Introducing Rochi

Rochi is a new card game for 2-6 players, played with a unique Tarot-style deck of 54 cards, beautifully illustrated by Mark Ferrari. The game was developed by James Ernest and Sonia Lyris for her 2017 fantasy novel Unmoored.

Rochi is an unusual tavern-style gambling game. It has no betting, very little bluffing, and six small pots that carry forward from hand to hand. Winning requires guile, finesse, patience, and just a little bit of luck.

Rochi will be our Coconut Crab reward for May 2026, and it will be available for sale in June. At the moment, this page still contains remnants of the open beta version, which will remain only until the new version is available.

New Stuff:

• Rochi deck at DriveThruCards (coming June 2026)

• Rochi Token Sheet (PDF) Art for making your own suit tokens, using the new suit designs.

• Read The Seer Saga by Sonia Lyris

Older Stuff:

• Rochi beta deck at DriveThruCards disappearing soon!

• Rochi Beta Rules 2021, including variant games Roche and Rugen

• Suit Token Sheet (suits for the beta version)

• Print-and-Play Cards (beta version)

Making Your Own:

The Rochi Deck is easy to make for yourself with cards you already have: you can combine the appropriate ranks from two Pairs decks or four Poker decks. You can also use the print-and-play files above, and check out James’ “how to make cards” video for some help in putting them together.

Along with the cards and tokens above, you’ll also need chips for keeping score, about 50 per player, and any object that can serve as a dealer button, to remind you who goes first.

We hope you have enjoyed the long-running open beta version of Rochi, and we can’t wait to show you the real thing!

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