The White Castle: Matcha

Expansion for The White Castle, the smash hit from the popular design team of Shei & Isra of Llama Dice.

The tea ceremony lies at the heart of Japanese culture, giving life the most essential and elemental concepts of hospitality, respect, and Zen philosophy. There, they believe that tea, which came from China in the 13th century, resolved the health problems of the Buddhist monks who drank it. Over the years, the tea ceremony evolved to offer the samurai a place of calm, far from the chaos of the battlefield.

In The White Castle: Matcha, you will have to deal with a new place in which to influence the court using new members of your clan. Having members of your clan in good seats within the Chashitsu (tea room) will help you achieve a greater level of influence within the court of Himeji. Also, you will have one additional action each round. Will that be enough?

A new board and more actions for The White Castle are within reach! Matcha incorporates a ton of new components that add even more variability to your game: a new bridge, new dice, new spaces to win influence and obtain resources, a Matcha Tea House, geishas, and the chasen, which are extra resources.

But even more exciting is the extra turns that give you more opportunities to earn influence. Are you ready to return to the Himeji Castle and master the subtleties of the Matcha tea ceremony?