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Ninja Taisen

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2014 · 2-2 players · 20min · weight 1.48 · 567 ratings

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ID
162041
Name
Ninja Taisen
Year
2014
Rank
7315
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
20
Min playtime
20
Max playtime
20
Avg weight
1.4783
Num weights
23
Bayes avg
5.65549
Average
6.30792
Users rated
567
Num owned
1266
Wanting
17
Wishing
128
Num comments
156
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Dice RollingRock-Paper-ScissorsRoll / Spin and Move
Categories (2)
DiceFighting
Description (1306 chars)

Ninja Taisen is a two-player, dice-driven open information abstract game with a random set-up. Both players have identical sets of ten fighters, with three fighters in each of three colors with values 1–3 along with a tri-colored boss valued at 4; these fighters are placed in small stacks of varying size onto a line that's eleven steps long. On a player's turn, he rolls the three colored dice and can make up to three moves accordingly, with the blue die moving a blue fighter, etc. Moving a fighter that has other fighters on top of him moves these other fighters as well. If, as a result of movement, his fighter (or stack of fighters) encounters an enemy, a fight between the two top cards in each stack occurs, the result of which is decided primarily by the color (via a rock-paper-scissors mechanism) and secondarily by the number (highest wins). If the boss wins a fight, its power is reduced by the enemy's power for the remainder of the current fight; if two fighters draw, they both retreat one step toward their own village, possibly precipitating other fights on the same turn. The fight continues until either pile is depleted. The first player to either defeat all of the opposing fighters or reach the end of the line (and clear out the opponent's fighters in his village) wins.

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