1 board, 5 hero pawns, 1 die, 100 coin tokens, 13 Hanok cards, 15 Sijang cards, 13 Hansik cards, 4 Mythical creature cards, 30 Hagwon question cards, and this rulebook.

Reach Mount Paektu first to trigger end-of-game scoring. The player with the highest total — solo points plus combo bonuses plus battle prizes — becomes the Ruler of the Peninsula.

1. Roll the die.
2. Move forward that many spaces.
3. Resolve the space.
4. Optionally: declare combos, trade with another player, activate hero ability.
5. Pass to the player on your left.

The four decks are Hanok (homes & village life), Sijang (market & crafts), Hansik (food), and Mythical (creatures). Hanok and Hansik are drawn; Sijang is purchased with coins; Mythical is fought.

Card anatomy: coin cost (top-right), solo points (top-left star), combo points (bottom badge), name and Korean script (bottom).

A combo is two or three cards that match a printed recipe (see the combos card included in the box, or the Card Library). Declare a combo on your turn to lock in its bonus.

Each card may participate in only one combo per game. The "Royal Banquet" is the highest-scoring combo at 20 points.

On a Mountain space, draw a Mythical Creature. Roll the die; if your roll plus any food-card bonuses exceeds the creature's power, you win and add its power as points. Otherwise discard a coin.

Draw a question card and read it to the player on your left. They have 30 seconds. Correct: gain Nyang equal to the difficulty. Wrong: pay 1 coin to the bank.

The game ends when the first pawn lands on Mount Paektu. Complete the turn round so each player has the same number of turns. Tally: solo points + combo bonuses + battle prizes.

• Tied scores: tied players share the title.
• Empty Sijang: shuffle the discard back into the market.
• Two heroes triggering simultaneously: resolve in player order from the active player.
• House rules are encouraged — share them in our blog.