{"product_id":"samurai-2015","title":"Samurai (2015)","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align:center\"\u003eSamurai (2015)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for Ages 10 \u0026amp; up \u003cbr\u003e2-4 Players\u003cbr\u003e30-60 minute playtime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSamurai is set in medieval Japan. Players compete to gain the favor of three factions: samurai, peasants, and priests, which are represented by helmet, rice paddy, and Buddha figures scattered about the board, which features the islands of Japan. The competition is waged through the use of hexagonal tiles, each of which help curry favor of one of the three factions ” or all three at once! Players can make lightning-quick strikes with horseback ronin and ships or approach their conquests more methodically. As each figure helmets, rice paddies, and Buddhas is surrounded, it is awarded to the player who has gained the most favor with the corresponding group.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eGameplay continues until all the symbols of one type have been removed from the board or four figures have been removed from play due to a tie for influence.\r\u003cbr\u003e\r\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of the game, players compare captured symbols of each type, competing for majorities in each of the three types. Ties are not uncommon and are broken based on the number of other, non-majority symbols each player has collected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/\"\u003e Read More on Board Game Geek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReiner Knizia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFranz Vohwinkel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Game Geek Category(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbstract Strategy\u003cbr\u003eMedieval\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Game Geek Mechanic(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArea Majority \/ Influence\u003cbr\u003eHand Management\u003cbr\u003eSet Collection\u003cbr\u003eTile Placement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Asmodee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32271289122874,"sku":"KN26","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0091\/3126\/2010\/products\/40360.jpg?v=1614064045","url":"https:\/\/binderpos-dev2.myshopify.com\/products\/samurai-2015","provider":"BinderPOS Limited (dev2)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}