Overview

Johari is set in the famous jewelry market of Jaipur. Players are gem traders acquiring collections of gems from stores and bazaar booths, then selling them to jewelers and collectors for prestige. The game is played over 10 Market Days, each consisting of 3 Market Rounds where players simultaneously select actions. The player with the most Prestige Points at the end wins.

Components

• 96 Gem Cards (gems in 4 colors plus Gold and Prestige Cards; some marked with Supervisor Symbol as fakes)
• 4 Overview Cards
• 1 Promo Card
• 24 Nobles (with 3 different reverse sides: 1, 2, 3)
• 28 Action Cards in 4 player colors (7 per player)
• 1 two-part Game Board
• 4 Player Boards in 4 player colors
• 4 Gold Tokens in 4 player colors
• 16 Gem Tokens (4 each in blue, red, green, translucent)

Setup

1. Place the two-part Game Board in the middle.
2. Sort Nobles by reverse-side numbers. From each stack, draw 4 random Nobles; remove the rest. Stack face-down on the Game Board (3s on bottom, then 2s, then 1s). Draw 2 from the top and place on spaces 5 and 4.
3. Shuffle Gem Cards. Place a number equal to the player count face-up into Stores (by type). Place 2 more than the player count face-up into Bazaar Booths. Remaining cards are the draw pile.
4. Each player chooses a color and receives a Player Board and 7 Action Cards.
5. Each player takes 4 Gem Tokens and places them on their Player Board chart.
6. Stack Gold Tokens randomly; place on space 15 of the Gold Track. Bottom token’s player picks first Gem Card; others follow bottom-to-top order.

Turn Structure

Each Market Day has 3 phases:

1. Replenishing the Market

• Move Nobles one space right; place a new Noble on space 5 from the stack. Nobles moving off space 1 are removed.
• Add Gem Cards equal to player count to Stores (by type).
• Add 1 Gem Card to each Bazaar Booth from the draw pile.
• If the draw pile runs out, shuffle discards to form a new pile.

2. Three Market Rounds

In each round, players simultaneously play a face-down Action Card in the leftmost open slot of their Player Board. All reveal simultaneously. The player with the most Gold acts first (tiebreak: Gold Token on top).

Action costs are modified by Player Board slot:

• 1st slot: Full cost
• 2nd slot: Cost reduced by 2 (minimum 0)
• 3rd slot: Free

3. End of Market Day

Take back all played Action Cards. If you played Trade, add those stored cards to your display. Gold Cards from Trade may be used immediately.

Actions

Purchase (Base cost: 4 Gold)

Take all cards from one Store or one Bazaar Booth and place face-up in your display (sorted by type). Gold Cards can be used immediately or kept as wild cards for selling. Prestige Cards may be kept face-down.

Sale (Base cost: 2 Gold)

Sell gems to Jewelers or Collectors:

Jeweler: Sell 4 different gem types (or 3 different + 1 Gold Card). Choose one sold card; advance that Gem Token on your Prestige Track by the number of gems depicted on it. Discard all sold cards. You may sell fake gems.

Collector: Sell gems of a single type, but only if another player also has that type AND you have the most gems of that type. Advance your Gem Token by the difference between your count and the second-most player’s count.

After each Sale action, all opponents must discard one fake Gem Card (Supervisor Symbol) from their display.

Trade (Base cost: 3 Gold)

Choose one:

• Trade in a Store: Take all cards from one Store and place on your Trade Action Card. Cards are added to your display only at the end of the Market Day (safe from Supervisors but cannot be sold).
• Hire a Noble: Pay gems of one type equal to or exceeding the number printed below the Noble. Use the Noble’s ability immediately.

Bribe (Base cost: 1 Gold)

Safe from Supervisor losses until end of current Market Day (no fake gems lost from opponent Sales).

Exchange (Base cost: 1 Gold)

Swap one of your Gem Cards with another of the same type from a Store or Bazaar Booth. Cannot exchange cards from a Trade Action Card.

Doppelganger (Same base cost as previous card)

Repeat the action of your previously played Action Card. Cannot be played in the first Market Round of a Market Day.

Baksheesh (No cost)

Receive 2 Gold (move Gold Token forward 2 spaces).

Scoring / Victory Conditions

The game ends at the end of the Market Day in which the last Noble enters the Market.

Final Scoring: Add up Prestige Points from:

• Nobles’ special abilities
• Prestige Cards
• Gem Token positions on the Prestige Track

The player with the most Prestige Points wins. Tiebreak: highest sum of Gem Tokens on the Prestige Track.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• If a player plays Sale but cannot execute it, they do not pay costs and opponents do not lose fake gems.
• Gold from the Gold Track and Gold Cards are both valid resources.
• When moving a Gold Token onto an occupied space, place it on top.
• After each payment, change the row of the Gold Token (top to bottom or vice versa) for clarity.
• Some Nobles reduce costs further but never below 0.

Player Reference

Action	Base Cost	Effect
Purchase	4 Gold	Take all cards from 1 Store or Bazaar Booth
Sale	2 Gold	Sell to Jeweler (4 types) or Collector (1 type)
Trade	3 Gold	Store cards on Trade card OR hire a Noble
Bribe	1 Gold	Protect from Supervisor losses this day
Exchange	1 Gold	Swap 1 card with same type from market
Doppelganger	Varies	Repeat previous action
Baksheesh	0	Gain 2 Gold

Slot Discount	Reduction
1st slot	0 (full cost)
2nd slot	-2 Gold
3rd slot	Free