2026
Shizoku
3–8 players
30–45 min
Ages 10+
1.0/5 complexity
0.0/10 rating
About this game
Shizoku is a tactical card game for 3-8 players set in feudal Japan, where power, honor, and deception clash in the race to become Shogun. Each player commands a house and must juggle temporary alliances, bluffs, and twists to gain influence and control territories. The game is fast-paced and consists of four rounds of quick battles, each with a Territory card that alters the rules of each game. Alliances are great, but betrayals are even better. —description from the publisher
What it feels like
Variable Player Powers
Alliances
Simultaneous Action Selection
Hidden Roles
Hidden Victory Points
Take That
Score-and-Reset Game
Hand Management
Bluffing
Card Game
Political
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