There is no limit to the number and types of cards you can take during the game. The Helper cards (Breeder, Builder, Gardener, Porter) provide you with additional actions when you choose the work option. The other cards (Storage, Market, Parchment, Rain, Well) provide immediate bonuses or end-of-game bonuses.

Helper cards

When you take a Helper card, place it next to your sensei board, face up. You can have multiple copies of the same card. When you choose the work option, you may choose to activate 1 or more of your Helper cards to carry out additional actions. You may freely choose when and how to carry out each of these additional actions, before or after your Sensei action, in any order. Each Helper card can be activated only once per turn.

BREEDER

Place 1 koi in your pond, taken from your storage.

Or,

Move 1 already placed koi in your pond from one spot to another. Always follow the normal placement rules.

GARDENER

Place 1 foliage tile in your pond, taken from your storage.

Or,

Upgrade 1 already placed foliage tile by adding 1 water-lily to it, taken from the supply.

BUILDER

Place 1 shore tile in your pond, taken from your storage.

Or,

Upgrade 1 already placed shore tile by adding 1 lantern to it, taken from the supply. In this case, you also get 1 luck token.

PORTER

Place up to 2 water tiles in your pond, taken from your storage.

Other cards

When you take a non-Helper card, activate its effect immediately (exception: Parchment cards do not have an immediate effect). Then, keep it face-down in front of you. You will no longer be able to use it for the rest of the game, but it may be worth Victory Points at the end of the game.

STORAGE

Take a storage expansion tile from the supply and add it to your storage to expand it by 2 hexes. The tile must be placed adjacent to at least 1 hex of your starting storage or a previously placed storage expansion tile. Your storage expansion tiles can be rearranged to your liking at any time.

PARCHMENT

The Parchment cards award Victory Points at the end of the game, according to the criteria shown on them. In the image, in order from left to right and top to bottom:

• 2 VP for each water-lily in your pond.

• 2 VP for each small koi in your pond.

• 3 VP for each medium koi in your pond.

• 4 VP for each large koi in your pond.

• 2 VP for each lantern in your pond.

• 2 VP for each Well card you have.

• 3 VP for each Market card you have.

• 3 VP for each Storage card you have.

MARKET

Acquire a koi with a discount of 1 coin.

Small Koi Tile: Free

Medium Koi Tile: 1 coin

Large Koi Tile: 2 coins

RAIN

Take the tiles shown from the supply, then immediately place them in your pond.

WELL

Take the tiles and/or coins shown from the supply. If there is a slash (‘/’), you must choose 1 of the 2 alternatives.

Note: Unlike Rain cards, the tiles taken with the Well are not immediately placed in your pond.