Cover art for Seven Card Samurai

Seven Card Samurai

2010 · BGG
Avg rating
5.57
Bayes rating
5.50
Weight
1.27 (Light)
Players
2-8
Playtime
30 min
Ratings count
176

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Description

Description from BoardgameNews.com: In Seven Card Samurai, 2-8 players try to protect the rice in their villages from bandits and ninjas while simultaneously building a strong collection of samurai. Each turn, a player draws two cards, then plays two – raiding an opponent’s rice supply with a bandit, placing samurai and ronin in your village to provide protection, using a ninja to attack another player’s hand or enable your bandit to bypass samurai, calling on a shogun to use its special powers. When a player collects seven samurai in only one or two colors – whether on the table or combined with the cards in hand – the round ends, with that player scoring 7-20 points depending on the color distribution of his samurai. Each player also scores one point for each rice marker he holds, and the player with the most points after five rounds wins.

Play mode

Competitive

How it plays

Area control & tactical conflict Card play & hand management Set collection & pattern building

Game type

Card game Campaign / legacy game Family / kids game
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What it’s about

Fantasy & myth Horror & the supernatural

Publishers

Mindtwister USA

Designers

Mike Richie