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This expansion introduced new playable characters to the world of Tokaido that bring different play ability to the game. The expansion also brought in new actions you can take per space, so instead of always just doing the same thing, you now have a choice of what you want to do (there is even a character that will let you take both actions!) You can now gamble, pay money to get guaranteed 4 VP at the hot springs instead of a random 1-3, you can buy legendary items worth 9 points when shopping, and you can buy things that will affect the game, such as adding victory points if you’re the last to eat, or allowing you to eat for free.
The expansion is mostly easy to learn once you understand all the second options now available to you, and really adds more fun to the basic base game. For the price, its really like a new game.

I think that this game is great for family time as it is a cooperative game that is fast paced! There are lots of different ingredients that we haven’t used because we try to reach the goal, and can barley make enough ingredients for the menu we already have. I wish there were more dice but other than that it is in my top 5 favorite games list.
If players were allowed more dice, or you made more ingredients per dice, I feel like the game would be more satisfying.
Other than that you can set it to easy, regular, or pro which all have different time limits per card, which is nice because once you have the game down, its adds a new level of heat and excitement!