Bluete Spiele

About

Blüte Spiele (ブリューテシュピーレ) is a Tokyo-based Japanese doujin circle that designs board games and card games, operating as a sister brand to 桜遊庵 (Ouyuuan), the circle of designer 折口 日向 (Hinata Origuchi); the homepage explains that the two brands exist so that Ouyuuan can keep games in a consistent 和風 (Japanese-style) look while Bluete Spiele produces the non-Japanese-style designs. Its catalogue consists of a single title, 七つの予言 (Seven Prophecies), a bidding trick-taking card game for 3-4 players aged 10 and up, played over 7-10 tricks with pre-revealed lead suits, in which players predict not ho…