

Specialists

30 wooden Specialists (6 in each of the 5 player colors): Ninja, Samurai, Monk, Onna-bugeisha (Female Samurai), Ikko Ikki (Messenger), Weaponsmith
9 Specialist Tokens
1 cloth bag for Specialist tokens

Card Anatomies

Mission Card

Title and Thematic Text. This sets the scene for the Mission but has no other in-game effect.
Category. There are 5 different Mission categories: Espionage, Theft, Kidnapping, Assassination, and Warfare. These categories are referenced on Bonus Cards, giving you the opportunity to score Bonus Prestige Points based on how many Missions you complete in a specific category.
Difficulty. The color of the Mission Card (Green, Yellow, Red, or Black) indicates the relative difficulty of the Mission. Green Missions are easy to complete while Black Missions require a lot of careful planning over a series of rounds.
Requirements and Rewards. These icons depict various Requirements you must meet when completing the Mission, along with associated Rewards. Standard Requirements are mandatory. Bonus Requirements are optional but can result in valuable Bonus Rewards.
Set Symbol. There are 10 different Mission sets: Basic, Neutral, Prestige, Master of Weapons, Money Maker, Kill the Shogun, Jesuits Bidding, Specialists, Soft Interaction, and Hard Interaction. Each set has its icon to make it easier to separate the Mission Cards at the end of the game.
Card ID. This identifier serves no in-game purpose. However, it may assist you in confirming that you have all the cards, should you accidentally drop them, or if you wish to discuss a specific card with fellow gamers online.

Action Card

Title. Provides a thematic name but has no other effect.
Phase. Action Cards can be played at specific times of a round. This section explains when a given Action Card can be played.
Effect. Explains the effect of the card.
Illustration. There are 6 sets of Action Cards: Neutrals, Resources, Rule Changers, Disciple, Watch Patrol, Hard Interaction. Each set has its illustration to make it easier to separate the Action Cards at the end of the game.
Card ID. Serves the same purpose as Mission Card ID.

Bonus Card

Effect. Explains the effect of the card — how points are scored for it at the end of the game.
Card ID. Serves the same purpose as Mission Card ID.

Example: Some Bonus Cards score Prestige Points for certain assets that you have.

Event Card

Title. Provides a thematic name but has no other effect.
Effect. Explains the effect of the card.
Illustration. There are 7 sets of Event Cards: Resources, Cruel Fate, Neutral, Closed Districts, Watch Patrol, Closed Locations and Jesuits Bidding (a single card set). Each set has its illustration to make it easier to separate the Event Cards at the end of the game.
Card ID. Serves the same purpose as Mission Card ID.

For your first game, you can safely ignore any rules text which appears in a shaded box like this, throughout the rulebook.

Setup

Customizing Your Game

Put the game board in the middle of the table.
Shuffle the Neutral and Resources Action Card sets together and place them as a face-down deck onto the indicated space on the game board 1. Return all other Action Cards to the game box as you will not be using them during this game.
Shuffle all the Bonus Cards and place them as a face-down deck onto the indicated space on the game board 2.
Find the Neutral and Resources Event Card sets, shuffle them together and place as a face-down deck onto the indicated space on the game board 3. Return all other Event Cards to the game box as you will not be using them during this game.
Find the Basic, Neutral, Money Maker, and Kill the Shogun Mission Card sets. Return all other Mission Card sets to the game box as you will not be using them during this game. Next, perform the following steps: a. Count out a number of Basic Mission Cards equal to 4 Missions per player. Return the rest of the Basic Mission Cards to the game box. b. Draw exactly 1 card from the Kill the Shogun set, returning the other Kill the Shogun Mission Cards to the game box. If you are not using any other Modules, do not use the Kill the Shogun Mission Cards in the shortest game (6 rounds). c. Looking at the backs of the cards, separate them into 4 decks by their colors. d. Shuffle each of the 4 colors of Mission Cards separately and place the respective decks face down onto the indicated spaces on the game board 4.

In a game lasting 6 rounds, it can be very difficult to complete Black Missions. For your first game, we recommend removing the Black Mission deck completely. However, if you are using the Specialists and Teahouse modules, leave the Black Missions available.
Put all Weapons into the cloth bag and place the bag next to the indicated space 5. Draw 2 Weapons from the bag and place them face up onto both 6 Mon spaces on the right side of the Market 6.
Place 1 Blessing token per player onto the indicated spaces in the Temple District 7. Return any leftover Blessing tokens to the game box.
Place all Mon tokens as a supply next to the game board. This supply is referred to as the "bank". Then place 3 Mon onto the Church in the Harbor District 8.
Sort the Annexes by type, forming 4 stacks. Depending on the number of players, each stack should contain a certain number of Annexes: a. 2 players: 2 Annexes per type b. 3 players: 2 Annexes per type c. 4 players: 3 Annexes per type d. 5 players: all 4 Annexes per type

Place the Annex stacks face up onto their respective spaces on the game board 9. Return any leftover Annexes to the game box.
Depending on the number of players, put a certain number of Geisha tokens onto the indicated spaces on the game board 10. Organize them so that Geishas with the same values of Prestige Points are next to each other: a. 2 players: 1 × 1-Point Geisha, 1 × 2-Point Geisha, 1 × 3-Point Geisha b. 3 players: 2 × 1-Point Geishas, 2 × 2-Point Geishas, 1 × 3-Point Geisha c. 4 players: 2 × 1-Point Geishas, 2 × 2-Point Geishas, 2 × 3-Point Geishas d. 5 players: all 7 Geishas

Return any left-over Geisha tokens to the game box.
Place the white Round marker on space "1" of the Round Track 11.
Place the "No Patrol" marker next to space 6 of the Round Track. This is the recommended length of your first game of Yedo. (The marker serves as a reminder that, during the last round of the game, the Watch Patrol is removed from the board.)
Take the Watch Patrol token and flip it (like a coin) to determine the starting color of the Watch Patrol. Take the Watch Patrol marker of that color and place it on the Watch Patrol icon on the board 12. Its actual starting location will be determined later, after choosing your starting Favor of the Shogun Cards. The Watch Patrol of the unused color is placed next to the game board.
Depending on the number of players, reduce the number of Assignment spaces in the Districts by covering them with Location Inaccessible tokens. Cover any space with an indicated player count greater than the current number of players, as indicated below: a. In a 2-player game, put Location Inaccessible tokens onto each of 10 indicated spaces. b. In a 3-player game, put Location Inaccessible tokens onto each of 6 indicated spaces. c. In a 4-player game, put a Location Inaccessible token only onto 1 indicated space. d. In a 5-player game, no Location Inaccessible tokens are used to cover spaces.
Unless you are playing with the Specialists module, place the Non-Specialists Board Overlay so that it covers the Recruit Action Space in the Gates District 13.
Each player picks a Clan board and takes 4 Disciples and the 3 Player Order, Bidding, and Score markers of the corresponding color. Specialists are used only when playing with the Specialists module, so for this game, return them to the game box.
Each player places 2 of their Disciples onto their Clan House space and the remaining 2 on the "Reserve" space on the game board.
The player who most recently visited Japan becomes the starting player. Alternatively, determine the starting player using a method of your own choosing.
The starting player places their Player Order marker onto the "1" spot of the Player Order Track and their Bidding marker onto the "1" spot of the Bidding Track. In clockwise order, all other players should do the same by placing their respective markers onto the next available numbered spots on both tracks. At the start of the game, the player order is set in a clockwise direction. Later in the game the player order is likely to change.
Stack all Scoring markers on the red space of the Score Track (each player begins the game with 1 Prestige Point).
Finally, in player order, each player receives starting money and assets as follows: a. Mission Cards: Each player draws 3 Green Missions and 1 Red Mission. b. Money: Each player receives 12 Mon from the bank. c. Action Card: Each player draws the top card of the Action Card deck. d. Favor of the Shogun Card: Take the 5 Favor of the Shogun Cards and display them face up (the side with the bonus) on the table. In reverse Player Order, beginning with the player that is last on the Player Order Track and proceeding counter-clockwise, each player takes one of the cards and immediately receives the assets depicted on the card. After receiving the bonus, the Favor of the Shogun Card should be flipped to the Blackmail Card side.

The starting player (in other words, the last player to select their Favor of the Shogun Card) should check the location printed on the card before flipping it. This indicates the District where you should now place the Watch Patrol. Move the Watch Patrol marker from the middle of the board to the slot next to that District.

The Favor of the Shogun Cards grant the following bonuses when chosen:
- Action: Draw the top 3 cards from the Action Card deck. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of the Action Card deck. Also take an additional 3 Mon from the bank. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Harbor District.
- Bonus: Draw the top 3 cards from the Bonus Card deck. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of the Bonus Card deck. Also take an additional 3 Mon from the bank. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Castle District.
- Weapon: Draw 3 Weapons from the cloth bag. Choose 1 Weapon to keep and discard the remaining 2 to the top of the Weapon discard stack. Also take an additional 3 Mon from the bank. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Market District.
- Mon: Take an additional 7 Mon from the bank. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Castle District.
- Blessing: Take a Blessing token from the Temple District and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. If chosen by the starting player: the Watch Patrol starts at the Gates District.
Return any leftover Favor of the Shogun Cards to the game box as you will not be using them during this game.

Disciples: Each player begins the game with 2 Disciples, though there are ways for the players to gain more Disciples as the game progresses.

Advanced Setup Summary

[Skip this part for your first game]

Step 2: Choose 3 different Action Card sets which are shuffled together.
Step 4: Choose 2 different Event Card sets which are shuffled together. If you are playing with the Closed Districts Event Card set, also take the "District Inaccessible" marker.
Step 5: In addition to the Basic Mission set and a single Kill the Shogun Mission Card, choose 2 different Mission Card sets which are organized as normal.

If playing with the Jesuits Bidding module, do not shuffle the Jesuits Bidding Missions with the others.
Step 12: Place the "No Patrol" marker: a. ... next to round 6 for a standard 6-round game b. ... next to round 8 for a slightly longer 8-round game c. ... next to round 11 if you are sentimental and want to play the original, long, 11-round game

We discourage the addition of any modules, except the Jesuits Bidding module, when playing the 11-round game.

Playing the Game

A game of Yedo is played over 6, 8, or 11 rounds, depending on the length chosen by the players.

Each round comprises the following 7 Phases which are always executed in the same order:

Preparation — Preparation for the round.
Bidding — Players bid for assets.
Event — An Event which affects all players is revealed.
Assign Disciples — Players place their Disciples onto the game board and their personal Annexes.
Watch Patrol — The Watch Patrol moves and arrests Disciples in the District in which it stops.
Trade — Players controlling Disciples in the Tavern District or the Market District may trade assets with other players within that same District.
Actions — Players activate their Disciples to gain assets, Prestige Points, or to complete Missions.

The Action Cards

Phase 1: Preparation

Skip this Phase during the first round since all preparations for this round are already made during the setup.

During the Preparation Phase you always do the following, in order:

Advance the Round marker on the Round Track one space forward to indicate the number of the new round. Skip this step on Round 1.
All players return their Bidding markers to the Bidding Track from any Bidding spaces or the Egress space (see Phase 2: Bidding). The Bidding markers should be placed in the same order as the current Player Order.
Add Mon from the bank to the Church in the Harbor District: a. If the Church is empty, add 3 Mon to it. b. If there is still Mon left on the Church, add only 1 Mon to it.
Every player who owns a Dojo Annex receives 1 Mon from the bank.

If you are playing with the Teahouse module, add one more step: Discard any face up Character Cards and refill the Teahouse. Reshuffle the discard if necessary.

If you are playing with the Specialists module, add one more step: Draw a new Specialist token from the cloth bag and place it onto the Disciples Reserve.

During the Preparation Phase for the final round, remove the Watch Patrol marker entirely from the game.

Phase 2: Bidding

The Bidding Phase with 4 or 5 Players

The Auctioneer then gets one final opportunity to either bid higher or pass.

The highest bidder is the winner of the auction and must now do the following:

Pay their bid to the bank.
Move their Bidding marker from the Bidding Track to the associated Bidding space.
Collect the reward (see Auction Rewards, below).

At this point, if any player still has a marker on the Bidding Track, the Bidding Phase starts over, following the same procedure as above, keeping three important rules in mind:

If the previous Auctioneer did not win the auction, they will remain the Auctioneer (since they are still first in the Bidding Order).
The Auctioneer may not choose a previously auctioned and won asset type (indicated by the presence of a Bidding marker on the Bidding space). That type is closed for the rest of the round.
Any player who previously won an auction may not participate again (indicated by the fact that their Bidding marker is no longer present on the Bidding Track).

Changes to the Bidding Phase with 2 or 3 Players

All of the normal Bidding Phase rules apply, except as follows:

The Auctioneer must choose an asset category, not the specific asset type. There are three asset categories:
- White — comprising the Action Cards, Bonus Cards, and Weapons asset types.
- Black — comprising the Annexes and Geishas asset types.
- Red — comprising the Disciples and Mission Cards asset types.
The Auctioneer can announce one of these 3 categories.
The player who wins the auction may choose, as their reward, one of the asset types within that category. For example, if the Black category was put up for auction, the winner may choose either Annexes or Geishas as their reward, not both.
That entire category is closed for the rest of the round.

Additional rules and clarifications:

Mon is not kept hidden. The amount of Mon each player has must be clearly visible to the other players.
No player may knowingly place a bid in excess of what they are able to pay. If the auction winner cannot afford to pay the full bid amount they must pay as much as they are able. They must still move their Bidding marker but will not receive any reward.
If all other players pass, the Auctioneer automatically wins the auction and pays the minimum bid amount.
At the start of each Bidding Phase, the current Auctioneer may choose to not bid in the current and any subsequent Bidding Phases (by moving their Bidding marker to the Egress space). In this case, however, they do not receive any Mon.
A player may win an auction even if they cannot make use of the reward thereof (because the supply is exhausted, for example, or because they have already reached the limit of a particular asset type). In such a case, they must still pay their bid to the bank.

Auction Rewards

White

Action Cards: Draw the top 3 cards from the Action Card deck. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of the Action Card deck.
Bonus Cards: Draw the top 3 cards from the Bonus Card deck. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of the Bonus Card deck.
Weapons: Draw 3 Weapons from the cloth bag. Choose 1 Weapon to keep and discard the remaining 2 to the top of the Weapon discard stack.

Black

Annexes: Take one Annex of your choice (that you do not own yet) and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. You also receive 2 Prestige Points. (If you win this auction but already own all available Annexes, or if the supply is exhausted, you still receive the 2 Prestige Points as reward.)
Geishas: Take the Geisha with the highest remaining Prestige Point value and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. You also receive a number of Prestige Points equal to the value printed on that Geisha.

Red

Disciples: Take one of your Disciples from the Reserve space and place it onto the Clan House space on your Clan board.

If you are playing with the Specialists module, take the Specialist figure of your color corresponding to an image on the Specialist Token.

(If you exceed the limit of 4 Disciples, immediately discard any excess Disciples of your choice.)
Mission Cards: Draw the top 3 cards from one Mission Card deck of your choice. Choose 1 card to keep and discard the remaining 2 cards to the bottom of that Mission Card deck.

If there are fewer than 3 Mission Cards remaining in the deck of your choice, you will simply have fewer cards to choose from. If a Mission Card deck becomes completely exhausted, you can no longer gain Mission Cards of that color.

At any point, if the cloth bag is empty, return all discarded Weapons to the bag.

Phase 3: Event

During the Event Phase you always do the following, in order:

Adjust the Market. Discard all weapons from the Market except for the 2 leftmost weapons (if no weapons remain in the market or 1 weapon remains, do not discard any weapons). Move all remaining weapons (those not discarded) to the far right of the Market (the 6-cost spaces). Draw weapons from the cloth bag, and place them from right to left in the order drawn on any empty spaces in the Market.
Reveal an Event Card. Draw the top card of the Event Card deck and read the text out loud. Place the Event Card face up onto the "Current Event" pile, covering any Event from the previous round. When the Event takes place, each player (in player order, when relevant) may return their Blessing to ignore the Event altogether. In some cases, the effect must be carried out immediately. In other cases, the effect remains for a whole round or longer. Follow the instructions on the card.

If you are playing with the Closed Districts Event Card set and the Event would cause a District to become inaccessible, place the "District Inaccessible" marker onto the District. Remember to remove this marker during the next Event Phase.

If you are playing with the Closed Locations Event Card set, use Location Inaccessible tokens to mark inaccessible locations. Remember to remove such Location Inaccessible tokens during the next Event Phase.

If you are playing with the Teahouse module, add one more step: Refresh Characters at the Teahouse (skip on Round 1). Discard all Character Cards from the Teahouse, placing them face up into a discard pile next to the Character Card deck. Draw and lay out a new set of Character Cards equal to the number of players plus 1 (minimum of 4), reshuffling the Character Card discard pile if the deck runs out.

If you are playing with the Specialists module, add one more step: Manage Specialists. If any Specialists remain in the Gates District, move each of them one step to the right. If this would cause a Specialist to exit the second space, remove it from the game. Then, move the Specialist token from the Disciples Reserve to the leftmost space in the Gates District. This Specialist is now available when performing a Recruit action in the Gates District.

Phase 4: Assign Disciples

When it is your turn to place a Disciple, you must assign one of your Disciples to either:

any free action space in an accessible District, or
one of the Annexes you have previously added to your Clan board.

While playing with the Hard Interaction Mission Card set, it is possible for you to assign a Disciple to an opponent's Annex.

Additional rules and clarifications:

No player may assign more than one Disciple at once.
Each action space and Annex can only accommodate a single Disciple. If all action spaces within a District are occupied (either by Disciples or by Location Inaccessible tokens), no more Disciples can be assigned to that District.
No player may assign more than one Disciple to the Bower (the 3 numbered action spaces in the Castle District).
On your turn, you must assign a Disciple, if you have any remaining, even if you would rather not do so. Cowardice and laziness have no place in Yedo!
If, due to an Event, the "District Inaccessible" marker has been placed on a District, all action spaces within that District are considered unavailable. You cannot assign any Disciple to any of its action spaces.

Phase 5: Watch Patrol

During the Watch Patrol Phase the Watch Patrol marker moves to another District. All Disciples within that District are arrested!

During this Phase you always do the following, in order:

The one-card limit applies only to "Watch Patrol Phase" Action Cards. Other possible Action Cards (such as "Feint" or "Walls Have Ears") can still be played as usual.

After any cards have been played, the Watch Patrol will have reached its final destination District. All Disciples in that District run the risk of being arrested!

Example: The gold Watch Patrol marker ends its movement in the Red Light District. The green and yellow Disciples are arrested.

During the last round of the game, skip the Watch Patrol Phase since the Watch Patrol has been removed from the board.

Phase 6: Trade

Annexes, Blessing tokens, Disciples, and completed Mission Cards may not be traded!

This icon serves as a reminder that you can trade assets within those two Districts (the Tavern District and the Market District).

Phase 7: Actions

When activating a Disciple that was placed on an action space on the main game board, you will use that Disciple to, either:

A) Complete one of your Missions related to that District, or
B) Perform one of the actions associated with that District.

When activating a Disciple that was placed on one of your Annexes, you will use that Disciple to:

C) Use the special ability of that Annex.

After completing the chosen action, immediately return the Disciple to the Clan House space on your Clan board.

Additional rules and clarifications:

No player may activate more than one Disciple at once.
On your turn, you must activate a Disciple, if you have any remaining, even if you would rather not do so. (Even if you are unable to do something useful, activate the Disciple anyway and then return it to your Clan board.)
When activating a Disciple in a District, you must choose whether to complete a Mission OR perform the Action Associated with the District. A Disciple which is used to complete a Mission will not be performing any action associated with that District, and vice versa.

A. Completing a Mission

When completing a Mission you always do the following, in order:

Display the chosen Mission Card face up on the table.
Show that you meet all Standard Requirements.
Activate your Disciple.
Collect the Standard Reward.
(Optional) Show that you meet all Bonus Requirements and then collect the Bonus Reward.
Place the Mission Card face down onto your "Completed Mission Cards" pile next to your Clan board.

For a comprehensive list of all icons used for different Requirements and Rewards, see the Appendix at the back of the rule book.

If any player completes the most difficult Mission — Kill the Shogun — the game will end at the conclusion of that round, after all Disciples have been activated.

B. Performing the Action Associated with the District

Every action space is located within a specific District. Each District has its own actions that can be performed only when activating a Disciple within that District.

The Gates District [Takanawa Okido]

Recruit one Disciple. You may not choose this action if you already have all 4 Disciples (unless you are playing with the Specialists module). Pay 7 Mon to the bank and take one of your Disciples from the Reserve and place it onto your Clan House.

If you are playing with the Specialists module, when performing this action, after paying 7 Mon to the bank, recruit one of the Specialists currently available in the Gates District. If you already have a total of 4 Disciples and Specialists (combined) you must first return one of your Disciples or Specialists to the Reserve.
Beg. You may not choose this action if you have 0 Prestige Points. Lose 1 Prestige Point (by moving your Score marker on the Score Track backwards) to receive 3 Mon from the bank, or lose 2 Prestige Points to receive 5 Mon from the bank.

You cannot choose the second option unless you have at least 2 Prestige Points.
Foresight — Action Cards. Look at the top 3 cards of the Action Card deck. Return them, face down and in any order you want, to the top of the Action Card deck.

The Tavern District [Yadoya]

Visit the Carpenter to Build an Annex. You may not choose this action if you are unable to build any of the available Annexes. Pay 11 Mon to the bank and take one Annex of your choice. The chosen Annex must be one that you do not already own and one which is still available on the game board. Place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. Afterwards, gain 2 Prestige Points.
Buy Action Card. Pay 4 Mon to the bank to draw the top card from the Action Card deck, keeping in mind your Action Card limit afterwards.

The Red Light District [Yoshiwara]

Recruit Geisha. You may not choose this action if you already have 3 Geishas or if no Geishas remains near the Geisha Bidding space. First you must choose whether to pay 8 Mon to the bank OR lose 2 Prestige Points. Then, take the Geisha with the lowest remaining Prestige Point value and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board. Afterwards, gain the number of Prestige Points depicted on the token you just took.

When performing this action, if you do not have at least 8 Mon or do not have at least 2 Prestige Points, you forfeit this entire action to no effect.
Foresight — Bonus Cards. Look at the top 3 cards of the Bonus Card deck. Return them, face down and in any order you want, to the top of the Bonus Card deck.

The Harbor District [Shiba]

Visit the Church. You may not choose this action if there is no Mon left on the Church or if the Church has been burned as the result of an Event. The Disciple converts to Christianity and receives charity. Take all Mon that is left on the Church.
Buy Luxury Goods from European Merchants. You may not choose this action if you have less than 4 Mon. Pay 4 Mon to the bank to receive 1 Prestige Point, or pay 9 Mon to the bank to receive 3 Prestige Points.
Collect the reward (see Phase 2: Bidding, Auction Rewards).

The Market District [Kyobashi]

Buy Weapon at the Market. Choose one of the Weapons available at the Market. Pay, to the bank, the amount of Mon shown beneath its space. Take the Weapon and add it to one of the spaces at the top of your Clan board. If you already own 4 Weapons, replace an existing Weapon with the one you just purchased.

If you own the Kobudo-Ryu Annex, the Weapon will cost you 3 Mon less.
Sell Bonus Card or Action Card. Discard 1 Bonus Card or 1 Action Card, face down, to the bottom of its deck. Receive 2 Mon from the bank.

The Temple District [Ikegami Hommonji]

Receive a Blessing. You may not choose this action if you already have a Blessing token. Take a Blessing token from the Temple District and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board.
Foresight — Mission Cards or Event Cards. Look at the top 3 cards of one Mission Card deck. Return them, face down and in any order you want, to the top of that Mission Card deck. Or: Look at the top 3 cards of the Event Card Deck. Return them, face down and without changing their order, to the top of the Event Card deck.

The Castle District [Edo-Jo]

Depending on which action space your Disciple was assigned to, it can perform one specific action.

Audience with the Shogun. Your Disciple visits the Shogun. Receive 1 Prestige Point.
Audience with the Bakufu. Your Disciple receives new orders. Draw the top card from one Mission Card deck of your choice.
Relax at the Bower. This action will impact the Player Order. The first player to perform this action will trigger an immediate activation of the entire Bower, regardless of the space their Disciple occupies.

When performing this action you always do the following, in order:

Example: The Green player activates their Disciple at the Bower to change the Player Order.

All markers on the Player Order Track are shifted slightly to the right.
Since the Red Disciple occupies the lowest-numbered action space at the Bower, they will be the first to choose their position on the Player Order Track. The Red player selects the 4th position. Next, it is the Green player's turn to choose their position on the Player Order Track. Green wants to be first in Player Order and selects the top spot on the Player Order Track.
Neither Blue nor Yellow had any Disciples assigned at the Bower. However, their Player Markers will now be returned to the Player Order Track, filling the remaining spaces from top to bottom.
Both Disciples at the Bower are returned to their respective Clan Houses.
The Blue Disciple remains since it was assigned to the Audience with the Bakufu action space and not one of the action spaces at the Bower.
Since this action was performed by the Green player, it is now the Blue player's turn, since their Player Order marker is next on the Player Order Track.

C. Using the Special Ability of an Annex

To use the special ability of an Annex, you must have built that particular Annex previously. The Annex spaces on your Clan board only indicate where each type of Annex should be placed.

Each Annex effectively acts as its own action space. When you activate a Disciple there, you can use the special ability associated with that Annex.

For a comprehensive list of the Annexes, along with their special abilities, see the Appendix at the back of the rule book.

End of the Game

The game ends at the conclusion of the last (6th, 8th, or 11th) round, after all Disciples have been activated.

If any player completes the most difficult Mission — Kill the Shogun — the game will end at the conclusion of that round, after all Disciples have been activated.

After the game has ended, final scoring takes place.

Every player scores Prestige Points from each achieved Bonus Card they have.

No player may have more than 2 Bonus Cards in total.
Any player who still owns their Blackmail Card (because they never used it during the game) will score an additional 2 Prestige Points.

It is possible for a player to own more than one Blackmail Card (because they received one in trade). In such a case they will score 2 Prestige Points for each Blackmail Card they own.

If you are playing with the Teahouse module, each Character provides a number of Prestige Points as indicated on the card. If you are playing using the Clan Powers Module, the owner of The Generous Clan Power scores 2 Prestige Points for each of their Annexes.
Every player scores 1 Prestige Point for every 10 Mon they have left (rounded down).

The player with the most Prestige Points wins the game! In case of a tie, the tied player who is currently first in Player Order wins the game!

The Teahouse Module

Setup

Before Step 21 of the Setup (players receive starting money and assets):

Locate the following Character Cards: Shogun, Geisha Natsuko, Beggar, Eminent Advisor to the Shogun, Shopkeeper. Set aside the remaining Character Cards.
Pair the Favor of the Shogun Cards with their corresponding Character Cards: a. Bonus Favor of the Shogun Card with the Shogun Character Card. b. Action Favor of the Shogun Card with the Geisha Natsuko Character Card. c. Blessing Favor of the Shogun Card with the Beggar Character Card. d. Weapon Favor of the Shogun Card with the Eminent Advisor to the Shogun Character Card. e. Mon Favor of the Shogun Card with the Shopkeeper Character Card.

During Step 21 of the Setup (players receive starting money and assets):

When choosing their Favor of the Shogun Card, each player will take the corresponding Character Card as well. When playing with fewer than 5 players, after all players have chosen their Favor of the Shogun Cards, discard any unclaimed Character Cards, adding them to the previously set aside Character Cards. Return the leftover Favor of the Shogun Cards to the game box as usual.
Shuffle the set aside Character Cards (including any which were not claimed by the players), forming a Character Card deck which should be placed to the side of the game board.
Draw and lay out a number of Character Cards equal to the number of players plus 1 (minimum of 4). The Character Cards should be displayed face up next to the game board, within easy view of all players. This represents your Teahouse.

Playing with This Module

During the Preparation Phase (see Phase 1: Preparation): a. If any player still has an active but unused Character Card, they must discard it and take 1 Bonus Card instead, keeping in mind the Bonus Card limit afterwards.

This rule does not apply to the solo or cooperative game modes. (See the Shogun Must Die module.)

b. If any player recruited a new Character during the previous round, they should now flip the Character Card face up, to its active side, to mark that this is their Character for this round.
During the Event Phase (see Phase 3: Event), add the following step after revealing and resolving the Event for the round: Refresh Characters at the Teahouse (skip on Round 1). Discard all Character Cards from the Teahouse, placing them face up into a discard pile next to the Character Card deck. Draw and lay out a new set of Character Cards equal to the number of players plus 1 (minimum of 4), reshuffling the Character Card discard pile if the deck runs out.
During the Action Phase (see Phase 7: Actions): When activating a Disciple that was placed on an action space on the main game board, you will use that Disciple to, either:
- A) Complete one of your Missions related to that District, or
- B) Perform one of the actions associated with that District, or
- C) Recruit a Character from the Teahouse. (New option, see below.)

C. Recruiting a Character from the Teahouse

Using a Character Ability

Unused active Character Cards are discarded during the Preparation Phase of the following round. Whenever a player discards an unused Character Card, they immediately draw 1 Bonus Card.

Additional rules and clarifications:

You can never use a Character in the same round in which it was recruited.
You may never have more than one active Character each round.
You may, however, recruit a new Character (for use during the following round) while you still have an existing active Character (for use during the current round).
The Ronin Disciple never counts against a player's Disciple limit.

End of Game

After the game has ended, but before final scoring takes place:

If any player still has an active but unused Character Card, they must discard it and take 1 Bonus Card instead, keeping in mind the Bonus Card limit afterwards.
If any player recruited a new Character during the final round, they should now flip the Character Card face up, to its active side. Each Character provides a number of Prestige Points as indicated on the card.

Specialists Module

Specialized workforce has come to Yedo! Now the aspiring Daimyos can hire skilled Disciples and use their special abilities to greater advantages!

Setup

All players receive 2 regular Disciples as normal. Return the remaining regular Disciples to the game box as you will not be using them during this game.
Take all wooden Specialists and place them within easy reach of all players.
Take the bag and put all Specialist tokens inside.
Do not place the Non-Specialists Board Overlay on the Gates District.

Playing with This Module

During the Preparation Phase (see Phase 1: Preparation): a. Draw a new Specialist token from the cloth bag and place it onto the Disciples Reserve.
During the Bidding Phase (see Phase 2: Bidding): a. If you win the Disciples Auction Reward, take the corresponding Specialist of your color.
During the Event Phase (see Phase 3: Event), add the following step after revealing and resolving the Event for the round: Manage Specialists. If any Specialists remain in the Gates District, move each of them one step to the right. If this would cause a Specialist to exit the second space, remove it from the game. Then, move the Specialist token from the Disciples Reserve to the leftmost space in the Gates District. This Specialist is now available when performing a Recruit action in the Gates District.
During the Action Phase (see Phase 7: Actions), if taking the Recruit one Disciple action in the Gates District: a. After paying 7 Mon to the bank, recruit one of the Specialists currently available in the Gates District, placing it onto your Clan House as normal. If you already have a total of 4 Disciples and Specialists (combined) you must first return one of your Disciples or Specialists to the Reserve.

Additional rules and clarifications:

A Specialist cannot be used in the same round in which it was recruited from the Gates District. It can only be used during the same round when won during the Bidding Phase.
You may only recruit one Specialist of each type.
During the Bidding Phase, if you already have a Specialist matching the token in the Disciples Reserve you may not participate in a bid for that Specialist.

Specialist Abilities

Samurai — After completing a Mission with the Samurai, gain 1 Prestige Point.

Messenger (Ikko Ikki) — After completing a Mission with the Messenger, immediately draw the top card from one Mission Card deck of your choice.

Ninja — The Ninja can never be arrested.

Weaponsmith — The Weaponsmith has no special ability during placement and activation, but as long as you own a Weaponsmith, you may have up to 5 weapons (instead of up to 4).

Jesuits Bidding Module

This module can only be used in games that last 8 or 11 rounds!

Setup

Set all Jesuits Bidding Missions aside, near the Harbor District. These will enter play later.
Once regular setup is complete, shuffle the Jesuits Bidding Event Card into the top 3 cards of the Event Deck.

Jesuits Bidding Event

When the Jesuits Bidding Event takes place, separate the Jesuits Bidding Missions by color. Shuffle each deck separately, placing all of them next to the Harbor District.

From this point on, Disciples in the Harbor District have access to the following new action:

Draw Jesuits Bidding Mission. Draw the top card from a Jesuits Bidding Mission Card deck of your choice.

Jesuits Bidding Missions count as regular Missions, with the following exception:

Sakoku

If you are playing with the Sakoku Event Card:

If the Sakoku Event takes place before the Jesuits Bidding Event:
- Return the Jesuits Bidding Mission Cards to the game box as they will no longer be used during this game.
- Leave the Sakoku Event Card face up next to the Events deck as a reminder.
- When the Jesuits Bidding Event Card is later drawn, immediately discard it together with the Sakoku Event Card, and draw a new Event Card in its stead.
If the Sakoku Event is drawn after the Jesuits Bidding Event:
- All players must immediately discard any uncompleted Jesuits Bidding Missions.
- Return the Jesuits Bidding Mission Cards to the game box as they will no longer be available during this game.
Previously completed Jesuits Bidding Missions are unaffected and should not be removed. They are treated as normal Missions.

Clan Powers Module

Setup

During Step 21 of the Setup (players receive starting money and assets):

Before the players choose their Favor of the Shogun Card (and Characters, if playing with The Teahouse module), resolve the following steps: a. Shuffle all Clan Power Cards to form a face down deck. b. Beginning with the player that is last in Player Order: i. The player draws Clan Power Cards from the deck, until they have 2 Clan Power Cards. ii. From these 2 cards, the player chooses 1 to keep and places it face down in the designated Clan Power spot of their Clan board. iii. The remaining Clan Power Card is passed to the player on their right, who draws a Clan Power Card (thus filling their hand up to 2 Clan Power Cards), and repeats this procedure. (Continue until each player has chosen 1 Clan Power Card.)

Do not reveal any Clan Powers yet.
Proceed with selection of Favor of the Shogun Cards (and Characters, if playing with the Teahouse module).
After the Favor of the Shogun Cards have been chosen, but before applying their effects, reveal all players' Clan Powers.
If any Clan Power Card offers an ability that can be used when applying the effects of the Favor of the Shogun, apply it now.

Clan Powers

The Wealthy

Ability 1: You begin the game with extra Mon: 8 in a solo or cooperative game, 10 in a 6-round game, 14 in an 8-round game, 18 in an 11-round game.
Ability 2: You win all ties! This means that you may bid with a number of Mon equal to the previous bid (and not at least 1 Mon higher). Also, whenever you are tied for least Prestige, you are considered to be the only player with the least Prestige.

The Generous

Ability 1: Opponent Annexes are considered yours for the purposes of completing Missions.
Ability 2: At the end of the game, score 2 Prestige Points per each Annex you own.

The Tenacious

Ability 1: Pay 1 Mon less when paying any cost during any phase of the game except for the Trading Phase. You also pay 1 Mon less when completing a mission for which you have to pay an upfront fee. You do not have to pay the Harbor Master fee to the player holding the Harbor Master character.

The Duplicitous

Ability 1: You begin the game with the Ninja Specialist as an additional (third) Disciple.
Ability 2: If you are not playing with the Specialists module, you instead begin the game with an additional regular Disciple and 3 extra Mon.

The Wise

Ability 1: Whenever you draw any card or cards from the same deck (or whenever you draw any weapon or weapons from the Weapons bag), draw 2 extra cards (or weapons), choose one to keep, then discard the others. If you draw cards using the Messenger ability, draw 3 cards from the same deck, keep one, and discard the other two to the bottom of the deck.

The Seaworthy

Ability 1: You have a personal Location in the Harbor: Convert 4 Mon into 1 Prestige Point, Convert 9 Mon into 3 Prestige Points, Convert 14 Mon into 6 Prestige Points. You may use this Location for any purposes (including Missions) even if the Harbor is closed. When using this personal Location in the Harbor District, you cannot perform other Harbor District actions.
Ability 2: Whenever you take Mon from the Church, receive +2 Mon.

Shogun Must Die — Cooperative and Solo Play

Yedo Deluxe Master Set cooperative play expansion for 1–4 players, designed by Dávid Turczi, Thomas Vande Ginste, and Wolf Plancke.

Serve your Emperor, do what must be done and prove your skill and mettle against a new kind of challenge!

Components

30 Emperor Cards: 9 Green, 9 Yellow and 12 Red
8 Daimyo Cards
1 Cooperative Board
1 Daimyo's Interference Token

Setup

Remove every game component marked with the "no solo/co-op" icon before setting up the game. This includes some Action Cards, Bonus Cards, Missions, and some Teahouse characters and Clan Powers if using those modules. Additionally, return every Event Card to the box, they will not be used at all.
Separate out every "Kill the Shogun" Mission Card (do not include them in the Black Mission deck) and put them aside.
Select one of the unused colors, these will be the Daimyo's pieces. The Daimyo does not track Prestige Points and does not participate in Auctions, so only its Turn Order marker and 4 of its Disciples will be required.
Set up the game normally, but with the following changes: a. In steps 10 and 14 (of the base Setup), add the Geisha tokens and the Location Inaccessible markers as if there was an additional player in play. (For 1 player, use the 2-player setup; for 2 players, use the 3-player setup; etc.) b. In step 17, add two of the Daimyo's Disciples to the Reserve as well. Place the other two next to the board, they will be used later. c. In step 19, the Daimyo always starts the game as the last player. d. In step 21, each player may choose their starting Missions, any combination of 4 Missions is allowed.
Place the Cooperative board next to the main board.
Separate the Emperor Cards based on the colors on their fronts and shuffle them separately. When playing with 1 player, remove the following Errands: R26, R27, R29, R30. For a less punishing set of cards also remove these four cards in games with 2 players, and in games with 1 player also remove R22 and R24.

Each letter below is one Emperor Card (g = Green, y = Yellow, r = Red), listed in stacking order from the first card (top of the deck) to the last (bottom):

Mood	1 Player	2 Players	3 Players	4 Players
Gentle	g, g, g, g, g, y, y	g, g, y, y, y, y, r	g, y, y, y, y, r, r	y, y, y, y, r, r, r
Demanding	g, g, g, y, y, y, r	g, y, y, y, y, r, r	y, y, y, y, r, r, r	y, y, y, r, r, r, r
Insatiable	g, g, y, y, y, r, r	y, y, y, r, r, r, r	y, r, r, r, r, r, r	r, r, r, r, r, r, r

Place two face down Yellow Emperor Cards on the "Winning Conditions" space of the Cooperative board. Randomly select one of the "Kill the Shogun" Missions, and place it face up over the two Yellow Emperor Cards on the "Winning Conditions" space.
Place the two remaining Daimyo Disciples next to the Cooperative board, these will be the available Disciples for it. Master Daimyo variant: For an increased difficulty game, move one more of the Daimyo Disciples from the Reserve to the available pool.
Shuffle all 8 Daimyo Cards, and place them face down next to the Daimyo's pool of Disciples. Place the Daimyo's Interference token next to the pool as well. Lay out face down a number of cards from the Daimyo deck equal to the number of Disciples that the Daimyo is starting the game with. Turn the second card face up. Place one of the Daimyo's available Disciples atop each of these cards.
Use 3 Specialist pieces belonging to the Daimyo's color (it does not matter which ones) to mark your goals in each of the 3 columns on the Cooperative board. For your first game, we recommend using the Normal goals. a. If playing solo, do not use the column labelled "Highest Prestige", as that will not be necessary.
Place the No Watch Patrol marker on the 7th round.
If playing solo, the single player takes an additional Disciple of a different color and places it on their Clan board. This Disciple will be referred to as the Errand Boy.
When playing solo, remove one Location Inaccessible marker from the Temple District (play with 2 available action spaces instead of just 1).

Errand and Winning Condition Difficulty Targets

Difficulty	Winning Conditions target	Lowest Prestige target (2+ players)	Errands Completed target
Easy	10	18	5
Normal	15	24	6
Hard	20	30	7
Legendary	25	36	8
Godlike	30	42	9

Changes in Gameplay

General rules:

Players may freely discuss anything, including the contents of their cards. We recommend playing with the contents of their hands kept private, but groups may agree to a higher level of cooperative coordination.
Players may not exchange anything outside the boundaries of the Trading Phase.
Any Action Cards referring to Opponents mean the other players, any Action or Bonus Cards referring to "your" pieces mean explicitly only pieces (any game elements) belonging to the player playing said card.

Phase 1: Preparation

As in the base game, this Phase is skipped during the first round.

Perform all steps described in the base game. Additionally:

If there is an Emperor Card in the "Current Errand" space, perform its penalty.
- Some Red cards show several assets to lose: each player must choose a different one; if they cannot choose one, they lose 3 Prestige Points instead (as indicated on the card).
Then, remove the card from the "Current Errand" space from the game.
If there is a face up Emperor Card in the "Upcoming Errand" space, slide it right, to the "Current Errand" space.
If the top card of the "Winning Conditions" space is face down, turn it face up.
Lay out as many cards face down from the Daimyo deck as the number of available Disciples in its pool. Turn the second one face up. Place one of its available Disciples atop each of these cards.
If during this the Daimyo deck runs out of cards, simply reshuffle its discard pile and continue dealing.

Phase 2: Bidding

These rules completely replace the Bidding Phase rules of the base game.

Each player selects an amount of their Mon (including zero) and puts it in their hand. Players may discuss during this what they wish to buy.
Players unwilling or unable to select at least 3 Mon must drop out of the Bidding Phase, they receive 3 Mon from the supply (as in the base game).
Once all players still in Bidding have selected an amount, turn the top Emperor Card of the Event deck (on the "Upcoming Errand" space) face up, and see the prices on its top section.
Each player must spend the amount they selected in the first step, then select an asset costing up to that much (according to the revealed Emperor Card) to receive. Each asset can only be selected by one player. If a player is completely unable to select an asset, they get to keep their bid, but do not get 3 Mon (unlike players who chose not to bid).

Important Notes:

If the Daimyo is the Starting Player, all prices in the Bidding Phase are increased by 1 Mon. The Daimyo's Interference Token shows this as a reminder. (It only applies in the Bidding Phase!)
The Emperor Cards may show prices up to 2 (green) or 3 (yellow/red) Mon higher than the price printed on the board. Red cards have fewer (at least one) assets available at base price.
Coins placed on the Carpenter by the Daimyo (see Action Phase) increase the price of Annexes during the Bidding Phase as well.

Phase 3: Event

Adjust the Market. This step is resolved unchanged from the base game.
Resolve Event. These rules completely replace the "Reveal Event Card" step of the base game. Read and perform the Event text of the Emperor Card atop the Event deck on the "Upcoming Errand" space. Some effects differ based on player count (the Daimyo is not included in this count). If a mandatory penalty cannot be fully paid, simply pay as much of it as possible.
- Remember: No player may drop below 2 Disciples, and if there is an alternative cost to pay other than a player with 2 Disciples losing one it must be chosen.
- Unlike in the base game, Blessings may not be paid to negate events (unless the text explicitly says otherwise).
- "Sending a Disciple off to War" makes it unavailable this round. The Disciple returns to owner's Clan board at the end of the round. The minimum limitation of 2 Disciples still applies.

Phase 4: Assign Disciples

The base game rules of the Assign Disciples Phase remain unchanged.

When it is the Daimyo's turn to place, see the rules below.

When playing solo, the Errand Boy can be assigned as any other Disciple, in any order.

Daimyo's Assignment

When it is the Daimyo's turn to assign, and it has one or more available Disciples remaining, perform the following steps:

Take the leftmost Disciple from the Daimyo's display. If the card beneath it is face down, turn it face up.
Place the Disciple onto the District indicated on the card it was taken from.
If the Disciple is to be placed on the Castle District, place it on the lowest numbered available space on the Bower.
If this card is the current card, repeat the procedure of the card to its left. If this is the first card, perform the procedure of the card to its right instead.
If that District has no remaining free spaces, place the Disciple on the Castle District (on the Bower) instead.
If the Bower in the Castle has no remaining free spaces, or the Daimyo already has a Disciple there, find the next District with an empty space (starting from the Castle District, clockwise or counterclockwise — depending on the current Watch Patrol movement direction), and place the Disciple there.
The Daimyo never places a Disciple on a non-Bower space of the Castle District.

Errand Spaces

Phase 5: Watch Patrol

The structure of the Watch Patrol Phase is very similar to that of the competitive game.

A. Move the Watch Patrol by one space in the direction indicated by its color, as in the base game.

D. Remaining player Disciples are arrested, as in the base game. Daimyo's Disciples are never arrested.

Phase 6: Trade

The Daimyo's Disciples do not affect the Trading Phase.

Phase 7: Actions

The base game rules of the Action Phase remain unchanged.

When it is the Daimyo's turn to resolve an action, see the rules below.

Annexes that affect Mission completion (Yashiki/Mansion, and Karesansui/Sacred Garden) can also affect Errand completion in the same way.

Daimyo's Actions

Actions in decreasing order of priority:

If it has at least one Disciple on the Harbor District, it removes all Mon on the Church. If there are no Mon on the Church, nothing happens.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Market District, it discards the rightmost Weapon.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Red Light District, it takes the highest valued Geisha from supply, and removes it from the game.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Gates District, it takes one of its Disciples from the Reserve and moves it to its pool of Disciples.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Castle District, it activates the Bower. If it was already the Starting Player and, as a result of the Bower getting activated, it would become the first player again, every player loses 1 Prestige Point. (This rule is in effect even if a player activates the Bower while the Daimyo has a Disciple there.) Remember to place and remove the "Daimyo's interference" token near the Bidding supplies (any game elements that may be bid for) whenever the Daimyo becomes or ceases to be the first player.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Tavern District, place 1 Mon on the Annex offer (from supply). Each coin placed on the Annex offer permanently increases the cost of Annexes' price whether bought in the Bidding Phase or using the Tavern District's action.
If it has at least one Disciple on the Temple District, each player who does not currently have a Disciple in the Temple District (having the Errand Boy there if playing solo is also accepted) loses 1 Prestige Point.

Completing Missions

Killing the Shogun

When completed, remove the card from the Cooperative board (it is placed amongst the completing player's completed Missions), but do NOT gain any of its rewards.

Resolving Errands

Completing an Errand is very similar to completing a Mission. Errands have requirements for Disciple placements and assets just like Missions, but they are achieved cooperatively:

The Disciples fulfilling the District requirements of the Errand may belong to one or multiple players. If playing solo, the Errand Boy may also be used.
The asset requirements must be met amongst one or multiple players, but only players with at least one Disciple fulfilling the District requirements can contribute assets. (However, multiple players' Disciples can be even in the same required District to allow them to all contribute.)
The Disciple resolving the Errand does so as its action (may not do another action at the District, or complete a Mission).
- Some Errands have assignment spaces on them where one Disciple could be assigned in the Assign Disciples Phase. Errands such as those are resolved by activating the Disciple on them. The player whose Disciple is activating is always allowed to contribute to the asset requirements.
When completed, the contributing players get rewarded: Most Errands have rewards that are separated by "/", each contributing player must choose one different option. If there are fewer options than contributing players, some will not get any rewards. Simple (Green) Errands have a single reward given to one of the (usually the only) contributing players.

Completed Errands do not count as completed Missions, but any Action Card that can be played "while resolving a Mission" can be played while resolving an Errand too.

End of Game

The game ends at the end of the 7th round.

If the "Kill the Shogun" Mission is not completed (the card is still on the "Winning Conditions" space of the Cooperative board), the players have lost the game.

Otherwise, perform scoring: Each player scores their Bonus Cards (maximum 2 cards each), 2 points per unused Blackmail Card they have left, plus 1 point for every 10 Mon they have.

In solo play, the "Highest Prestige" target does not have to be met, and that Objective is not used.

Cooperative and Solo Play — Compatibility with Other Modules

The solo and cooperative rules can be used in conjunction with Specialists, Teahouse and Clan Powers modules:

With Specialists, we recommend using the Specialist-specific Missions to compensate for the added possibilities with added requirements. The Daimyo does not use Specialists.
With the Teahouse, remember to remove the Characters not fit for solo and cooperative play. Also, do not discard Characters the same way you do in competitive mode — instead, see the Character Card for a note on when they are discarded. The rules for acquiring new Characters stay the same: if you recruit a new Character, you must discard the current one as you flip your new Character face up. The Daimyo does not interact with Characters, and the game may become easier when using this module.
With Clan Powers, follow the solo and cooperative instructions on some Clan Power Cards.

Appendix

Mission Requirement Icons

You must have at least one Disciple present on an action space in each of the Districts shown on the Mission Card. (If a District is shown twice, you must have at least two Disciples in that District.) To complete the Mission, you must activate a Disciple in one of the Districts listed among the Standard Requirements.
You must own each Weapon shown on the Mission Card. You do not surrender these Weapons.
You must own each Annex shown on the Mission Card. You neither surrender these Annexes, nor do you need to have a Disciple on them.
You must have at least the number of Geishas shown on the Mission Card. You neither surrender those Geishas, nor do their individual Prestige Point values matter.

The following assets must be surrendered when completing the Mission (indicated by an arrow on the card):

You must have a Blessing token on your Clan board and return it to the Temple District.
You must pay the indicated amount of Mon to the bank. Remember that this must be paid before collecting the reward.
Specialists Missions: The Disciple you activate to complete the Mission must be the depicted Specialist.
Soft Interaction Missions: At least one other player must meet all of the depicted Requirements. If more than one player meets these additional Requirements, choose who you cooperate with. Sometimes you are required to pay another player for their participation in completing your Mission. Remember that this must be paid before collecting the reward.
Hard Interaction Missions: You must place your Disciple on the depicted Annex owned by an opponent. (This is the only situation which will allow you to place your Disciple on another player's Annex.) You must complete the Mission in the following Actions Phase. If completing the Mission becomes impossible, you must reveal it to the opponent whose Annex you have taken over.

Mission Reward Icons

Immediately gain the indicated number of Prestige Points, advancing your Score marker on the Score Track.
Receive the indicated amount of Mon from the bank.
If you do not already have a Blessing token, take a Blessing token from the Temple District and place it onto the appropriate space on your Clan board.
Draw the top card from the Action Card deck, keeping in mind the Action Card limit.
Draw the top card from a Mission Card deck, keeping in mind the Mission Card limit.
Draw the top card from the Bonus Card deck, keeping in mind the Bonus Card limit.
Take one of the Weapons from the Market District, free of charge.
The Disciple you activated in order to complete this Mission must be returned to the Reserve, not to your Clan House. Since you cannot lose either of your last 2 Disciples, you must therefore have at least 3 Disciples when completing this Mission.
Replace the current Watch Patrol marker with the Watch Patrol marker of the other color. This is mandatory.
Take all Mon from the Church.
Specialists Missions: The Disciple you activated in order to complete this Mission, when returned to your Clan House, is replaced with the depicted Specialist. Since you are not "losing" a Disciple, you can complete this Mission even if you only have 2 Disciples. Even if the activated Disciple was another Specialist, it will be replaced with the one depicted on this Mission Card. If you already have the depicted Specialist, this Reward has no effect.
Soft Interaction Missions: You receive the Rewards depicted on the lighter background. The player that helped you receives the Rewards depicted on the darker background. This is mandatory. However, if you met the Bonus Requirements in addition to the Standard Requirements, only you receive the Bonus Reward.
Hard Interaction Missions: The target player is the player you targeted as part of the Standard Requirements for the Mission, if any. If there was no target Requirement, you may choose your target freely. You receive the Rewards depicted on the lighter background. Target player receives the Punishment depicted on the darker background. a. Target player loses a Disciple. Remember that no player can lose either of their last 2 Disciples. b. Target player loses a number of Prestige Points. If unable to lose all required Prestige Points, they must lose as many as they can. c. Choose an opponent. Swap one of their cards (selecting from their uncompleted Missions, Action Cards, and Bonus Cards) with one of yours, of the same type (swapping Mission Card for Mission Card, Action Card for Action Card, and Bonus Card for Bonus Card). d. Steal one Weapon of your choice from target player. e. Target player loses the depicted Annex. Return the Annex to the supply. f. Target player loses one of their Geishas. (The depicted Prestige Point value does not matter, and the player does not lose any Prestige Points.) Remove the Geisha from the game. If the target player does not have any Geishas, they lose nothing. g. Target player loses the depicted amount of Mon. If unable to lose all required Mon, they must lose as much as they can.

Annex Abilities

Yashiki (Mansion)

Activation Effect: Activate your Disciple here to discard one of your uncompleted Mission Cards face down to the bottom of its corresponding Mission Card deck. Then, draw the top card from one Mission Card deck of your choice.
Passive Effect: When activating another Disciple to Complete a Mission, if the Mission requires a Geisha which you do not have, return the Disciple from the Yashiki to your Clan House to act as if you had one additional Geisha for that Mission. (You do not receive an actual Geisha token!)

Karesansui (Sacred Garden)

Activation Effect: Activate your Disciple here to perform a Foresight action of your choice. (For more information about each Foresight action, see Phase 7: Actions.)
Passive Effect: When activating another Disciple to Complete a Mission, if the Mission requires a Blessing which you do not have, return the Disciple from the Karesansui to your Clan House to act as if you had a Blessing token for that Mission. (You do not receive an actual Blessing token!)

Dojo (Training Room)

Activation Effect: Activate your Disciple here to discard one of your Weapons, face up, to the Weapons discard pile. Then, draw a random Weapon from the cloth bag.
Passive Effect: During the Preparation Phase, you receive 1 Mon from the bank.

Kobudo-Ryu (Weapons School)

Activation Effect: Activate your Disciple here to discard one of your Action Cards face down to the bottom of the Action Card deck. Then, draw the top card from the Action Card deck.
Passive Effect: When buying a Weapon at the Market, each Weapon you buy will cost you 3 Mon less. (In other words, you will be paying 5 or 3 Mon instead of the normal 8 or 6 Mon.)

Credits

Yedo Deluxe Master Set

Game Design: Wolf Plancke and Thomas Vande Ginste

Game Development: Andrei Novac, Błażej Kubacki, Małgorzata Mitura

Solo and Cooperative Mode by: Dávid Turczi, Wolf Plancke, Thomas Vande Ginste

Illustrations: Franz Vohwinkel, Jakub Fajtanowski, Zbigniew Umgelter

Graphic Design: Zbigniew Umgelter, Imelda Vohwinkel

Rulebook: Rainer Åhlfors, Andrei Novac, Małgorzata Mitura, Błażej Kubacki based on original rules by Alfred Viktor Schulz

Rulebook editing: Rainer Åhlfors, Patricia Mackenzie

Rulebook DTP: Katarzyna Młynarczyk

The designers would like to thank Fritz Richard Kosterman for his help in balancing, and for pushing them to create more excellent content for Yedo!

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