# Nippon

Nippon is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.2 out of 10 by 30 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Industry / Manufacturing, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Variable Phase Order, Area Majority / Influence
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.2 out of 10, from 30 reviews
- **Owned by:** 18 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 105
- **Unique players:** 141

**Designers:** Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro, Paulo Soledade

**Artists:** Mariano Iannelli

**Publishers:** What's Your Game?

## Expansions

- [Nippon: Keiretsu](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nippon-keiretsu)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nippon)
- [Nippon in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/nippon)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154809)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._