Samurai by Reiner Knizia
Synthetic Mind AB · 2025 · Strategy, Board Game, Turn-Based Tactics, 2D, Top-Down
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About Samurai by Reiner Knizia
Reiner Knizia's Samurai is a classic strategic board game that immerses players in feudal Japan, competing to gain influence over three vital elements of society: food, religion, and military. Players use hexagonal tiles to strategically claim control of cities and villages across the map, balancing their moves carefully to achieve dominance in one or more elements while maintaining an edge over their opponents.In this digital adaptation, you can enjoy all the strategic depth of the original game. Play against a challenging computer AI or test your skills against other players in real-time multiplayer matches or at your own pace with asynchronous gameplay. Whether you're a seasoned strategist or new to the game, this digital version offers a seamless and engaging experience with stunning visuals and intuitive controls.Features:* Playing against AI characters with various tactics in three different levels of difficulty and personalities* Multiplayer mode to compete with up to three other players in both private and public games* Play both turn based async or turn based in real time If you like the board game Samurai, you will love this game!
What Steam players say
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This is a perfect implementation of the boardgame with the same name. I LOVE IT! Learning the rules takes a few minutes, mastering the game takes, probably, a few months or years. There is 2, 3 and 4 player modes, against AI and against online players.1 found this helpful
Cool game. Not that easy :]1 found this helpful
Classic Knizia! This is a simple abstract strategy game with a good variety of AI opponents. Most achievements are tied to beating the various personalities. With your limited assortment of placeable tiles, you are tasked with surrounding and capturing caste tokens, hoping to collect the most of each of the three types by the end of the game. Some of your tiles are caste-specific, some (like the eponymous Samurai) are wild, some are (wild) ships that must occupy sea spaces, and some are special actions that let you move or reuse pieces for a surprise attack. Aciton tiles and wilds can also have a special kanji on them that lets you play an additional tile in the same turn. I always find it hard to compare Knizia's games to other, more familiar games, but I'd say Samurai plays like a cross between the area control of Go and the suit-matching concept in Root.1 found this helpful
I have absolutely no idea why the physical release of this game is not getting a rerelease as... Samurai. There's a new retheme with some lame cherry blossom festival thingie... all I want is the original game with some nice artwork that doesn't cost a fortune!!!! Ahem, Anyway, if you just want to play the darn game against some AI players this is exactly what you want. Tutorial is helpful and short. The game is basically like a modified version of Go, and also very similar to RK's other games like Yellow and Yangtze (also on Steam and INSANELY cheaper than the physical release), and Through the Desert. If you like classic RK games this is one of his best and on Steam the price is right. Get it. It's infinitely cheaper than the physical board game as of the time I write this.
Get this one on sale. Try it.. don't like it.. continue to play it.. then think its great! Still... only great if its on sale.
Fun game, now I don’t need to play board games alone :D
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