Tag: itten games

Board in the Stacks: Tokyo Highway

by John Pappas, posted in Reviews

The Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway is a spidery network of highways, overpasses, and expressways that was constructed in 1962 to increase the efficiency of traffic flowing through Tokyo. It’s unique and mind-bogglingly complicated design of curves and grades is the inspiration for Tokyo Highway from Itten Games and designed by Naotaka Shimamoto and Yoshiaki Tomioka. This … Continue reading Board in the Stacks: Tokyo Highway

Board in the Stacks: Hatsuden

by John Pappas, posted in Reviews

In Hatsuden, the new two-player game from Japanese games publisher Itten, you are competing energy companies jockeying for control of five renewable resources: Solar, Geothermal, Wind, Hydro, and Biomass. While competing you maintain your cities’ optimum amount of power. Too much power and you may control a specific resource but won't provide the optimal amount … Continue reading Board in the Stacks: Hatsuden