Onitama
Included in
Cards & Tokens
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2 players
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62-93
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a 5x5 grid with the center square of opposing sides marked as onmyo starting space
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4 small pieces (eg. cubes) in 2 colors + 1 large piece (eg. a meeple) in 2 colors
Setup
- Shuffle the cards, deal 2 to each player face up and a fifth card face up next to the board. Put all the other cards back.
- Both players place their meeples on the first row with the large token in the center.
Gameplay
- On their turn, player chooses one of the top cards in front of them and moves one of their meeples accordingly.
- The black square in the card indicates starting point and the colored squares potential places to move into.
- If a meeple moves to a square with opponent's meeple, remove the opposing meeple from the game. You cannot move a meeple outside the grid nor on top of your own meeple.
- Player then places the card they used on the side of the board and picks the other card from the side to their hand.
End of game
- The game ends when one player takes another player's large piece or lands their large piece to opponent's large piece's starting point.