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The enchanted forest of the kodama is flourishing. But, with so much growth, the ancient paths to the sanctuaries within have become overgrown and lost. Now, the forest guardians call upon you, their loyal kodama, to restore these paths. Help your kodama build these paths, gather offerings for the guardians, and win their favor. But, as you build choose wisely, because you never know exactly when the sanctuary will score. And, you shouldn't be too greedy. If a sanctuary isn’t connected to more offerings than your previous sanctuary, you lose points! Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama is an exciting family game that can be played with up to eight players. Each player has a forest map to draw their paths and turns are simultaneous. So, the game plays quickly and it’s very easy to teach. New players can start playing and joining in on the fun in minutes!
Games are played over five rounds. At the start of each round, the sanctuary that will score is confirmed. Then, the top card of the path deck is revealed. All players must draw the revealed path in an empty space on their playmat in an attempt to connect their sanctuaries with offerings. Or they might pass and secretly view the next sanctuary card. Once all players have drawn their path, a new path card is revealed and the process is repeated. New paths are revealed until the 4th golden path card is flipped and the round ends.
The round score is the number of offerings connected to the sanctuary – unless you scored less points than the previous round, in which case you lose 5 points! After five rounds, the game ends in a final scoring round and the winner is declared. Simple to learn, less than a lifetime to master! For more advanced players, Kokoro comes with two mini-expansions, “B-side” maps and “Decrees”. These optional rules modify game play and offer lots of interesting challenges for more experienced players.
The “B-sides” are different and variable maps that make you change strategies every play. At the beginning of the game, players flip the playmats to the pink or “B-side.” Roll the ten-sided die to determine the initial random guardian setup – 90 different starting positions are a simple way to make this fast, fun game appeal to all levels of gamers. “Decree” cards add a new twist to each game play, either a special rule that is followed during the game or used during scoring. Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama comes to us from Eliif Svensson and Kristian Amundsen Ostby, the extraordinary talent behind the popular game, Doodle City. This completely stand-alone game is set in the same world as Kodama and is beautifully illustrated by Kwanchai Moriya, (Kodama: The Tree Spirits, Catacombs, Capital Lux) helping bring to life the lovable Kodama universe.
And, we aren’t the only ones that think this is a great game:
Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama is a proven crowd favorite, a twist on the 2016 Essen hit Avenue that was offered as a limited release that quickly sold out in early 2017. Kokoro includes all the rules of Avenue, now with dry-erase boards instead of paper score sheets so you can enjoy this great game for as many plays as you would ever want! Kokoro also introduces a “B-side” forest map with a variable set-up that gives you 90 different starting configurations and the decree mechanic that alters game play or scoring. Connect your sanctuaries, score the most points, and win the favor of the Kodama guardians!
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