# Tataka: A Strategic Card Game of Samurai Showdowns

Tataka: A Strategic Card Game of Samurai Showdowns is a board game for 3–5 players. It plays in 20–45 minutes and is meant for ages 9 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 8 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 20–45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 9+
- **Complexity:** 1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Fighting, Bluffing, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Take That, Open Drafting, Kill Steal, Semi-Cooperative Game, Rock-Paper-Scissors, Deduction, Simultaneous Action Selection, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 8 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Daniel Coley, Carter Rutledge

**Artists:** sketchypool

**Publishers:** Tataka Games

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tataka-a-strategic-card-game-of-samurai-showdowns)
- [Tataka: A Strategic Card Game of Samurai Showdowns in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/tataka-a-strategic-card-game-of-samurai-showdowns)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344240)

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