Samurai Spirit

Description

--- "Samurai Spirit" is a co-operative game where samurai defend a village from bandits through tough choices balancing combat, defense, and teamwork to survive three turns. Key mechanics include: - *Co-operative defense* Seven samurai players unite against a horde of bandits threatening a village. - *Bandit card resolution* Each player draws bandit cards and chooses to fight, defend the village, or let pass to assist teammates. - *Beast transformation* Fighting bandits builds toward unleashing a powerful inner beast mode for greater strength. - *Village protection* Defend farms and fences, which are destroyed at turn ends and must include at least one intact farm with enough farmers to win. - *Risk balancing* Fighting risks death and weakness against bosses (lieutenant and villain), while excessive defense delays beast power. - *Team assistance* Helping others strengthens the squad but may leave players vulnerable. Samurai Spirit is a co-operative board game in which players embody fierce samurai as the last defense for a village against a horde of blood-thirsty bandits. Over three turns, players sequentially draw bandit cards and decide per enemy whether to fight—advancing toward beast capacities but risking death and village exposure—defend structures like farms and fences, or allow passage to aid teammates, potentially remaining in weaker human form. Each turn concludes with destruction of unprotected village elements, demanding strategic preservation of at least one undamaged farm and sufficient farmers for victory. The game emphasizes tough choices amid desperation, confronting lieutenant and villain bosses, fostering team spirit through assistance, courageous combat, savage beast unleashing, and honorable sacrifice to embody true samurai spirit. ---