Samurai Spirit

Players cooperate as a band of samurai defending a village from waves of bandits and bosses. Play proceeds over a series of rounds in which players draw enemy cards and then choose actions: engage an enemy, defend the village, or let an enemy pass to aid a teammate. Choices trade short-term protection for longer-term personal power as samurai can unlock stronger “beast” abilities by fighting. The game tracks damaged farms and fallen civilians; the group wins by preserving at least one farm and enough farmers while surviving the final lieutenant and boss encounters. Team coordination and risk management determine the outcome.

Players: 1–7 best 1
Playing time: 20–45 min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 2.1 / 5

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Design: Antoine Bauza
Art: Víctor Pérez Corbella

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Samurai Spirit: The 8th Boss2014

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Plays logged: 51
Players: 44m 21s
Average play: 24
In collections: 2
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5.0/10

from 9 Ludoya reviews

Garfield2.0
#45 After reading the rules I have no desire to ever play it.
Benjamín Amorín5.0
Cooperative Filler Card Game created by Bauza. It seems very random and not so funny. All the times I played I didn't enjoy.
Ben Bishop5.2
7 samurai... the game. A bit mathy but an up to 7 person cooperative game that is easy to teach, sign me up. Plus the characters can turn into magic samurai animals! It's as if Akira Kurosawa made an 80's cartoon.