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Yotei

Yotei

2025·Huy Pham

Videos
11
Creators
9

Mostly reviews. Yotei is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 8 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, and 2 other videos.

2 - 4 players
30 - 60 min

From BoardGameGeek

Create the most charming town at the foot of Mt Yotei, also known as Ezo Fuji, located in Hokkaido Japan ︎ Expand your land with limited manpower, win bids using potatoes, and develop your town. ︎ There are multiple paths to victory. The person who maximizes the charm of their town and collects the most "Charm Points" wins! Set in Niseko, a breathtaking region on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, this board game brings the local scenery, people, and wildlife to life. We've paid special attention to environmental sustainability by using Hokkaido-sourced wood for the tokens, while the artwork-created by a talented Japanese illustrator-is based on real people, landscapes, and events from the community. In this game, you'll craft the most enchanting Hokkaido town. Your currency? Potatoes. Bid with them, unearth more when you run short, and welcome the delights of the north: savory ramen, melt-in-your-mouth wagyu, delicate sushi; wild trout, mighty Ezo-bears, curious red foxes; and iconic developments from snowy ski resorts to serene hot-spring villages. With evolving tactics each round, the game stays fresh and captivating from start to finish. Play this game to experience an authentic slice of life in Hokkaido. Despite the adorable "kawaii" illustrations, it's a highly strategic, heart-pounding contest that will leave you eager for "just one more round." The game comes in a medium-sized box that's perfect for game nights-substantial enough to satisfy experienced players yet welcoming to newcomers. It's light enough for casual evenings but packed with enough depth and replayability to keep even seasoned board-gamers coming back again and again. -description from the publisher

Yotei

Watch first

Learn to play

Yotei | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Machi Building Set Collection Game6:39

Yotei | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Machi Building Set Collection Game

kovray

kovray

Review

10 Reasons Why I Adore This Game | Yotei Board Game Review14:41

10 Reasons Why I Adore This Game | Yotei Board Game Review

Cardboard East

Cardboard East

Which Yotei video should I watch?

Yotei has 11 videos from 9 creators: 8 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 2 other videos. They date from 2025 to October 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Yotei | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Machi Building Set Collection Game" by kovray, which runs 7 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "10 Reasons Why I Adore This Game | Yotei Board Game Review" by Cardboard East. 7 creators have reviewed it.

If you like it, try Ringyō, Godspeed, Bruxelles 1897 or I C E: Second Edition, which share several of its mechanics.

All videos

Yotei: Making Bad Deals with Beautiful PotatoesReview10:37

Yotei: Making Bad Deals with Beautiful Potatoes

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

How real life in Niseko inspired Yotei - An interview with Illustrator Maria Kato.Interview8:07

How real life in Niseko inspired Yotei - An interview with Illustrator Maria Kato.

Mighty Boards

Mighty Boards

Yotei Board Game ReviewReview6:31

Yotei Board Game Review

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

10 Reasons Why I Adore This Game | Yotei Board Game ReviewReview14:41

10 Reasons Why I Adore This Game | Yotei Board Game Review

Cardboard East

Cardboard East

Yotei | OverviewReview9:23

Yotei | Overview

slickerdrips

slickerdrips

Yotei Deluxe Edition - Kickstarter Video (2026).2:39

Yotei Deluxe Edition - Kickstarter Video (2026).

Mighty Boards

Mighty Boards

Yotei | Kickstarter Preview | Board Game ReviewReview10:33

Yotei | Kickstarter Preview | Board Game Review

Never Bored Gaming

Never Bored Gaming

Yotei Review: Bidding, Bluffs, and Potatoes!Review17:47

Yotei Review: Bidding, Bluffs, and Potatoes!

Board Stupid

Board Stupid

Yotei | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Machi Building Set Collection GameHow to play6:39

Yotei | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Machi Building Set Collection Game

kovray

kovray

Yotei Live Replay - 30 Hour MarathonReview32:51

Yotei Live Replay - 30 Hour Marathon

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Yotei Review: Ain't Afraid of No GhostReview13:42

Yotei Review: Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Yotei | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Machi Building Set Collection Game6:39

Yotei | How to Play | Learn to Play in 6 Minutes! | Machi Building Set Collection Game

kovray

kovray

10 Reasons Why I Adore This Game | Yotei Board Game Review14:41

10 Reasons Why I Adore This Game | Yotei Board Game Review

Cardboard East

Cardboard East

Yotei Review: Bidding, Bluffs, and Potatoes!17:47

Yotei Review: Bidding, Bluffs, and Potatoes!

Board Stupid

Board Stupid

Yotei Board Game Review6:31

Yotei Board Game Review

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

Yotei Live Replay - 30 Hour Marathon32:51

Yotei Live Replay - 30 Hour Marathon

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Yotei | Kickstarter Preview | Board Game Review10:33

Yotei | Kickstarter Preview | Board Game Review

Never Bored Gaming

Never Bored Gaming

Yotei | Overview9:23

Yotei | Overview

slickerdrips

slickerdrips

Yotei: Making Bad Deals with Beautiful Potatoes10:37

Yotei: Making Bad Deals with Beautiful Potatoes

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

Yotei Review: Ain't Afraid of No Ghost13:42

Yotei Review: Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

How real life in Niseko inspired Yotei - An interview with Illustrator Maria Kato.8:07

How real life in Niseko inspired Yotei - An interview with Illustrator Maria Kato.

Mighty Boards

Mighty Boards

8 of 9

Creators who cover this

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Mighty Boards
Mighty Boards
2 videos of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
2 videos of this game
Board Stupid
Board Stupid
1 video of this game
Cardboard East
Cardboard East
1 video of this game
kovray
kovray
1 video of this game
Never Bored Gaming
Never Bored Gaming
1 video of this game
Shut Up & Sit Down
Shut Up & Sit Down
1 video of this game
slickerdrips
slickerdrips
1 video of this game

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About Yotei

From BoardGameGeek:

Create the most charming town at the foot of Mt Yotei, also known as Ezo Fuji, located in Hokkaido Japan ︎ Expand your land with limited manpower, win bids using potatoes, and develop your town. ︎ There are multiple paths to victory. The person who maximizes the charm of their town and collects the most "Charm Points" wins! Set in Niseko, a breathtaking region on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, this board game brings the local scenery, people, and wildlife to life. We've paid special attention to environmental sustainability by using Hokkaido-sourced wood for the tokens, while the artwork-created by a talented Japanese illustrator-is based on real people, landscapes, and events from the community. In this game, you'll craft the most enchanting Hokkaido town. Your currency? Potatoes. Bid with them, unearth more when you run short, and welcome the delights of the north: savory ramen, melt-in-your-mouth wagyu, delicate sushi; wild trout, mighty Ezo-bears, curious red foxes; and iconic developments from snowy ski resorts to serene hot-spring villages. With evolving tactics each round, the game stays fresh and captivating from start to finish. Play this game to experience an authentic slice of life in Hokkaido. Despite the adorable "kawaii" illustrations, it's a highly strategic, heart-pounding contest that will leave you eager for "just one more round." The game comes in a medium-sized box that's perfect for game nights-substantial enough to satisfy experienced players yet welcoming to newcomers. It's light enough for casual evenings but packed with enough depth and replayability to keep even seasoned board-gamers coming back again and again. -description from the publisher

Designer

Huy Pham

Artist

Maria Kato

Publisher

Kumagera Seisaku G.K.

Categories

City Building

Mechanics

Auction / BiddingWorker Placement
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