2025 BGG rank #19427

NIJI

2–6 players 15–20 min Ages 6+ 1.0/5 complexity 5.5/10 rating

About this game

Welcome to the colorful world of NIJI (rainbow in Japanese). In this game you will need to get the most cards from the rainbow from the center of the table by playing facedown simultaneously two cards and trying to guess what colors have played other players. When revealed the cards by turns, each player check if they achieve 4 card from the same color on the center of the table, if so, they grab all those cards and place face up in their own area, but careful if someone place a card and makes to be 7 colors on the center of the table, they will grab the colors form another players area. In addition to this, you will need to manage your cards to not grab a color that you already have or you will all cards from the same color. Anticipate the rest of the players and be the player worthy of the title of being the NIJI ambassador.

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Simultaneous Action Selection Hand Management Bluffing Children's Game Card Game Fantasy

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