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Samurai Vassal

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2018 · 2-6 players · 20min · weight 1.40 · 83 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
234101
Name
Samurai Vassal
Year
2018
Rank
17613
Min players
2
Max players
6
Playing time
20
Min playtime
20
Max playtime
20
Avg weight
1.4
Num weights
5
Bayes avg
5.52577
Average
6.32169
Users rated
83
Num owned
194
Wanting
4
Wishing
22
Num comments
31
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:36:19 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (5)
Action RetrievalHand ManagementPrisoner's DilemmaSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers
Categories (2)
BluffingCard Game
Description (892 chars)

In the era of endless war, whose blade earns the ultimate trust? During Japan’s Sengoku period, authority shattered and war never ceased. Daimyo rose and fell as rival warlords fought for power. In this age of turmoil, trust outweighed steel, and only those who mastered loyalty, alliances, and deception could rise above the rest. Samurai Vassal is a fast-paced, simultaneous action card game for 2–6 players where each of you takes on the role of a samurai vying for your daimyo’s favor. Propose policies, negotiate alliances, and scheme in the shadows to be the first to earn the daimyo’s trust or betray your comrades at the perfect moment to claim victory for yourself. The shogunate has fallen, leaving Japan divided among rival daimyos. As a samurai vassal, victory lies not in battle alone, but in political mastery. —description from the publisher

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.