2015 · Deduction

Shinobi

Players take the roles of rival daimyo directing ninja assassins in a secret bluffing and deduction contest. On a turn each player gives three face-down attack cards to the three players on their right, declaring a weapon for each attack (which may be true or false) while observers mark the declared weapon with a black cube on the card back. Players may not assign the same weapon a third time to a given target. After all attacks are dealt, each player resolves three face-down attacks against them, using deduction, accusation and limited information to identify and survive. Rounds continue until only one player remains alive.

groupPlayers

4–6 best 4

schedulePlaying time

15–20 min

cakeAge

10+

psychologyComplexity

1.4 / 5