MATE | New Game from Tokyo Game Market 2026 Spring | Review + How to Play

VicVillage has been a popular indie publisher at the Tokyo Game Market. The duo, designer LEO and illustrator HIGAWIND have released their most recent title, 'MATE', a 3-4 players trick-taking game with super adorable art. Those doggies are just so cute! In Mate you alternate between trying to win and lose tricks. It is a must-follow-suit but with an interesting twist when determining the winner. In this video I teach you how to play the game and also share my thoughts on it. Board Game Geek page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4... Publisher's Booth shop: https://vicvillage.booth.pm All the games shown in this video have been purchased with my own money. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Setup 02:13 Rules 03:50 Determining the trick winner 07:34 Scoring 08:05 Thoughts #ゲームマーケット #ゲームマーケット2026春 #japaneseboardgames #boardgames #cardgames #tricktakinggame #tricktaking