Tanka card game MISOHITOSAJI 〈Teishoku〉( 短歌カードゲーム　ミソヒトサジ〈定食〉)

User summary
ミソヒトサジ (Misohitosaji) is a Japanese poetry game, for Tanka poems. Tanka is a short Japanese poem consisting of 5 lines with a structure of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables.

The first edition was given a restaurant theme. The cook is a bear named Goro (ゴロー） and the waiter is a rabbit named Nanako （ナナコ）. They appear in the second edition, also styled 短歌カードゲーム　ミソヒトサジ〈定食〉 （Tanka card game MISOHITOSAJI 〈Teishoku〉）, where Teishoku means “set meal”. The second edition enables solitaire play, whereas as the first edition rules are for 2-8 players.

This game enables you to easily craft Japanese Tanka poems. The game consists of cards with 5 syllable and 7 syllable words in Japanese. Mix and match the cards to create a Tanka poem following the 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure.

There are six different ways to play, including “Utaichimonme" and "ku-meeting". In “Utaichimonme", players exchange cards in a manner similar to Poker in order to craft their poems. In “ku-meeting”, players collaborate to create a single Tanka poem.

In addition, the set contains 40 blank cards which you can use to write your own words to customize your game play. Because of the depth of Japanese text in the game, it would be unplayable without being able to read Japanese.

Publisher's summary
日本の文化「短歌」を簡単に作ることができるゲームです。

ゲームには５文字の言葉と７文字の言葉が入っており、カードを組み合わせて、５・７・５・７・７の短歌を作ります。

ポーカーのようにカードを交換しながら作品を作る「うたいちもんめ」、協力プレイで全員で１首の短歌を相談しながら作る「句ミーティング（ku-meeting）」など、６つの遊び方があります。

また、１セットに４０枚の白紙カードがあり、自分の好きな言葉を書き込んだカードを追加してカスタマイズすることが可能です。