時の祭壇 (Toki no Saidan)

User summary 時の祭壇 (Toki no Saidan), in English would be 'Altar of Time', a card game with a theme of time. The game is #1 in a series of 5 games, published as a bookshelf volume 'Ars Combinatoria'. The game is published in both Japanese and English. The key of the game is the ultimate decision between these two: circulating time which denies changes, and flowing time which accepts changes. Players always have eight cards during play. At the end of the game, the player who has the highest value in their hand wins the game. They maintain their own schedule in front of them, which determines their actions. Each turn, you may add and remove activity cards in your schedule or your opponent's. Time to be consumed is printed in each card. You must always keep the schedule exactly 24 hours. To win the game, you should strengthen your schedule while weakening opponent's schedule. Publisher's summary 「時間」をテーマにしたゲームです。 「すすむ時間」と「まわる時間」という究極の選択が鍵になります。 各自が自分のデッキを持ってプレイします。 待ち時間を我慢できるならば、何人でも同時にプレイできます。 ただし、現実的には6人程度が最大プレイ人数です。 自分や相手の予定表によって行動が規定されます。 最後にもっとも多くの得点を手札に持っていた人が勝ちです。