{"product_id":"take-the-a-chord","title":"Take The \"A\" Chord (New Edition) (Import)","description":"\u003ctable padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/collections\/saashi\"\u003eSaashi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/collections\/all\/saashi-and-saashi\"\u003eSaashi \u0026amp; Saashi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e174975\/take-chord\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/174975\/take-chord\/forums\/63\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" ng-transclude=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-type=\"bold\"\u003eNote: This game includes English and Japanese. For a preview, English rule can be found \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/filepage\/129063\/english-rules\"\u003e\u003cb data-type=\"bold\"\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb data-type=\"bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake The \"A\" Chord\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a.k.a. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAコードで行こう\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, is a trick-taking card game in which players become jazz musicians and compete in the strength of the chord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCards come in five suits (colors) labeled A-G, and in a trick, you must play a card of the same suit led — unless you have a card in the same letter as a card previously played, in which case you can play that. Why would you do that? Because initially the highest-valued letter in the game, e.g. C, is determined randomly, with the other cards being ranked lower in C in order: C is higher than D, which is higher than E, etc. with G higher than A. When you play the same chord — that is, letter — as another player, you make that chord the new highest-valued letter for subsequent tricks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat's more, if you play the same chord as the player who started the trick — that is, if you \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eimprovise\u003c\/em\u003e — not only do you change the highest-ranking chord, that trick goes unresolved and you start a new trick with the winner of that trick taking all tricks played since multiple instances of improvisation can take place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou score a bonus for improvisation, but you don't want to take too many tricks in a round as that will cost you points in the long run. Score well, lead the band, then step aside for others to (possibly) take things too far. After multiple rounds, the player with the most points wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 2015 edition of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTake The \"A\" Chord\u003c\/em\u003e included rules only for three and four players, while the 2021 edition contains larger components and rules for 2-4 players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher's summary:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ジャズがテーマのトリックテイキングゲームです。プレイヤーはジャズミュージシャンとなって、和音コードの強弱で競います。 コードの強さが変わる転調がこのゲームの主導権を握る鍵です。勝利したトリック数によって得点をえることが目的ですが、あまり勝ちすぎてもいけません。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Saashi \u0026 Saashi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32783633933,"sku":"32783633933","price":34.92,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/products\/pic6093860.jpg?v=1623207091","url":"https:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/products\/take-the-a-chord","provider":"booyakajuice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}