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?
Ukiyo is a tactical puzzle-based 18-card game for 1-4 players. Players lay cards down horizontally or vertically to create patterns of symbols within a 6x6 grid.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Layering
Place components over earlier pieces so their order and overlap affect play.
Memory
Remember previously revealed information, positions, or sequences.
Read the full game description
Ukiyo is a tactical puzzle-based 18-card game for 1-4 players. Players lay cards down horizontally or vertically to create patterns of symbols within a 6x6 grid. In multi-player mode, players are aiming to complete the task on the last card left in their hand. In solo mode, players are aiming to complete increasingly hard puzzles which consist of combinations of two, three or four tasks. Ukiyo takes just five minutes to play and is suitable for all ages. —description from the designer