Tatari (2022)

About this game

Your group of friends is haunted by mysterious Japanese dolls. You try to lift their curse by confining them to a magical shrine. But only one of you can escape. Every player starts with 10 cursed dolls they need to get rid of. With 6 dice they try to roll a combination of numbers and dolls to determine which shrine tile to use and how many dolls you will lose or win. The dolls that other players lose might be picked up again. Only the last shrine gets rid of the dolls permanently. The first player to start their turn without any dolls wins.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 1.2/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.