Kawarimi

Kawarimi is a game where 4 ninja clans fight to defeat their opponents. In kawarimi, you build a base of 3 to 5 facedown cards to hide your ninja among traps and decoys. The interesting part is that you can choose the stealthy way and leave your ninja in your hand. The objective is to find and eliminate the opposing ninjas using deception, prediction, and memory. Each player in his turn can perform 1 of 3 actions, Aim to discover: Ask an opponent to show you a card from their base. Attack: Use an attack card to remove a card from the opponent's base. Accuse: Ask your opponent to show you his hand, if the ninja is there he loses the game. If a player aims and discovers your ninja, you will be exposed to losing the game with an attack card, it is time to defend yourself with the KAWARIMI. With this card you can collect all the cards of your base, mix them with the cards of your hand, and make a new base, therefore eliminating all the information that your opponents might have about the location of your ninja. The game ends when there is only one ninja left, who takes the honor to his clan. -description from publisher

Players: 2–4 best 4
Playing time: 15–30 min
Age: 8+
Complexity: 1.5 / 5