Nippon: Zaibatsu (Emperor's Edition) (New Arrival)

Nippon: Zaibatsu is a new edition of Nippon, a fast-paced, area-majority economic game. Players control "zaibatsu": massive conglomerates of interconnected companies driving Japan's economy in the Industrial Revolution era.

During the game, players invest in new industries, build factories and railroads, and produce goods to saturate local markets and fulfill contracts - all to grow their influence and power and to become rulers of the new modernized country. Players are free to choose their playstyle and winning strategy: They choose what they score victory points for, control the game's pace with income turns, and race each other to get the most beneficial factories, markets, and bonuses.

All the core mechanisms of the original Nippon are present, but the components, art, and design are upgraded, and many gameplay features are reworked to get the game in line with modern trends. Nippon: Zaibatsu features new resource types, ships are heavily revised with new Iwakura mission rules, factories are much more variable, consolidation turns provide players with new rewards, and much more. Also, the game now has an automa-driven solo mode.

The Emperor's Edition is the Kickstarter version of the game. It introduces deluxe components, such as printed wooden tokens and a modular organizer, and additional gameplay content like extra factories and the Common Goals module with additional rewards for achievements.

Emperor's Edition Features:

  • Twice As Many Factories: Thirty factory tiles become double-sided, opening many new strategies and ensuring variability and replayability.

  • Heat-Printed Wooden Pieces: Beautiful resources and tokens improve the immersion and are pleasant to touch and play with.

  • Modular Organizer: Multipart plastic organizer with lids for convenient storage and quick and easy setup.

Contents:
1 Main Board
30 Factory Tiles
9 Demand Tiles
16 Starting Tokens
1 Starting Old Factory Tile
2 Round Markers
48 Workers
6 Expert Workers
24 Upgraded Department Tokens
40 Money Tokens
32 Goods Cubes
32 Coal Cubes
24 Silk Cubes
24 Iron Cubes
7 Plastic Trays
1 Cloth Bag
1 Rulebook
4 Zaibatsu Boards
24 Machines
24 Ships
24 Trains
8 Scoring Discs
32 Contract Tokens
4 R&D Markers
4 Mining Markers
4 Finance Markers
36 Favor Tokens
40 Influence Tokens
4 Player Handbooks
1 Automa Board
9 Action Tokens
9 Solo/Common Goal Tokens
1 Common Goals Board

Ages: 15+
Players: 1-4
Game Length: 60-120 minutes