ハジの多い生涯を送って来ました (Haji no Ōi Shōgai o Okutte Kimashita) 2025

Life is full of unavoidable “edges” or perhaps “shame.” In this clever card game, every move brings a new decision: will you take the edge and risk drawing more cards, or play it safe and wait for a better moment? As players build and break the shared sequence of cards, timing and psychology intertwine. Beneath its simple rules lies a tense and witty battle of nerve, planning, and just a bit of luck.

Haji no Ōi Shōgai o Okutte Kimashita (I Have Lived a Life Full of Shame) is a hand management and climbing-style card game for multiple players using a deck of 32 cards numbered 1–32 in eight colors. Players compete to empty their hands by playing cards sequentially into a shared row. Cards must be placed in numerical order, and if a card cannot be placed at an edge, the player must “edge out” taking cards from the table so their card becomes an edge.

Collected cards return to the player’s hand, potentially delaying their victory. However, forming sequences or color sets of three or more cards allows players to lay them down for points. The round ends when a player empties their hand, and scoring balances positive points for laid sets against penalties for leftover cards.