Philosophia: Floating World

What is Philosophia: Floating World

Set in feudal Japan, Philosophia: Floating World is a deck-building game which can be played either in turn-taking or fully simultaneous mode. You can build majestic pagodas and Shinto shrines, learn ancient eastern wisdom, explore the world, or fight ancient monsters — or all of the above. This is a sandbox-style game, and how you play is up to you!

In Floating World, you play as one of six unique characters from Edo Japan, each with a unique power and a mysterious secret. The game plays simultaneously over three phases that repeat until one player has gained a victory condition. All phases occur simultaneously, and they are:

The Draw Phase: Draw six cards from your deck, then pass them to another player. They take these cards, discard one of their choice, then separate the remaining five cards into two piles, one containing two cards and one containing three. You do the same for another player, then take your two piles, discarding one of them and playing the other.

The Collect Phase: Collect items and bonuses indicated on the cards in your hand. You may also pay time tokens to perform extra actions in the next phase.

Game details

Players

1–6

Age

+16

Duration

75 min

Difficulty

Heavy

Type

Board game

Year

2021

Mechanics

Deck, Bag, and Pool Building · Hand Management · I Cut, You Choose

Categories

Adventure · Educational · Exploration

Designer

Madeleine Adams · Joseph N Adams

Publisher

Cogito ergo Meeple · Cotswold Games