Cards & Components

Every face of The White Castle and its expansions: boards, Castle, Garden, Starting and Solitaire cards, Matcha's Outskirts cards and Ceremony and Water Lily tiles, Training Yard and Die tiles, Bōeki's Privileges and Gifts, pieces and icons.

Every distinct face, grouped by type, with a link to the rule that uses it. Cards and tiles are pictured from a public Tabletop Simulator mod of the base game with Matcha (its labels are Chinese, the card art is language-free); the setup picture and icons come from Devir’s rulebooks, the Bōeki pieces from the Bōeki rulebook. Effects are in our own words.

Boards

Picture	Board
	Main board — Bridges and Gardens, the Castle, Training Yards, the Well, Outside the Walls and the tracks (numbered tour, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ). A Castle die needs a matching tile and the full coin difference. Place before Lantern rewards, then resolve the steps in order; the Well counts as 1, and card actions are optional. If only one die remains on a Bridge, its current side decides the bonus; dice may share an Outside space in 3–4 players.
	Domain board (4) — Seals, Resource tracks, die spaces, clan member lines, Action card space and Lantern (numbered tour, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ). A die gives the visible resources and the row’s action card; the end card deploys a clan member only when its effect or icon allows it. You may place another die on an occupied row, but dice cannot stack; a row can activate once from placement and once more from a bonus action in the same turn.
	[Matcha] Board extension — green Bridge, Tea Fields, Outskirts of Himeji, Pond, Path of Tea and Tea House (Matcha, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ). A Geisha action may move one Geisha and enter with another in either order; a reward applies only where she stops. Tea House rooms allow two Geishas per player, and scoring counts each physical Warrior as one.
	[Matcha] Domain board (4) — adds the green line, the Chasen track and the Ceremony tile space (Matcha, FAQ). The base Personal Domain icon activates only the three original rows, not the green Geisha row.

Cards

Steward cards (1st floor)

15 cards, three rows each; the row beside a Die tile is the action that colour takes (the Castle). Dark rows cost 1 Seal. ◆ = removed with 1–2 players. If a Courtier replaces a card during a die turn, finish that die action from the card present when you placed it; when gaining a card, choose one light action, then turn your old Domain card face down into the Lantern Area. Finish each card action before the next; its actions can be taken in either order (FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ). If the deck is empty, take the room’s light action but do not take or replace a card; the other acquisition steps are skipped. The dealt cards need not show all three action types; only redraw when every dark row shows the same one.

Picture	Card
	Steward 1 ◆. dark: pay 1 Seal → Courtier · 1 + 1 · 1 + Lantern
	Steward 2. 1 · dark: pay 1 Seal → Gardener · 2
	Steward 3. 1 · 2 · dark: pay 1 Seal → Warrior
	Steward 4. dark: pay 1 Seal → Warrior · 1 + Well · Lantern
	Steward 5. dark: pay 1 Seal → Courtier · 1 · 2
	Steward 6. 1 + Well · dark: pay 1 Seal → Courtier · 2
	Steward 7 ◆. 2 · 1 + Lantern · dark: pay 1 Seal → Warrior
	Steward 8. 1 + 1 · dark: pay 1 Seal → Courtier · 1 + 1
	Steward 9 ◆. dark: pay 1 Seal → Courtier · Lantern · 2
	Steward 10. 2 · Lantern · dark: pay 1 Seal → Gardener
	Steward 11 ◆. 1 + Lantern · dark: pay 1 Seal → Gardener · 2
	Steward 12 ◆. 1 + Well · dark: pay 1 Seal → Gardener · 1
	Steward 13 ◆. 2 · 1 + 1 · dark: pay 1 Seal → Warrior
	Steward 14. 2 · 1 + 1 · dark: pay 1 Seal → Gardener
	Steward 15. dark: pay 1 Seal → Warrior · 1 + 1 · 1 + Lantern

Diplomat cards (2nd floor)

12 cards, two rows; the dark row is free here. Courtiers take the card in the room where they stop; if that room shows several white bonuses, choose one (FAQ, FAQ).

Picture	Card
	Diplomat 1. 2 + Well · dark: Gardener
	Diplomat 2. dark: Courtier · 2 + Well
	Diplomat 3. 2 + Lantern · dark: Warrior
	Diplomat 4. 1 + Lantern · dark: Gardener
	Diplomat 5. dark: Courtier · 2
	Diplomat 6 ◆. 3 · dark: Gardener
	Diplomat 7. 2 · dark: Gardener
	Diplomat 8 ◆. dark: Courtier · 3
	Diplomat 9. dark: Warrior · 3
	Diplomat 10 ◆. 2 + Well · dark: Warrior
	Diplomat 11. dark: Warrior · 2
	Diplomat 12. dark: Courtier · 1 + Lantern

Daimyo cards (3rd floor)

10 cards, one per game. A Courtier reaching the Daimyo takes one free favour space and its reward (Courtiers, FAQ, FAQ). Take the Lantern Reward first, then place the Courtier and resolve its marked space.

Picture	Card
	Daimyo 1. Favours: · 2 · 3
	Daimyo 2. Favours: · 2 · 2
	Daimyo 3. Favours: · 2 · 2
	Daimyo 4. Favours: · 2 · 2
	Daimyo 5. Favours: · 2 · 2
	Daimyo 6. Favours: · 2 · 3
	Daimyo 7. Favours: · ·
	Daimyo 8. Favours: · 2 · 2
	Daimyo 9. Favours: · 2 · 2
	Daimyo 10. Favours: · 2 · 3

Garden cards

A Gardener pays Food when placed, may skip the action, and scores the card’s points at game end (Gardeners, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ). Gardens activate at the end of rounds 1 and 2 if any die is on their Bridge; do not repay Food, and a newly placed Gardener does not get another activation that phase. You may have only one of your Gardeners per card.

Picture	Card
	Stone Garden 1. Cost 2 · action 2 · 3 points
	Stone Garden 2. Cost 1 · action 3 · 1 points
	Stone Garden 3. Cost 1 · action 2 · 1 points
	Stone Garden 4. Cost 2 · action · 3 points
	Stone Garden 5. Cost 3 · action · 5 points
	Stone Garden 6. Cost 2 · action · 3 points
	Plant Garden 1. Cost 5 · action: pay 4 coins → · 9 points
	Plant Garden 2. Cost 4 · action: pay 3 coins → · 7 points
	Plant Garden 3. Cost 3 · action: pay 4 coins → , or · 5 points
	Plant Garden 4. Cost 3 · action: pay 4 coins → · 5 points
	Plant Garden 5. Cost 4 · action: pay 3 coins → · 7 points
	Plant Garden 6. Cost 4 · action: pay 3 coins → · 7 points

Starting cards

Starting Resource cards (orange): take every pictured item at setup, then use the Lantern strip below the line as your reward (Lantern Rewards, FAQ). A ghosted card means you also take that Decree card into your Lantern Area (FAQ) — check against the physical component for the Decree card itself.

Picture	Card
	Starting Resource (pearl, 1). Gain 2 + 1 and a Decree card (coin icon) · Lantern: 2 + 1
	Starting Resource (pearl, 2). Gain 2 · Lantern: 4 + 2
	Starting Resource (pearl, 3). Gain 2 + 1 · Lantern: 5 + 1
	Starting Resource (iron, 1). Gain 1 + 2 + 1 · Lantern: 3 + 1
	Starting Resource (iron, 2). Gain 2 + 1 and a Decree card (Seal icon) · Lantern: 4
	Starting Resource (iron, 3). Gain 3 · Lantern: 4 + 1
	Starting Resource (food, 1). Gain 1 and a Decree card (Clan Point icon) · Lantern: 2 + 2
	Starting Resource (food, 2). Gain 2 + 2 + 1 · Lantern: 4 + 1
	Starting Resource (food, 3). Gain 4 + 2 · Lantern: 3 + 2
	Starting Action card — Courtier. The Domain card action: Courtier.
	Starting Action card — Gardener. Gardener.
	Starting Action card — Warrior. Warrior.

Solitaire cards

Each picture shows the Bridge side (die colour and position, where the die goes) and the action side (top, then bottom) (the rival’s turn). Garden types on the action sides are read from small pictures — check against the physical component. In Matcha, treat the bot’s Pond Overlook Geisha as a Gardener for end-of-round points, apply losses only as far as possible, then award its normal round points; it scores no Tea House tile points (FAQ, FAQ, FAQ).

Picture	Card
	Solitaire 1. Die: white, left → a Stewards’ room. Actions: Warrior to the 3-Iron Yard; then climb 1.
	Solitaire 2. Die: white, centre → a Diplomats’ room. Actions: Gardener to a Garden (both types shown); then 1 + 2 .
	Solitaire 3. Die: white, right → Outside the Walls (Courtier/Warrior space). Actions: Courtier to the Gate; then climb 1.
	Solitaire 4. Die: coral, left → Outside the Walls (Gardener/Courtier space). Actions: Warrior to the 5-Iron Yard; then 2 + 1 .
	Solitaire 5. Die: coral, right → Outside the Walls (Gardener/Courtier space). Actions: Courtier to the Gate; then 2 + 1 .
	Solitaire 6. Die: coral, centre → a Stewards’ room. Actions: Gardener to a Plant Garden; then climb 1.
	Solitaire 7. Die: black, right → a Stewards’ room. Actions: Gardener to a Stone Garden; then 5 .
	Solitaire 8. Die: black, left → Outside the Walls (Courtier/Warrior space). Actions: Warrior to the 1-Iron Yard; then climb 2.
	Solitaire 9. Die: black, centre → a Diplomats’ room. Actions: Courtier to the Gate; then 1 + 3 .

Matcha Castle cards

[Matcha] 3 Steward, 3 Diplomat and 3 Daimyo cards, shuffled into their decks.

Picture	Face
	Steward M1. 1 + 1 · 1 · dark: pay 1 Seal → Geisha
	Steward M2. 1 + Well · dark: pay 1 Seal → Geisha · 2
	Steward M3. dark: pay 1 Seal → Geisha · 1 + 1 ·
	Diplomat M1. dark: Courtier or Geisha · 2 + 2
	Diplomat M2. 1 + 2 · dark: Gardener or Geisha
	Diplomat M3. Lantern + 1 · dark: Warrior or Geisha
	Daimyo M1. Favours: · ·
	Daimyo M2. Favours: · 2 · 3
	Daimyo M3. Favours: · 2 · 2

Matcha Garden and Starting cards

Picture	Face
	[Matcha] Stone Garden. Cost 3 · action · 5 points
	[Matcha] Stone Garden. Cost 2 · action 3 · 3 points
	[Matcha] Stone Garden. Cost 1 · action 2 · 1 point
	[Matcha] Plant Garden. Cost 5 · action: pay 4 coins → · 9 points
	[Matcha] Plant Garden. Cost 4 · action: pay 3 coins → · 7 points
	[Matcha] Plant Garden. Cost 4 · action: pay 3 coins → · 7 points
	[Matcha] Starting Resource. Gain 1 + 1 + 1 · Lantern: 2 + 2
	[Matcha] Starting Resource. Gain 2 + 2 · Lantern: 3 + 1
	[Matcha] Starting Resource. Gain 1 + 1 + 1 · Lantern: 4 + 1
	[Matcha] Starting Action — Geisha. Geisha.

Outskirts cards

[Matcha] 8 Calligraphy cards (purple, script background) and 8 Flower Arrangement cards (grey). Each has a blue curtain (pay 1 Seal for the action) and a yellow curtain (a reward), with a banner icon between them that shows on the side of your Lantern Area where the card goes — check against the physical component for how that banner counts. ◆ = removed with 2 players (the Outskirts, Geishas, FAQ, FAQ). Resolve a card’s Lantern action before adding it to your Lantern row; it replaces the matching Domain card and sends the former card to the Lantern Area.

Picture	Face
	Calligraphy 1 ◆. Blue: pay 1 → Warrior · Yellow: 2 + 1 · Banner:
	Calligraphy 2. Blue: pay 1 → Courtier · Yellow: 1 + 2 · Banner:
	Calligraphy 3. Blue: pay 1 → Courtier · Yellow: 2 · Banner:
	Calligraphy 4 ◆. Blue: pay 1 → Courtier · Yellow: 1 + 1 · Banner:
	Calligraphy 5. Blue: pay 1 → Warrior · Yellow: 2 · Banner:
	Calligraphy 6. Blue: pay 1 → Courtier · Yellow: · Banner:
	Calligraphy 7. Blue: pay 1 → Warrior · Yellow: · Banner:
	Calligraphy 8. Blue: pay 1 → Warrior · Yellow: 1 + 1 · Banner:
	Flower Arrangement 1. Blue: pay 1 → Geisha · Yellow: · Banner:
	Flower Arrangement 2 ◆. Blue: pay 1 → Gardener · Yellow: 1 + 1 · Banner:
	Flower Arrangement 3. Blue: pay 1 → Geisha · Yellow: 2 · Banner:
	Flower Arrangement 4 ◆. Blue: pay 1 → Geisha · Yellow: 1 + 1 · Banner:
	Flower Arrangement 5. Blue: pay 1 → Geisha · Yellow: 1 + 1 · Banner:
	Flower Arrangement 6. Blue: pay 1 → Gardener · Yellow: 1 + 2 · Banner:
	Flower Arrangement 7. Blue: pay 1 → Gardener · Yellow: 1 + 2 · Banner:
	Flower Arrangement 8. Blue: pay 1 → Gardener · Yellow: 4 · Banner:

Matcha Solitaire cards

Picture	Face
	Solitaire M1. Die: green, left → the Tea Fields. Actions: a Geisha to the entrance; then −3 and another Geisha 1 step.
	Solitaire M2. Die: green, right → the Tea Fields. Actions: a Geisha straight to the 1st step; then lose all coins and another Geisha 1 step.
	Solitaire M3. Die: green, centre → the Tea Fields. Actions: a Geisha straight to the 2nd step; then −2 .

Tiles

Die tiles

Dice side up in the Castle rooms, back side up in the Well (the Castle, the Well, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ). A Castle placement needs a matching colour and the full coin difference. If dice are too low to afford, the Well is always an option at value 1; a Well action granted by a card does not pay extra coins. Which back belongs to which dice side is not shown in the source — check against the physical component.

Picture	Face
	Coral Die tile — coral dice take the card row beside it.
	Black Die tile.
	White Die tile.
	[Matcha] Green Die tile.
	Well side — Food. 1 when a die goes in the Well.
	Well side — Iron. 1 when a die goes in the Well.
	Well side — Mother-of-Pearl. 1 when a die goes in the Well.
	Well side — any Resource. 1 when a die goes in the Well.
	Well side — coin. 1 when a die goes in the Well.
	Well side — Clan Point. 1 when a die goes in the Well.
	Well side — Influence. 1 when a die goes in the Well.
	Well side — Daimyo Seal. 1 when a die goes in the Well.
	[Matcha] Well side — Chasen. 1 .

Training Yard tiles

Double-sided: the blue side gives an action, the yellow side a reward; each Yard space shows which side goes up. A Warrior entering a Yard takes its tile’s effect (Warriors, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ). Warriors stay in that Yard; at game end multiply its value by your Courtiers inside the Castle (Gate Courtiers do not count). A Castle die-action tile grants one chosen action of its colour. The pairing of the two sides is not shown in the source.

Picture	Face
	Blue side — Personal Domain action.
	Blue side — any coral Die tile action.
	Blue side — any black Die tile action.
	Blue side — any white Die tile action.
	Blue side — any Die tile action.
	Blue side — Warrior action.
	Blue side — Gardener action.
	Blue side — Courtier action.
	Blue side — Courtier, Warrior or Gardener action. / /
	[Matcha] Blue side — both actions of 1 Outskirts card, in any order.
	[Matcha] Blue side — a dark-background Castle action.
	[Matcha] Blue side — a blue curtain without paying the Seal.
	[Matcha] Blue side — the Geisha action.
	Yellow side — a light-background Castle action.
	Yellow side — 2 Influence. 2
	Yellow side — 2 Clan Points. 2
	Yellow side — 5 coins. 5
	Yellow side — 3 Food. 3
	Yellow side — the Well action.
	Yellow side — 2 Seals. 2
	Yellow side — 3 Mother-of-Pearl. 3
	Yellow side — 2 Resources of your choice. 2
	[Matcha] Yellow side — 3 .
	[Matcha] Yellow side — a yellow curtain of an Outskirts card.
	[Matcha] Yellow side — 1 + 2 .
	[Matcha] Yellow side — the 3 Water Lily rewards.

Ceremony tiles

[Matcha] 10 double-sided tiles: yellow sides in the Tea House rooms, blue sides at the Pond Overlook and on your Domain board (Geishas, FAQ, FAQ). A Geisha at the entrance is already on the Path; after moving, take the reward where she stops, not at spaces passed.

Picture	Face
	Yellow side — both visible yellow-curtain rewards of the Outskirts cards.
	Yellow side — the 3 Water Lily rewards twice.
	Yellow side — 2 light-background actions of different Castle cards.
	Yellow side — 4 Clan Points.
	Yellow side — the Well action twice, as a 1.
	Yellow side — the rewards of 2 different Stone Garden cards, without Gardeners there.
	Yellow side — your Lantern Reward and 1 Seal.
	Yellow side — both visible yellow Training Yard rewards.
	Yellow side — 4 Seals.
	Yellow side — 7 coins.
	Blue side — a blue curtain without paying the Seal.
	Blue side — the Warrior action and 2 coins.
	Blue side — Social climbing 1 floor without Mother-of-Pearl.
	Blue side — 1 coin and a dark-background Castle action.
	Blue side — any Die tile action in the Castle.
	Blue side — move a Geisha already on the Path of Tea 1 step, without Chasen.
	Blue side — the Gardener action and 1 Clan Point.
	Blue side — the Geisha action and 1 Resource (not Chasen).
	Blue side — the Courtier action and 1 Influence.
	Blue side — 1 of the 2 blue Training Yard actions.

Water Lily tiles

[Matcha] 8 tiles; 3 lie in the Pond and are its rewards (the Pond, FAQ). The Pond icon means take the Water Lily rewards; it is not the paid blue Ceremony effect.

Picture	Face
	Back.
	Seal. 1
	Iron. 1
	Chasen. 1
	Mother-of-Pearl. 1
	Coins. 2
	Influence. 1
	Clan Point. 1
	Food. 1

Bōeki Passage of Time tiles

[Bōeki] Only one side of each tile is pictured (the new track, FAQ). Pay a checkpoint only when your active Influence movement crosses it.

Picture	Tile
	Spring: rewards and the Trade icon.
	Summer: rewards, a Trade icon and the cost to enter Autumn.
	Autumn: end-game points, the Gift icon and the cost to enter Winter.
	Spring, other tile.
	Summer, other tile.
	Autumn, other tile.

Bōeki Privilege cards

[Bōeki] (Trade)

Picture	Ability
	1. Place a die of any colour on any die space of your Domain, colours may repeat.
	2. A Courtier moving up 1 floor gives 2 coins; up 2 floors, 1 Seal.
	3. At any time on your turn, trade any 2 Resources for 1 Seal.
	4. Your “Request an audience” costs 4 coins, but “Social climbing” costs 1 Mother-of-Pearl less.
	5. The die spaces of your Domain have a printed value of 4.
	6. You pay no checkpoint costs between seasons (FAQ). If you buy it during a move, it applies immediately to the next checkpoint that move crosses.
	7. Outside the Walls spaces have a printed value of 3 for you.
	8. A Warrior placed in a Yard immediately gives that Yard’s reward shown on the card.
	9. The 5-Iron Yard costs you 3 Iron, but you get nothing from its yellow tile.
	10. A Gardener on a Stone Garden gives 1 Seal; on a Plant Garden, 2 Seals.
	11. Diplomats’ floor spaces have a printed value of 2 for you.
	12. [Matcha] Outskirts of Himeji spaces have a printed value of 3 for you.
	13. [Matcha] “Enter the Tea Garden” costs 4 coins, but “Walk the Path of Tea” costs 1 Chasen less.
	14. [Matcha] Tea Fields spaces have printed values of 1 and 3 for you.
	15. [Matcha] A Geisha moving 1 step gives 2 coins; 2 steps, 1 Seal.
	16. [Matcha] Blue-curtain actions of Outskirts cards cost you no Seal.
	17. Stack as many dice as you like Outside the Walls.
	18. Stewards’ floor spaces have a printed value of 1 for you.
	19. The Plant Garden action on the right of the river costs you 2 coins less (placing or end-of-round).
	20. Dark-background Steward actions cost you no Seal, also from your Domain.

Bōeki Daimyo Gifts

[Bōeki] (Gifts)

Picture	Gift
	1. 2 points per Courtier on the main board.
	2. 2 points per Gardener on the main board.
	3. 2 points per Warrior on the main board.
	4. 1 point per card in your Lantern Area, Starting Resource card included.
	5. 3 points per set of 1 Gardener, 1 Warrior and 1 Courtier on the board.
	6. 5 points per Courtier on the Castle’s third floor.
	7. 3 points per Warrior in the 5-Iron Yard.
	8. 4 points per Gardener on Plant Gardens.
	9. 3 points if your Influence is in Autumn, 7 if in Winter.
	10. [Matcha] 2 points per Geisha on the board.
	11. [Matcha] 4 points per set of 1 Geisha, 1 Gardener, 1 Warrior and 1 Courtier.
	12. [Matcha] 5 points per Geisha in the Tea House.

Tokens & pieces

Picture	Piece
	[Okiku] Dish tokens (fan expansion) — collected in the Castle and Yards, returned to the Well (Okiku’s Dishes).

Wooden pieces — not pictured: 15 clan members per colour (5 Courtiers, 5 Gardeners, 5 Warriors), [Matcha] 5 Geishas per colour; dice in coral, black, white [Matcha] and green; Resource cubes, Heron tokens, Influence markers and Fan tokens; coins (1 and 5), Daimyo Seals, the Round marker and the +40/+80 [Matcha] +120/+160 tiles. Coins are unlimited; Seals cap at five, but any time you can trade 2 Seals for a Resource of your choice or 1 Seal for a coin, including to avoid losing excess. At game end, add coins and Seals and score 1 Clan Point per 5 total; the player whose Influence marker is farther along (or on top) wins a tie (FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ). Castle rooms hold any number of Courtiers, including several of your own in one room; a Courtier action can place a Courtier for 2 coins and promote one (the same or another) for 2 or 5 Mother-of-Pearl, in either order, but cannot repeat either part or split a two-floor move. You may move between any rooms on adjacent floors; on the Daimyo floor each marked space takes only one Courtier (FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ, FAQ).

Icons

Picture	Meaning
	Gain your Lantern Rewards. The bonus is 1 coin for a 1st-floor card and 1 Clan Point for a 2nd-floor card (FAQ).
	Gain this many Clan Points.
	Move your Influence this many spaces on the Passage of Time.
	Gain Food (max 7).
	Gain Iron (max 7).
	Gain Mother-of-Pearl (max 7).
	A Resource of your choice; with a number, that many in any mix (FAQ). In Matcha this covers only Food, Iron and Mother-of-Pearl; Chasen requires its own icon (FAQ).
	Gain Daimyo Seals.
	Gain coins (red number: pay them).
	The Courtier action.
	The Warrior action.
	The Gardener action.
	The Well action.
	A Personal Domain action, as if you had placed a die on one of your 3 spaces.
	Choose one action associated with a Die tile colour in the Castle, rather than resolving every action shown on that colour’s card (FAQ).
	A light-background action of any Castle card.
	Any action of a white Die tile in the Castle.
	Any action of a black Die tile.
	Any action of a coral Die tile.
	[Matcha] The Geisha action.
	[Matcha] Gain Chasen (max 7).
	[Matcha] The 3 Water Lily rewards (not the Pond Overlook action).
	[Matcha] A dark-background action of any Castle card.
	[Matcha] Both actions of 1 of the 2 Outskirts cards, in any order.
	[Matcha] A yellow-curtain action of an Outskirts card.
	[Matcha] A blue-curtain action without paying the Seal.