Ninjato (2011)

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Designer	Dan Schnake Adam West
Artist	Drew Baker Peter Gifford
Publisher	CrossCut Games IELLO White Goblin Games Z-Man Games
Year Published	2011
# of Players	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (24 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (8 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (9 voters) [poll]
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Category	Ancient Political
Mechanic	Area Control / Area Influence Card Drafting Hand Management Press Your Luck Worker Placement Show More »
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Family	Asian Theme Country: Japan Ninja
Primary Name	Ninjato
Alternate Names	忍者刀
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In 12th century Japan, the Minamoto and Taira clans vie for power while retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa plays his rivals against one another. One of the three factions will triumph to impose the coming social order. In the shadow of these elite powers, a few ninja scheme to exploit the chaos. Daring raids, skill mastery, and subtle intrigue are essential to establishing one’s honor. When the new era dawns, one ninja will flourish as the Ninjato, the Invisible Sword of the ruling family.

Ninjato is the newest board game from CrossCut Games, makers of Galactic Emperor, and published by Z-Man Games, IELLO, and White Goblin Games.

On May 13th it was announced the Dutch version from White Goblin Games has been nominated for the Nederlandse Spellenprijs 2012 (Dutch Game Awards).

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English first edition

Publisher: Z-Man Games

Artist: Drew Baker, Peter Gifford

Year: 2011

Product Code: ZMG 7072

Size: 9.70 x 12.80 x 3.30 inches

3.50 pounds

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Publisher: White Goblin Games

Artist: Drew Baker, Peter Gifford

Year: 2011

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31	Ninjato [DriveThruReview] #41: "Action Killer"	English	eekamouse	3
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35	Ninjato HD Video Review by Board to Death TV	English	Chez Geeks	9
3	Ninjato Gry planszowe u Wookiego: Ninjato	Polish	WookiePL	2
12	Ninjato Ninjato - video trailer (White Goblin Games, 2011).	Dutch	Bartjes	2
136	Ninjato Dice Tower Reviews: Ninjato	English	slaqr	65
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86	Ninjato Ninjato: How It All Happened	English	adamw	17

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concise reference sheet by hecose

Reference sheet useful for quick referencing and provides a structured summary for teaching the game. If you are interested in ref sheets for other games that I’ve made (>200), a complete set is available at my boardgame blog, http://hiewandboardgames.blogspot.com/2010/12/concise-reference-sheets.html

hecose

2012-05-24

Magyar szabályok

Hungarian rulebook (v1.1, PDF)

Acetate

2012-03-07

Ninjato Rules ITALIAN translation

Traduzione non ufficiale del regolamento di Ninjato

Geppetto

2011-12-24

Ninjato: Reglas en Castellano (Spanish Rules)

Reglamento de Ninjato traducido completamente al Castellano. Maquetado siguiendo el mismo esquema de las Reglas Oficiales. Se incluyen anotaciones propias y un Anexo con los términos más utilizados.

JGGarrido

2011-11-15

Ninjato Tuck Boxes - Standard Sleeves

Simple, yet functional black and white tuck boxes for Ninjato cards and tiles in standard sleeves: Guard/Elite Guard/Sensei Skill, Dojo, Rumor/Envoy. Color: No; Paper Size: US Letter; Font: Felix Titling.

shigadeyo

2011-11-05

Solo variant

This is my solo variant for Ninjato. I tried to make as little changes to the original rules as possible, yet keeping all the features from the full game. I don't have the game yet, so these rules haven't been playtested in any way! But if someone is willing to try them, feedback would be very welcome :)

pietu85

2011-09-26

NINJATO RULES EXPLANATION IN GREEK

Not played but preordered. Greek rules in word document without photos

NKOUK7

2011-07-30

Universal Head NINJATO Rules Summary & Reference

The Universal Head NINJATO Rules Summary & Reference v1.1 (Jan12). Double-sided rules summary and double-sided reference sheet.

UniversalHead

2011-07-22

Chinese rule for Ninjato

Chinese Rule for Ninjato: 1 Traditional Chinese version and 1 Simplified Chinese version; Both are pdf files.

cchopman

2011-03-24

Ninjto Rules - English

Rules for Ninjato

adamw

2011-01-06

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Num Ratings:	780
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french review at jedisjeux.net	http://www.jedisjeux.net/ninjato-t-4163.html	2012-03-07
Ninjato: zadumany wojownik cienia	http://www.grybezpradu.pl/blog/2012/01/24/ninjato/	2012-01-23
Ninjato Korean Review on Mounted Cloud	http://mountedcloud.tistory.com/89	2011-12-28
French article "it's on the box", on Jedisjeux.net	http://www.jedisjeux.net/ninjato-le-c-est-dans-la-...	2011-12-07
2nd French review on Gus&Co	http://gusandco.net/2011/11/10/critique-de-jeu-nin...	2011-11-10
French review by Gus&Co	http://gusandco.net/2011/11/08/critique-de-jeu-nin...	2011-11-08
French video rules and session with publisher on Tric Trac TV	http://www.trictrac.tv/?video=474	2011-09-24
User reviews (Dutch) on bordspelmania.eu	http://www.bordspelmania.eu/spellen/detail/ninjato...	2011-09-22
Z-Man game page, with English rules PDF	http://www.zmangames.com/boardgames/ninjato.htm	2011-04-13