Guide the expansion of your family's farm beyond the known boundaries of the forest in Shugendo, a tactical strategy game designed by Alessandro Cuneo and Simone Luciani, published by Devir. As your settlement grows and more people gather under your banner to cultivate the land and build new communities, you must proceed with caution. The wilderness is inhabited by vigilant yokai spirits whose mischief can easily derail your plans if you fail to recognize their presence. Increase your influence, adapt your strategies, and attract the right people to gain victory points.

At its core, Shugendo utilizes deck construction and push your luck mechanics. Players start with a personal deck of cards, progressively replacing weaker starting cards with more powerful settler cards. Each round consists of three distinct phases:

Reveal Phase: Players reveal cards from their deck until they choose to stop or "explode" by revealing 7 or more yokai icons. If an explosion occurs, the player is restricted to only playing either the action phase or the recruitment phase.

Action Phase: Increase your resource meters based on revealed cards and execute one of three main actions (explore, expand, or develop).

Recruitment Phase: Receive bonuses based on revealed cards and recruit powerful new cards from unlocked eras.

Box contents:

Personal player deck cards and settler cards

Wilderness, yokai, and era cards

Resource tokens, influence markers, and tracks

Player boards and settlement components

Rulebook in English