85

In Yokohama, each player is a merchant in the Meiji period trying to gain fame from a successful business by building stores, trading, and managing resources across a modular board representing the city's locations.

85

The Verdict

based on 10 reviews

Positive 0%
Innovative movement and route-planning puzzle
Multiple viable paths to victory
Modular board offering high replayability
Engaging economic resource conversion
Fiddly setup with numerous components
Prone to analysis paralysis
Busy visual design can cause clutter
94
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Topping the Table, Jamie HopkinsArticle

Yokohama is praised as a deep, dynamic worker placement and card-driven strategy game that brilliantly rewards multiple paths to victory, careful planning, and adaptability in Meiji-era Japan.

90
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The Opinionated Gamers, Dale YuArticle

The reviewers praise Yokohama as a cohesive, highly replayable Eurogame that blends multiple scoring paths smoothly, though they note potential pacing slowdowns at the very end.

90
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Tabletop Gaming Magazine, Emma GarrettArticle

This middle-weight worker placement eurogame offers a deeply satisfying, sprawling puzzle as players build influence in Meiji-era Japan. The 2024 edition boasts gorgeous components and clever organization, making it a must-play experience for fans ready for a step up in complexity from Wingspan.

90
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Zen Of Design, Damion SchubertArticleTop List – #4

Yokohama is a contract-fulfillment game featuring a clever worker-placement and movement mechanism where players strategically manage workers to generate resources and execute powerful turns.

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90
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Mr-BoardgamesArticle

The reviewer praises Yokohama for its clever movement mechanics, deep strategy, and high replayability, though they note that it features an overwhelming learning curve and unremarkable art.

90
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The Players' Aid, GrantArticle

Yokohama offers a refreshing twist on worker placement, using assistants to build a logistical network rather than directly taking actions. The reviewer praises its striking components, engaging modular board, and deep strategic choices.

90
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Zatu GamesArticle

Yokohama is an excellent, highly replayable Eurogame featuring clever movement mechanics and a satisfying engine-building puzzle, though players should be prepared for fiddly setup, a thin theme, and a potential 'point salad' scoring system.

85
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Brawling Brothers, BrandonArticle

The reviewers share their positive experiences playing Yokohama, highlighting how much third-party token and resource upgrades enhanced their enjoyment of the game.

80
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Meeple Mountain, Mark IradianArticle

Yokohama is a polished and highly engaging Euro-style pickup-and-deliver game that offers wonderful strategic freedom and multiple pathways to victory despite minor thematic superficiality and potential downtime.

70
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Board Game QuestArticle

Yokohama remains a tight, surprisingly mean Eurogame with unique worker placement and player interaction, though its competitive bite and building mechanics make it a tougher sell in today's crowded market.

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