Hagakure , A Term Meaning In The Shadow Of The Leaves Or Hidden In The Leaf , Is A Practical And Spiritual Guide For Japanese Warriors Also Known As The Book Of The Samurai . The Game Of Hagakure Is A Trick-Taking Design For 3-5 Players Where You Try To Score More Points Than Any Other Player. The Deck Consists Of Thirty Cards: Villagers Numbered 1-17, Samurai Numbered 18-27, And Three Old Fools Who Have No Numbers. With 3-4 Players, Remove Cards 1-5 And 23-27 From The Game.
At The Beginning Of Each Round, Deal 4-5 Cards To Each Player, Then Place The Remaining 4-5 Cards In A Pile Called Goze . Each Player Starts With Five Nobori Tokens, Each Of Which Has A Special Power, And A Player Can Choose To Play Exactly One Of These Tokens After Looking At His Cards.
These Tokens Allow You To Look At Another Players Hand, Swap Your Hand With The Goze, Double Your Points, Etc. The Lead Player Plays A Card From The Hand, Then Each Player Follows, With The Highest Card Played Winning The Trick And Then Leading To The Next Trick. If A Samurai A Red Card Is Played, Then Every Other Player Must Play A Samurai If Possible. Otherwise, The Game Is A No-Go.
An Old Fool Played Alone Is Worthless, But If A Second Or Third Old Fool Is Played Into A Trick, Then The Player Of The Last Such Card Wins The Trick. Players Earn 1 Point For Each Trick Won And 1 Point For Capturing 16. A Player Who Has Not Taken Any Tricks Loses 2 Points. After 5-9 Rounds, Depending On The Number Of Players, Whoever Has The Most Points Wins.
3-5 Players, 25 Minutes, 10
Colour: Red
Size: One Size
Height: 1
Length: 7
Width: 5