Game Info
Year
2017
Players
2-6
Age
10+
Playtime
25 min
Complexity
1.3/5
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Description
A team-based dice and card game where players roll dice combinations to attack opposing ninja teams with unique special abilities and power-up attacks
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Brains On Games Review at 0:17 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Silly, pun-filled cards and fantastic artwork
- Deluxe components (e.g., large first-player coin, tangible flavor items) and compact playtime (~20 minutes)
- Accessible for families and players around the suggested age 14+ (with younger players able to grasp the gist)
- Engages players with probability and dice math without heavy strategy
- Clear opportunity for quick replays and social interaction
Cons
- Limited depth for players seeking heavier strategy
- Dice luck can influence outcomes and swing results between turns
- Theme and pun-heavy flavor may not appeal to all players
- Some rules interactions (dojo timing, healing vs. attacking) require careful attention on first playthrough
Thematic elements
- Humor-driven combat with taco puns and light strategic choices; family-friendly, party-style arc.
- A playful, taco-themed ninja world where small teams of ninja fighters battle on a compact battlefield and can train in a dojo to learn new abilities.
- Bright, humorous, kid-accessible with pun-based abilities and a lightweight competitive arc
Comparison games
- Yahtzee
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Afterlife/return mechanic — When a ninja is defeated, they can return as a different form (e.g., nacho ninja) with altered life and power dynamics.
- Dojo training mechanic — Ninjas can be sent to the dojo to learn more powerful moves, temporarily removing them from the field to develop stronger abilities.
- First-player advantage token — A large first-player coin marks the starting player and establishes turn order at the outset.
- Item and Ability Cards — Rolling certain outcomes (e.g., a six) or meeting combos can grant item cards or unleash special abilities with pun-based names.
- Life/health tracking — Each taco ninja has a life counter; taking damage reduces life, and players manage hits and heals to survive.
- Pun-based attack cards — Attack cards feature taco-themed powers; some can be canceled or mitigated by other cards (e.g., Milk to negate spicy damage).
- Yahtzee-style dice rolling — Players roll up to three times each turn, keeping selected dice to form combinations that drive attacks, healing, and item draws.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is a game for kids age 14 and older although i think younger kids could probably get the gist of this
- great artwork fantastic components
- it's a game that my son my 17 year old son asked immediately well let's play this again
- you are thinking a bit about the probability
- the trade-off between you're going for a very different combination of dice if you're trying to damage the other ninjas versus if you're trying to heal your own ninja or your teammate
- these are powerful abilities
- silly cards
- not a super heavy strategy game
- minimal demands for strategy
- this is a game that you can bring anywhere
- fun and silly and funny
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Brains On Games Discussion at 4:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Supports up to six players
- About 20 minutes per game
- Quick to learn
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Die rolling battling game with ninjas
- Taco dojo
- Fun family combat
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Die rolling combat — Ninjas battle using dice to determine actions and outcomes
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's my number one
- skull is my number four game to pack with you on a trip
- the base game of sushi go is one that's perfect to bring with you on a trip because it comes in this little tin
- it's a die rolling battling game
- tiny epic galaxies is my number one
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