In yamataiuml 2 4 players compete to build palaces torii and their own buildings in the land of yamataiuml the game includes ten numbered action tiles each showing one or more colored ships and with most showing a special action you shuffle these tiles place them in a row then reveal one more than the number of players on a turn each player chooses a tile collects the depicted ships from the reserve optionally buys or sells one ship then places the ships on the board the land has five entryw