Yokai Sketch
2023Ignasi Ferré
- Videos
- 15
- Creators
- 13
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Yokai Sketch is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.
2 players
20 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Children who go into the forest may come across some yokai, that is, supernatural creatures and phenomena. Moved by boundless curiosity, the little ones draw these spirits in their notebooks to understand their nature and learn from them. With a set-collection core mechanism, the goal of Yokai Sketch is to score more yokai points than the other player by completing sketches of the elusive forest spirits. The game consists of two decks of cards: in one are four types of yokai, each associated with an element (water, fire, earth, and wind) and a numerical value that corresponds to victory points, and in the other, sketches made by humans, two of the four elements, and possibly a special ability. At the start of the game, the yokai cards are stacked in four decks (one for each element) and three sketch cards are dealt face down to players. On their turn, players draw a new sketch card and slide one of their four cards under one of the four decks in the center of the table so that it reveals the element associated with that yokai. If by doing this the yokai reaches or exceeds the number of sketches needed to draw it (adding the sketches on both sides of the card), the player who has accumulated the most sketches on their side of the table takes it. The winner's sketch cards will be placed in the discard pile, and the other player's will stay where they are as they will be used for the next yokai card of that type. If there is a tie in the number of sketches on both sides of the card, the yokai is frightened and lost. In this case, neither player manages to finish the drawing and all the sketch cards on both sides of that yokai pile are discarded. Sketch cards can also include powers: calling the yokai or distracting it to move cards. The game ends when one or more yokai decks are empty. -description from publisher
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Which Yokai Sketch video should I watch?
Yokai Sketch has 15 videos from 13 creators: 5 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs and 2 unboxings. They date from 2023 to February 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Yokai Sketch - Vídeo reseña - El club del dado" by El club del dado, which runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Yokai Sketch Review: Drawing & Clawing" by The Dice Tower. 5 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "All the Games with Steph: Yokai Sketch", one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Jewels, Tic Tac Tumba and Tricky Traps, also by Ignasi Ferré.
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About Yokai Sketch
From BoardGameGeek:
Children who go into the forest may come across some yokai, that is, supernatural creatures and phenomena. Moved by boundless curiosity, the little ones draw these spirits in their notebooks to understand their nature and learn from them. With a set-collection core mechanism, the goal of Yokai Sketch is to score more yokai points than the other player by completing sketches of the elusive forest spirits. The game consists of two decks of cards: in one are four types of yokai, each associated with an element (water, fire, earth, and wind) and a numerical value that corresponds to victory points, and in the other, sketches made by humans, two of the four elements, and possibly a special ability. At the start of the game, the yokai cards are stacked in four decks (one for each element) and three sketch cards are dealt face down to players. On their turn, players draw a new sketch card and slide one of their four cards under one of the four decks in the center of the table so that it reveals the element associated with that yokai. If by doing this the yokai reaches or exceeds the number of sketches needed to draw it (adding the sketches on both sides of the card), the player who has accumulated the most sketches on their side of the table takes it. The winner's sketch cards will be placed in the discard pile, and the other player's will stay where they are as they will be used for the next yokai card of that type. If there is a tie in the number of sketches on both sides of the card, the yokai is frightened and lost. In this case, neither player manages to finish the drawing and all the sketch cards on both sides of that yokai pile are discarded. Sketch cards can also include powers: calling the yokai or distracting it to move cards. The game ends when one or more yokai decks are empty. -description from publisher
Designer
Ignasi Ferré
Artist
Vincent Dutrait
Publisher
Devir
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