Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
In TOKYO JUTAKU, you take on the role of a famous or emerging Japanese architect with the goal of building small homes on a strange or limited size property.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Area Movement
Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Push Your Luck
Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Pattern Recognition
Identify recurring visual, spatial, or logical arrangements.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Read the full game description
In TOKYO JUTAKU, you take on the role of a famous or emerging Japanese architect with the goal of building small homes on a strange or limited size property. In this real-time dexterity game, players build with geometric pieces to stack up to certain building requirements, such as height and number of pieces allowed. You can build with only one piece at a time, and the harder your conceptual building, the more you make — if you can complete it first! As soon as one player has claimed five site cards, the game ends, all players sum their total yen payments, and the richest architect will be declared the winner! This re-implementation of the original highly acclaimed Jutaku includes scaled up pieces and site cards for easier building, high quality gloss finished wood pieces, and comes in the new standardized medium box. —description from the publisher