WabiSaby
Hmm, this back is the front...

Game Overview
An ultra-simple WabiSaby card battle unfolds with 1-6 hand cards, mixing face-up and face-down states!
It's a analog game (card game) where you continuously exchange cards while keeping their face-up/face-down state, and the target and goal you aim for also change.
- Ages: 8+
- Players: 1-8
- Playtime: 20 minutes
- Languages: Japanese, English
Rules Explanation
While exchanging 6 hand cards numbered 1-6 with other players, you aim for a high score by collecting cards to make your total "higher" or "lower".
However, the target for scoring is not necessarily your own hand! (Hm?)
The player holding the chip of the same color as the color card drawn at the beginning of each round is the "target" for scoring in that round.
This "target" is revealed at the end of the round, so during the round, players play while trying to figure out who is whose scoring target.

At the start of a round, you begin with half of your hand (3 cards) flipped face-down. (Hmm?)
And when exchanging cards, the rule is to exchange them while keeping their face-up/face-down state as is.
Therefore, even if you receive an opponent's face-down card, it remains face-down and unknown, creating a somewhat mysterious play experience unlike anything before.

Furthermore, among the cards, there are "WabiSaby cards" whose both sides, front and back, feature the face-down design. (Hmmm?)
If you hold these "WabiSaby cards" at the end of a round, they give you additional points, but if you don't observe carefully, they are hard to distinguish at a glance.

Each round ends when the "Appraisal Count" shown on the die reaches zero.
"Appraisal" is when you declare on your turn and can secretly examine your own cards, both face-up and face-down. (Hmmmm?)
Each time you perform an appraisal, the die showing the common appraisal count for the entire table decreases.

Reading this far, you might feel, "Hmm? Is this a bit of a tricky game?" However, once you actually play it, the rules are simple enough for even children to quickly learn.
Despite its simplicity, you're sure to get addicted, puzzled by the complex intertwining intentions and the constantly changing face-up/face-down states of the cards!
Cards 1-3 are designed based on the "green" color of tea, and cards 4-6 are based on the "red" color of autumn leaves, so collecting cards of the same color will increase your score.
Also, the numbers subtly feature Kintsugi (golden joinery) to evoke a WabiSaby atmosphere.
Please enjoy the world of WabiSaby expressed through the face-up and face-down sides of the cards!
