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Rice Wars

#36634BGG ↗

2008 · 2-5 players · 60min · weight 2.83 · 212 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
36634
Name
Rice Wars
Year
2008
Rank
28931
Min players
2
Max players
5
Playing time
60
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
2.8261
Num weights
23
Bayes avg
5.47921
Average
5.27425
Users rated
212
Num owned
313
Wanting
8
Wishing
30
Num comments
76
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:47:25 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingOpen Drafting
Categories (1)
Medieval
Description (1029 chars)

Become The Daimyo – a head of a Japanese noble house and clash in battle with your power-hungry opponents. Rice Wars is the economic strategy game set in the XIV-century Japan. Game is suggested for 2-5 players aged 8 years and up. The goal of the game is to manage the resources of the small island of Tokuno and take control of its rice fields. Get the peasants to work for you in the fields, fend off the envious neighbours by sending your ashigaru troops, lend an ear to Imperial Advisors and hire the ronin who can challenge the opposing daimyo to the noble duel to the death. The game contains a two-sided board allowing the players to choose two variants of the game. The simple board is designed for fast-paced play for 2-4 players, while the epic board allows longer and more intricate game for 3-5 players. Enter the world of medieval Japan and fight for victory! The game includes: - the board - 144 tokens - 55 cards - 26 wooden markers - 8 advisor cards - 5 daymio cards - ryo banknotes - the rulebook.

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.