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Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2
Age
13+
Playtime
10 min
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Description
In Kiri-ai: The Duel, each player has a hand of cards that represent movements, attacks, or special attacks on the battlefield. At the beginning of each round, each player places two cards from their hand face down next to the battlefield, after which they resolve the actions one card at a time.
With the cards, players advance or retreat in relation to the opponent or strike high or low, attempting to cause damage. Strike your opponent twice in order to win.
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positive
Pros
- High-quality components and attractive artwork.
- Tight, tense, and strategic two-player gameplay.
- Compact and portable design.
- Advanced mode adds replayability and depth.
- The simultaneous card play creates mind games.
Cons
- Can be complex to learn due to stance and movement rules.
- The game can sometimes feel like a slow slog.
- Misunderstanding the rules, particularly around movement priority, can lead to frustration.
Thematic elements
- The precise and deadly nature of samurai sword fighting.
- A duel between two samurai on a cliff's edge.
- The game's mechanics are evocative of sword fighting, with movement, stances, and attacks determining the outcome.
Comparison games
- Onitama
- U.S. Civil War (implied by reference to specific board games)
- Port Royal
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- attack — Attack cards target specific spaces relative to the player's position and stance, dealing damage if successful.
- Counter/Reversal — A special card allows a player to reverse an attack, hitting their opponent instead.
- hand management — Players manage a hand of five cards, playing two per round, and must consider the orientation and position of played cards.
- Movement — Cards dictate movement forward or backward, with specific rules for occupying spaces and priority for resolution.
- Simultaneous action selection — Players secretly choose two cards to play each round, leading to simultaneous resolution.
- Stance Changing — Players can change between 'Heaven' (high) and 'Earth' (low) stances, which affects the effectiveness of attack cards.
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- Happy Valentine's Day now now Valentine's Day traditionally is you and your significant other or maybe your significant otter significant opponent.
- Gift giving as a form of aggression.
- We're securing our manhood.
- I mean the board games are just the conduit to get together and BS and hang out with your peeps.
- The description of Kiri ey: The Duel: 'Two Samurai face each other on the Cliff's Edge, Cloudy skies darken the night, The moon breaks through as they strike.'
- This is a game that you don't just play one of, you'll sit down... we're playing it again.
- It's a pocket game in all senses.
- It's a tense game.
- Tell your friends you love them today.
- Love yourself cuz it's tough right now in general.
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