Takahashi Shoten will release a rule-building card game in Japan on November 1, 2026. Priced at 2,200 yen including tax, it is designed for two to five players aged 12 and over, with sessions estimated at 10–20 minutes.
The box contains 59 playing cards, 18 rule-building cards, one king token and an instruction sheet. A player in the lead role uses the rule-building cards to introduce rules, while opponents can also exploit the rules that others have made.
International fan outlook and trend context — Editorial forecast
The publisher describes the game as based on Daifugo, a Japanese playing-card game, but adds a system in which new rules enter during play. Editorial forecast: overseas tabletop fans interested in Japanese card-game variations may be drawn to the changing rules because they create decisions about both playing cards and anticipating how an opponent could use a rule.
Announced retailers include bookstores, Loft, Hands, Yodobashi Camera and Yellow Submarine. The release does not establish an English-language edition or overseas distribution; check the publisher’s information before buying for a group that needs English rules.
高橋書店の新カードゲーム、遊びながらルールを組み立てる
高橋書店がルール構築型カードゲームを11月1日に全国の書店などで発売予定。税込2,200円、2〜5人、12歳以上、目安10〜20分。プレイカード59枚とルール用カード18枚などを収録する。
大富豪を土台にしつつ途中でルールが加わる仕組みとの比較から、日本のカードゲームの変化形に関心を持つ海外の卓上ゲームファンには、相手の利用まで考える駆け引きが響く可能性があるという編集上の予測。