Game Info
Year
2022
Players
2
Age
14+
Playtime
30 min
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Description
A hidden Ninja pawn moves secretly behind folding screens and strikes from the shadows in either a symmetrical duel or a Ninja versus Master contest
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Drastically changes the game
- Cool concept
- Superior to 'way of the spirit' expansion
- Changes the game to be less abstract and more about puzzling out the opponent
- Balances player field in some ways by changing the nature of strategy
Cons
- Changes the base game too much, making it feel like a different game
- Can be frustrating due to lack of open information
- The 'way of the light' mode is considered unbalanced and not fun
- Does not improve the base game 'Onitama'
- The hidden movement element doesn't fit well with abstract strategy games
- Can muddy the clean feel of the base game
Thematic elements
- Ninjas
Comparison games
- Onitama
- Chess
- Poker
- Battlecon
- Exceed
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetrical play — The 'way of the light' mode features one player with ninjas and the other with traditional pieces, creating an imbalance in capabilities.
- Deduction — Players attempt to deduce the hidden ninja's location based on card play and opponent actions.
- Hidden Movement — Players move a ninja secretly on a mat, which is a core element of the 'way of the shadow' and 'way of the light' modes.
- Lanterns — A one-time use item in 'way of the shadow' that can illuminate a row or column, providing limited information about the ninja's location.
- Secret Movement — The ninja's movement is not revealed until it is potentially acted upon, adding a layer of deduction and bluffing.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it is a full-fledged expansion that comes with two modes and ninjas
- it drastically changes the game
- it's less chess it's more poker I guess
- taking an open information game and being a head-to-head of strategy and then making it where one player has all the information and one player has none I don't personally like that
- I don't think you could add anything to it that won't muddy it a bit
- because I appreciate the hidden movement and I like that in those types of games but I don't like it in my abstract strategy games I guess
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