Time Trunk Man is a Japanese game of time travel (English rules online – see weblink).
In 22XX, a while passed since operation of time machines began, agents of a private time travel company named “Time Trunk Man” undertook a mission of retrieving lost treasures scattered through ages.
In the game of TIME TRUNK MAN, players travel around past Tokyo (Edo), present Tokyo, and future Tokyo (Neo Tokyo) to retrieve lost treasures.
At the beginning of the game, players place their pawns at a location of their choice in present Tokyo.
During your turn, you play two action cards.
1) Move: Move your pawn up to written number of spaces without changing ages. You may gain resources on the way.
2) Search: Draw a search card and place the written resources at any unoccupied locations in the wriiten age of Tokyo.
3) Time Travel: Spend resources to travel to different age of Tokyo without changing locations.
4) Purchase: Spend resources to purchase a lost treasure at the age you exist.
You draw an action card each time you play an action card.
When any player accumulates 15 points worth of lost treasures or more, the game end after the last player’s turn. The player with the most points wins the game.
Publisher’s summary
It’s the year 22XX, and time machines have been operating for a while at this point.
In Time Trunk Man (タイムトランクマン), players are given a mission to recover valuable relics that have been lost in one of three periods of time: Edo, Tokyo, and Neo-Tokyo. Where? When? That’s for you to figure out as an agent of a time-moving company. Be the first player to recover 15 points worth of lost treasures to become the #1 agent!