Sado: The Way of Tea

# 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.