Sado: The Way of Tea

You are the otemae. One guest waits across the ro. Serve a perfect bowl of matcha.

How to play

Press Play, then New Ceremony. Every step is a small act of precision with the mouse (and A/D for whisking):

1. Purify the fukusa — click as the ring closes
2. Wipe natsume & chashaku — drag smoothly along the guide
3. Rinse the chawan — take up the ladle, then swirl in slow circles
4. Scoop the matcha — exactly two scoops
5. Ladle the hot water — release at the line
6. Whisk — alternate A/D in steady rhythm; keep the froth in the green
7. Present — turn the bowl's front mark to the guest
8. Serve — offer the bowl, one last unhurried wipe

Watch the kama: when it sighs past 96°, click it to vent. Rushing, jerky movement and spills cost you.

Scoring

The four principles — Wa (harmony), Kei (respect), Sei (purity), Jaku (tranquility) — plus grace and kettle-keeping. Reach 70 for a perfect serve; perfect serves raise your rank (Novice → Otemae → Tea Master) and unlock the next season.

Seasons

Spring and summer set a furo brazier; autumn and winter sink the ro into the floor. Each has its own light and flower.

Settings include input assist, slower timing, subtitles and colorblind-safe meters. The Gallery keeps the lore you earn. All meshes are procedural lathework; all audio is synthesized from first principles.