Samurai: The Card Game
(2009)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 4 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Enclosure, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Highest-Lowest Scoring, Modular Board, Set Collection, Square Grid, Sudden Death Ending, Tile Placement und Variable Set-up...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 60 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 4 |
| Publisher: | ABACUSSPIELE, Hobby Japan, Rio Grande Games, Wargames Club Publishing |
| Designers: | Reiner Knizia |
| Artists: | Franz Vohwinkel |
| Mechanics: | Enclosure, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Highest-Lowest Scoring, Modular Board, Set Collection, Square Grid, Sudden Death Ending, Tile Placement, Variable Set-up |
Samurai: The Card Game simulates the board game by placing village cards (actually, square tiles) to build out the "board" and then allowing each player to play one of their 5 cards from their hands, drawn from identical player decks. A village (awarding its indicated shape tokens) is scored when 4 cards surround the sides. A new village is placed when two different players cards create a location for it to be placed. The game uses "Knizia" style scoring, where having a dominating majority in a single shape category merely qualifies you for the win, but it is your total in the other two shapes which are compared for winning.
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