646JM & C 2015 AG 365 J 372 JWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ALAYNA
IEMMERThe Esteemed Palaceof the CranePolitical Open, w: If you
control a Personality, gain 2 Honor.Te Crane excel at many things.
One among them is the gift of nding beauty and exploiting it for
political advantage.Twenty Festivals.indd 366 8/5/14 12:26
AMImperial Favor(Political Limited: If you have higher Family Honor
than each other player, bow your target unbowed Personality with 1
or more Personal Honor. Take the Imperial Favor.)Favor Political
Limited: Discard the Imperial Favor and a card to draw a card.
Favor Political Battle: Discard the Imperial Favor to move home a
target attacking enemy Personality.Twenty Festivals.indd 677 8/5/14
12:26 AM1. Action PhaseStraighten all your cards. Turn cards in
your Provinces face-up. You have the rst action. You may take
Limited and Open actions; the other player may take Open actions.
As with each type of action (Limited/Open, Engage, Battle), players
may pass, and the opportunity to play that type of action ends when
both players pass consecutively. 2. Attack Phase (other side) 3.
Dynasty PhaseRecruit Holdings (bowed) and Personalities (unbowed).
Discard any unwanted Dynasty cards. Finally, draw a Fate card. If
you have more than eight Fate cards in hand, discard down to
eight.Turn SequenceStarting Setup1. Show Strongholds and Sensei (if
any), the player with the highest Family Honor goes rst and uses
the black bordered side of their Stronghold. Te other players use
the white side. 2. Shue Dynasty (Black back) and Fate (Green) decks
separately. 3. Place your Dynasty deck about where your left hand
goes. Place the top four cards from the Dynasty deck, one by one,
to the right of the deck, forming your Provinces. Place your Fate
deck to the right of these Provinces. 4. Each player draws ve Fate
cards.Twenty Festivals.indd 672 8/5/14 12:26 AMGranted Player
AbilitiesAll players have abilities granted by the rulebook:
CavalryAbsent Engage: Target your unbowed Personality in a Cavalry
unit at any location. Move him to the current battleeld.
CourageRepeatable Interrupt: Discard a Courage card to give a Fear
eect +2 or 2 strength. Cycle Limited: If it is your rst turn, put
any number of face-up cards from your Provinces at the bottom of
your deck. Ten, turn your Provinces face-up. Discard Repeatable
Dynasty: Discard a face-up card from one of your Provinces.
EquipRepeatable Open,: Attach a target attachment with Gold Cost
equal to the amount you paid, from your hand to your target
Personality. Imperial Favor (two abilities)Favor Political Limited:
Discard the Imperial Favor and a card to draw a card.Favor
Political Battle: Discard the Imperial Favor to move home a target
attacking enemy Personality. (continued on the other side)Twenty
Festivals.indd 674 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS WEN}UINN
JM & C 2015 AG 66 J 3729 3 81 5Airisaw Couiriii CuisioDaix\o
LOYAL UNIQUEIkura will not attack or issue challenges, and cannot
be challenged from Iaijutsu actions.Favor Political Open: Discard
the Imperial Favor to make a target player lose 1 Honor.Such a
charming, peaceful soul. But his music is so anguished Doji
MakotopqrqqsKakita IkuraTwenty Festivals.indd 66 8/5/14 12:26
AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS IAVID IORNE JM & C 2015 AG 60 J 37211
3 44 4Macisriari Saxuiai DUELIST EXPERIENCED RESERVE UNIQUEAfter
Ujirou enters play, you may take an additional action. While you
are the Defender, you Recruit Ujirou for 5 less Gold.Battle: Fear 4
that destroys attachments and dishonorable Personalities after it
bows them.Te door was open, the dying Bayushi remarked. Ujirou
shrugged and wiped blood from his blade.pqrqqsKakita UjirouTwenty
Festivals.indd 69 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS DWIN
IAVID10 5 103 6JM & C 2015 AG JCiaw Cuaxiiow Couiriii
SaxuiaiDUELIST EXPERIENCED LOYAL UNIQUEYour other Crane Clan
Personalities have +1PH.Favor Political Limited: Discard the
Imperial Favor to draw a card.I am sure this will be a most
interesting year.pqrqqsDoji Makoto,the Smiling BladeTwenty
Festivals.indd 482 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ]IM
IAVELEC JM & C 2015 AG 50 l 3728 2 23 3Saxuiai Soui oi Daioo;i
TaiAfter Taenaru is destroyed, gain 2 Honor.Battle: Once per
battle, move home a target enemy Personality with lower current
Force than his own printed Force. Bow him as he moves.Te sensei
asked, Is it better to live well, or to die well? Taenaru did not
inch. Both, she replied.pqrqqsDaidoji TaenaruTwenty Festivals.indd
59 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ]IM IAVELEC JM & C
2015 AG 50 l 3728 2 23 3Saxuiai Soui oi Daioo;i TaiAfter Taenaru is
destroyed, gain 2 Honor.Battle: Once per battle, move home a target
enemy Personality with lower current Force than his own printed
Force. Bow him as he moves.Te sensei asked, Is it better to live
well, or to die well? Taenaru did not inch. Both, she
replied.pqrqqsDaidoji TaenaruTwenty Festivals.indd 59 8/5/14 12:26
AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS IAMON IUASA JM & C 2015 AG 58 H 3725 2
62 2Iiow Ciawi SaxuiaiHiroteru has +1F for each bowed card in the
enemy army.Battle: Fear 3.To kill the spirit is the swiftest
victory of all. pqrqqsDaidoji HiroteruTwenty Festivals.indd 58
8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ICHOLAS IAY JM & C 2015
AG 67 u 3725 3 62 3Saxuiai DUELIST(Duelists win tied duels versus
non-Duelists.)After Izumiko wins a duel, gain 1 Honor.One day, you
are born. Te next, you die. If you are lucky, sometime in-between
you will glimpse the moon. pqrqqsKakita IzumikoTwenty
Festivals.indd 67 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ICHOLAS IAY
JM & C 2015 AG 67 u 3725 3 62 3Saxuiai DUELIST(Duelists win
tied duels versus non-Duelists.)After Izumiko wins a duel, gain 1
Honor.One day, you are born. Te next, you die. If you are lucky,
sometime in-between you will glimpse the moon. pqrqqsKakita
IzumikoTwenty Festivals.indd 67 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS
ILLUS ICHOLAS IAY JM & C 2015 AG 67 u 3725 3 62 3Saxuiai
DUELIST(Duelists win tied duels versus non-Duelists.)After Izumiko
wins a duel, gain 1 Honor.One day, you are born. Te next, you die.
If you are lucky, sometime in-between you will glimpse the moon.
pqrqqsKakita IzumikoTwenty Festivals.indd 67 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY
IESTIVALS ILLUS WILLIAM CCONNOR JM & C 2015 AG 68 l 3727 3 51
4Saxuiai Soui oi Kaxira Yaiica DUELIST(Duelists win tied duels
versus non-Duelists.) Mitsumichi will not refuse challenges. If
Mitsumichi is honorable, the rst card another player focuses in
each duel against him is focused face-up.A man whose sword is
always drawn is never approached. He has no allies. Yet a man who
never draws his sword will nd it rusting in its sheath. Seek
balance in all things. Te Tao of ShinseipqrqqsKakita
MitsumichiTwenty Festivals.indd 68 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS
ILLUS WILLIAM CCONNOR JM & C 2015 AG 68 l 3727 3 51 4Saxuiai
Soui oi Kaxira Yaiica DUELIST(Duelists win tied duels versus
non-Duelists.) Mitsumichi will not refuse challenges. If Mitsumichi
is honorable, the rst card another player focuses in each duel
against him is focused face-up.A man whose sword is always drawn is
never approached. He has no allies. Yet a man who never draws his
sword will nd it rusting in its sheath. Seek balance in all things.
Te Tao of ShinseipqrqqsKakita MitsumichiTwenty Festivals.indd 68
8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS IEBEKAH ORRIS5 3 61 3JM &
C 2015 AG JCouiriii IxiiiiaiDainagon may Lobby as an Open action.In
the aftermath of a crisis, the bold nd opportunities.pqrqqsDoji
DainagonTwenty Festivals.indd 480 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS
ILLUS IEBEKAH ORRIS5 3 61 3JM & C 2015 AG JCouiriii
IxiiiiaiDainagon may Lobby as an Open action.In the aftermath of a
crisis, the bold nd opportunities.pqrqqsDoji DainagonTwenty
Festivals.indd 480 8/5/14 12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS IEBEKAH
ORRIS5 3 61 3JM & C 2015 AG JCouiriii IxiiiiaiDainagon may
Lobby as an Open action.In the aftermath of a crisis, the bold nd
opportunities.pqrqqsDoji DainagonTwenty Festivals.indd 480 8/5/14
12:26 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS SERCIO CAMARENA8 3 80 1JM & C
2015 AG JCouiriiiKatata cannot attack or defend. You may take Favor
Battle actions one additional time per turn. Political Home
Battle/Open, w: Take the Imperial Favor.I think an important point
has been overlooked.pqrqqsDoji KatataTwenty Festivals.indd 481
8/5/14 12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS MARIO WIBISONO5 3 61 3JM
& C 2015 AG JCouiriiiNatsuyo enters play for 1 less Gold if
another player is Scorpion Clan.Favor Political Open, w: Discard
the Imperial Favor to gain 1 Honor.Dainagons apprentice is
beautiful and clever, and has many allies. And she never
capitalizes on their secrets. For some reason. Shosuro
MakikopqrqqsDoji NatsuyoTwenty Festivals.indd 483 8/5/14 12:27
AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS MARIO WIBISONO5 3 61 3JM & C 2015 AG
JCouiriiiNatsuyo enters play for 1 less Gold if another player is
Scorpion Clan.Favor Political Open, w: Discard the Imperial Favor
to gain 1 Honor.Dainagons apprentice is beautiful and clever, and
has many allies. And she never capitalizes on their secrets. For
some reason. Shosuro MakikopqrqqsDoji NatsuyoTwenty Festivals.indd
483 8/5/14 12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS MARIO WIBISONO5 3 61 3JM
& C 2015 AG JCouiriiiNatsuyo enters play for 1 less Gold if
another player is Scorpion Clan.Favor Political Open, w: Discard
the Imperial Favor to gain 1 Honor.Dainagons apprentice is
beautiful and clever, and has many allies. And she never
capitalizes on their secrets. For some reason. Shosuro
MakikopqrqqsDoji NatsuyoTwenty Festivals.indd 483 8/5/14 12:27
AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS WILLIAM CCONNOR5 3 51 3JM & C 2015 AG
JCouiriii SaxuiaiSoui oi Kaxira Fuwaxi DUELIST(Duelists win tied
duels versus non-Duelists.)Political Limited, w: Another players
target Personality may challenge Amiki. If he does not, his
abilities may not be used until your next turn begins. Destroy the
duels loser.My friend, I am quite happy to settle our disagreement
here.pqrqqsKakita AmikiTwenty Festivals.indd 484 8/5/14 12:27
AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS WILLIAM CCONNOR5 3 51 3JM & C 2015 AG
JCouiriii SaxuiaiSoui oi Kaxira Fuwaxi DUELIST(Duelists win tied
duels versus non-Duelists.)Political Limited, w: Another players
target Personality may challenge Amiki. If he does not, his
abilities may not be used until your next turn begins. Destroy the
duels loser.My friend, I am quite happy to settle our disagreement
here.pqrqqsKakita AmikiTwenty Festivals.indd 484 8/5/14 12:27
AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS WILLIAM CCONNOR5 3 51 3JM & C 2015 AG
JCouiriii SaxuiaiSoui oi Kaxira Fuwaxi DUELIST(Duelists win tied
duels versus non-Duelists.)Political Limited, w: Another players
target Personality may challenge Amiki. If he does not, his
abilities may not be used until your next turn begins. Destroy the
duels loser.My friend, I am quite happy to settle our disagreement
here.pqrqqsKakita AmikiTwenty Festivals.indd 484 8/5/14 12:27
AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ]ASON NCLE4 2 40 2JM & C 2015 AG
JAirisaw Couiriii Jisrii Political Open, w: Target a Personality.
After the next time he assigns to attack a Province with a
Fortication, target a player who gains or loses 1 Honor. Oh brave
warriors, kicking over shrines and gardens. Truly it is a most
dangerous duty!pqrqqsKakita JikeruTwenty Festivals.indd 485 8/5/14
12:27 AM2JWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS IKOLAY STOYANOV JM & C 2015 AG
11 l 3722012 IOTEI WINNER IAN CHLEBOWCZYK2Coastal Pearl BedOpen, w:
A target Holdings abilities may not be used.Hiruma Daizen plunged
beneath the waves. As beautiful as the rst day they were found, he
thought. More so, because now they serve the Crab.Piaii Piaii
BiopqrqqsTwenty Festivals.indd 11 8/5/14 12:27 AM3JWENTY IESTIVALS
ILLUS STEFANO bALDO JM & C 2015 AG 33 l 3724Small LibraryAfter
this Holding enters play from a Province, rell the Province
face-up.We have but a fraction of the records of a larger library,
sama, but you will nd all our scrolls in perfect condition. We all
do what we must.Liniai\pqrqqsTwenty Festivals.indd 33 8/5/14 12:27
AM3JWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS STEFANO bALDO JM & C 2015 AG 33 l
3724Small LibraryAfter this Holding enters play from a Province,
rell the Province face-up.We have but a fraction of the records of
a larger library, sama, but you will nd all our scrolls in perfect
condition. We all do what we must.Liniai\pqrqqsTwenty
Festivals.indd 33 8/5/14 12:27 AM2JWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ALBERT
JAVIRA JM & C 2015 AG 35 u 3724Temple FortressAfter the rst
time each turn you bow this Holding, gain 1 Honor.Te tale of the
Dark Nagas assault upon the Second City was one that would forever
chill the blood of all who heard it.Casrii TixiiipqrqqsTwenty
Festivals.indd 35 8/5/14 12:27 AM2JWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ALBERT
JAVIRA JM & C 2015 AG 35 u 3724Temple FortressAfter the rst
time each turn you bow this Holding, gain 1 Honor.Te tale of the
Dark Nagas assault upon the Second City was one that would forever
chill the blood of all who heard it.Casrii TixiiipqrqqsTwenty
Festivals.indd 35 8/5/14 12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS CHRIS
CSTROWSKI2JM & C 2015 AG J2(Fortications attach, bowed, to the
Province from which they entered play.)Open, w: Gain 1 Honor.Few
places have as many shrines to the dead as Te Great Carpenter
Wall.Tixiii FORTIFICATIONpqrqqsCarpenter ShrineTwenty
Festivals.indd 440 8/5/14 12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS CHRIS
CSTROWSKI2JM & C 2015 AG J2(Fortications attach, bowed, to the
Province from which they entered play.)Open, w: Gain 1 Honor.Few
places have as many shrines to the dead as Te Great Carpenter
Wall.Tixiii FORTIFICATIONpqrqqsCarpenter ShrineTwenty
Festivals.indd 440 8/5/14 12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS D COX2JM
& C 2015 AG J2You may only have one copy of Counting House in
play.Limited, w: If you have fewer Provinces than each other
player, draw a card.War is no excuse for a failing economy. old
Yasuki sayingCounting HouseTwenty Festivals.indd 442 8/5/14 12:27
AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS MALCOLM MCCLINTON2JM & C 2015 AG
J2Family LibraryLimited: Discard a face-up card from one of your
Provinces. Rell the Province with your target discarded (not dead)
Personality. Destroy this Holding.Te deeds of our ancestors are
paramount, Nichiro. We must maintain the
records.Liniai\pqrqqsTwenty Festivals.indd 445 8/5/14 12:27
AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ]OE WILSON2JM & C 2015 AG J2Limited:
Put one or more face-up cards in your Provinces at the bottom of
your deck (and rell the Provinces). Turn all cards in your
Provinces face-up. Destroy this Holding.Te Colonies have introduced
many new things to the average Rokugani.House of Exotic GoodsTwenty
Festivals.indd 452 8/5/14 12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS ]OE
WILSON2JM & C 2015 AG J2Limited: Put one or more face-up cards
in your Provinces at the bottom of your deck (and rell the
Provinces). Turn all cards in your Provinces face-up. Destroy this
Holding.Te Colonies have introduced many new things to the average
Rokugani.House of Exotic GoodsTwenty Festivals.indd 452 8/5/14
12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS SHEN IEI2JM & C 2015 AG J2Open,
w: Straighten your target Courtier.Te Seppun family is one of the
most revered noble houses within the Empire.Jiramus CourtTwenty
Festivals.indd 457 8/5/14 12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS bRAD
WILLIAMS3JM & C 2015 AG J2Limited, w: Gain 1 Honor.Even in
times of war, art and entertainment have their place.Kabuki Theater
TroupeTwenty Festivals.indd 458 8/5/14 12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS
ILLUS bRAD WILLIAMS3JM & C 2015 AG J2Limited, w: Gain 1
Honor.Even in times of war, art and entertainment have their
place.Kabuki Theater TroupeTwenty Festivals.indd 458 8/5/14 12:27
AM3*2JWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS CHARLES !RBACH JM & C 2015 AG
JMarketplaceTis Holding has 1GP if you are not a Crane Clan
player.For everything that is sold within the marketplace, from the
grandest weapon to the simplest netsuke, a coin nds its way into
the hands of a Crane merchant patron.MaixirpqrqqsTwenty
Festivals.indd 461 8/5/14 12:27 AM3*2JWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS CHARLES
!RBACH JM & C 2015 AG JMarketplaceTis Holding has 1GP if you
are not a Crane Clan player.For everything that is sold within the
marketplace, from the grandest weapon to the simplest netsuke, a
coin nds its way into the hands of a Crane merchant
patron.MaixirpqrqqsTwenty Festivals.indd 461 8/5/14 12:27
AM3*2JWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS CHARLES !RBACH JM & C 2015 AG
JMarketplaceTis Holding has 1GP if you are not a Crane Clan
player.For everything that is sold within the marketplace, from the
grandest weapon to the simplest netsuke, a coin nds its way into
the hands of a Crane merchant patron.MaixirpqrqqsTwenty
Festivals.indd 461 8/5/14 12:27 AMJWENTY IESTIVALS ILLUS GLEN
CSTERBERCER2012 IECACY OF JOTURIS IYNASTY ]AVIER ]IMENEZ1JM & C
2015 AG J1You are considered to have +5 Family Honor when Lobbying
checks Honor.Open, w: Straighten a target Personality who Lobbied
this turn.Toturi Shigekawa was a great and honorable man. Here we
honor his memory and ideals.Ixiiiiai RiraiwiipqrqqsShigekawas
CourtTwenty Festivals.indd 466 8/5/14 12:27 AM