Nippon: Zaibatsu - Emperors Edition

Nippon: Zaibatsu is a new edition of Nippon, a fast-paced, area-majority economic game. Players control zaibatsu: massive conglomerates of interconnected companies driving Japans 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 â 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 games 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.

Emperors edition:

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.