”HEY YO (author: Takashi Saito), a board game published by Oink Games in Japan and abroad, has been nominated for innoSPIEL 2022 on August 8, 2022 in Germany. The award is given to board games of high quality and innovation, and this is the first time a work by a Japanese game designer and manufacturer has been nominated.

”HEY YO (author: Takashi Saito), a board game published by Oink Games in Japan and abroad, was nominated for the innoSPIEL2022 on August 8, 2022 in Germany.

The innoSPIEL is an award presented by Friedhelm Merz Verlag, organizer of SPIEL, the world's largest board game exhibition in Germany, together with the city of Essen, Germany, for high-quality and innovative board games. The three nominees for 2022 are Hey Yo by Oink Games, as well as ECHOES and WONDER BOOK. The Grand Prize will be announced at SPIEL in Essen, Germany, October 6-9, 2022. This is the first time that a work by a Japanese game designer and Japanese maker has been nominated.

innoSPIEL official page https://www.spiel-messe.com/en/innospiel-2/

HEY YO is a board game released in Japan in November 2020 and overseas in 2021. It is a cooperative game in which players play cards in rhythm with a rhythm machine, and aim for a high score by successfully connecting the marks on the cards.

Product page https://oinkgames.com/en/games/analog/hey-yo

Take turns playing cards to the rhythm and aim for the high score in this cooperative style game. Become a member of a rap crew and skillfully connect the cards to show the crowd what you've got! If you make it to the target score you can step it up and challenge the next stage. The rhythm won't wait for you! A fast reaction time and teamwork is everything! Up to 5 players can join in on this team battle!

Product Summary Product Name:HEY YO Price: € 20 / USD 23 Ages: 8 and up Play time: Approx. 15 minutes Number of players: 2-10 Contents: 38 Cards ×2 Sets / 1 Rhythm-making Machine / 8 Chips / Score Sheets / Ball Point Pen / Game Manual Game Design: Takashi Saito Artwork: Jun Sasaki Introduction page URL: https://oinkgames.com/en/games/analog/hey-yo Press Kit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7mohav7limjz7pg/AABeWgg2g6nZsNJYPVr5oGJsa?dl=0