The White Castle: Matcha
BGG rating
8.4

Expansion for The White Castle

The White Castle: Matcha

2024Powered by BGG

Rules assistance for The White Castle: Matcha

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 90–110 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 3.3/5

Rules assistant for The White Castle: Matcha

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

The White Castle: Matcha is an expansion for The White Castle released in 2024 for 1–4 players, 90–110 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Isra C. and Shei S. and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game, and Worker Placement with Dice Workers.

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About the game

The tea ceremony lies at the heart of Japanese culture, giving life the most essential and elemental concepts of hospitality, respect, and Zen philosophy. There, they believe that tea, which came from China in the 13th century, resolved the health problems of the Buddhist monks who drank it. Over the years, the tea ceremony evolved to offer the samurai a place of calm, far from the chaos of the battlefield. In The White Castle: Matcha, you will have to deal with a new place in which to influence the court using new members of your clan. Having members of your clan in good seats within the Chashitsu (tea room) will help you achieve a greater level of influence within the court of Himeji. Also, you will have one additional action each round. Will that be enough? The first printing includes The White Castle: Promo 4 packaged inside the expansion box. It is currently not available by itself. To be played with the base game and the Matcha expansion. Contains 3 Die tiles, each of which with Chasen on the back. When setting up the game, replace the 3 Die tiles that grant a Resource of your choice with these 3 new tiles. —description from the publisher

Editions

  • The White Castle: MatchaenDevir2025
  • The White Castle: MatchaenDevir2024
  • Het Witte Kasteel van Himeji: Matcha999 Games2025
  • Белый Замок: МатчаruDevir, GaGa Games2025
  • Білий Замок: МатчаukDevir, Games7Days2025
  • Bílý hrad: MatchaTLAMA games2024
  • Le Château Blanc: MatchafrDevir, IELLO2024
  • Die Weiße Burg: Die Tee-ZeremoniedeKOSMOS2024
  • A fehér várkastély: TeaházReflexshop2024
  • 白鷺城/ホワイト・キャッスル 拡張セット:茶の湯CMON Global Limited2024
  • 백로성: 말차Devir2024
  • Biały Zamek: MatchaplDevir, Portal Games2024

Publishers

  • Devir
  • GaGa Games
  • Reflexshop
  • KOSMOS
  • 999 Games
  • Games7Days
  • Portal Games
  • CMON Global Limited

Questions and answers

The White Castle: Matcha supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.