
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,872
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Amalfi: Renaissance
1–4 players60–120 min2023

Rules assistance for Otaru 1899: Ambitions
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with saved question history.

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Otaru 1899: Ambitions is an expansion for Otaru 1899 released in 2024 for 2 players. It was designed by Takeo Yamada and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers.
Expands Otaru 1899 with individual goal cards. Each player is dealt two ambition cards at the beginning of the game. When a player fulfills the condition on a card, they can claim its special effect. They then discard their extra ambition card.
Otaru 1899: Ambitions supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
Otaru 1899: Ambitions belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Otaru 1899: Ambitions are: Takeo Yamada. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Otaru 1899: Ambitions as an expansion for Otaru 1899. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Otaru 1899 to use it. Check that your edition of Otaru 1899 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.