2009 BGG rank #7751

Samurai: The Card Game

2–4 players 60 min Ages 12+ 2.1/5 complexity 5.6/10 rating

About this game

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.

What it feels like

Sudden Death Ending Set Collection Tile Placement Square Grid Modular Board Highest-Lowest Scoring Hand Management Enclosure Card Game Medieval Samurai

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