2015Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala
- Videos
- 222
- Creators
- 71
2 players30 minMedium weight

2012Antoine Bauza
Mainly reviews. Tokaido is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 38 reviews, 18 how-to-play guides, 14 recorded sessions, 9 unboxings, and 10 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
In Tokaido, each player is a traveler crossing the "East sea road", one of the most magnificent roads of Japan. While traveling, you will meet people, taste fine meals, collect beautiful items, discover great panoramas, and visit temples and wild places but at the end of the day, when everyone has arrived at the end of the road you'll have to be the most initiated traveler – which means that you'll have to be the one who discovered the most interesting and varied things. The potential action spaces in Tokaido are laid out on a linear track, with players advancing down this track to take actions. The player who is currently last on the track takes a turn by advancing forward on the track to their desired action and taking that action, so players must choose whether to advance slowly in order to get more turns, or to travel more rapidly to beat other players to their desired action spaces. The action spaces allow a variety of actions that will score in different, but roughly equal, ways. Some action spaces allow players to collect money, while others offer players a way to spend that money to acquire points. Other action spaces allow players to engage in various set collections that score points for assembling those sets. Some action spaces simply award players points for stopping on them, or give the player a randomly determined action from all of the other types. All of the actions in Tokaido are very simple, and combined with a unique graphic design, Tokaido offers players a peaceful zen mood in its play.
Tokaido has 89 videos from 74 creators: 38 reviews, 18 how-to-play guides, 14 playthroughs, 9 unboxings and 10 other videos. They date from 2012 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Tokaido - How To Play" by Watch It Played, which runs 22 min. For a quicker teach, "Tokaido QuickStart Guide" by Board Game QuickStart runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Tokaido Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 35 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Tokaido: Jason Wishnov, J. August Richards, and Chris Kluwe join Wil Wheaton on TableTop S03E01" by Geek & Sundry, one of 14 playthroughs.
If you like it, try 7 Wonders Duel, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, 7 Wonders: Architects and 7 Wonders, also by Antoine Bauza. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2012.
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2015Antoine Bauza, Bruno Cathala
2 players30 minMedium weight
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2 players30 minMedium weight
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From BoardGameGeek:
In Tokaido, each player is a traveler crossing the "East sea road", one of the most magnificent roads of Japan. While traveling, you will meet people, taste fine meals, collect beautiful items, discover great panoramas, and visit temples and wild places but at the end of the day, when everyone has arrived at the end of the road you'll have to be the most initiated traveler – which means that you'll have to be the one who discovered the most interesting and varied things. The potential action spaces in Tokaido are laid out on a linear track, with players advancing down this track to take actions. The player who is currently last on the track takes a turn by advancing forward on the track to their desired action and taking that action, so players must choose whether to advance slowly in order to get more turns, or to travel more rapidly to beat other players to their desired action spaces. The action spaces allow a variety of actions that will score in different, but roughly equal, ways. Some action spaces allow players to collect money, while others offer players a way to spend that money to acquire points. Other action spaces allow players to engage in various set collections that score points for assembling those sets. Some action spaces simply award players points for stopping on them, or give the player a randomly determined action from all of the other types. All of the actions in Tokaido are very simple, and combined with a unique graphic design, Tokaido offers players a peaceful zen mood in its play.
Designer
Antoine Bauza
Artist
Xavier Gueniffey Durin
Publisher
Funforge
Categories
Mechanics