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Seven Card Samurai

Seven Card Samurai

Mindtwister USA · 2010
2–830 min9+ yrs1.3/5 complexity5.6 BGG#26.307 BGG421PartyFamily
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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.

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Seven Card Samurai box art
official art · Mindtwister USA

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.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.3 / 5
BGG rating5.6 / 10
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PartyFamily
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30 min
Players
2–8
Recommended age
9+ yrs
BGG rank
#26.307

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Q4How many players does Seven Card Samurai support?
Seven Card Samurai is played by 2–8 players.
Q5How long does a game of Seven Card Samurai take?
A game of Seven Card Samurai takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Seven Card Samurai for?
Seven Card Samurai is recommended from age 9.
Q7How complex is Seven Card Samurai?
Seven Card Samurai has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.3 out of 5.
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