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Genpei (2023)

Players
1–4
Best: 3, 4
Playing time
40–45 min
Age
14+
7.24
Average rating
195
Ratings
2.25/5
Weight
#8551
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Bernat Buxaus
Artist:Voyager Illustration
Publisher:Invedars
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 4, Interaction 7, Complexity 4.5, Theme 6
Strategy7.0
Luck4.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity4.5
Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

FantasyArea Majority / InfluenceRondelChainingDeck Construction

Overview

The emperor is dead and the throne awaits its new host! Who will get the most support to claim the throne?

Five powerful houses decide the future of Japan, including the court of the Imperial Palace. Play skillfully to get the support of the clans that dominate the territories in these turbulent times.

Genpei stands out for its original mechanics where the players will chain actions to get them closer to victory by influencing more clans than their rival players. Easy to play but hard to master.

On your turn you must play one of the two cards from your hand. Whenever you play a clan card, it activates the clan marker on the corresponding clan wheel: move the marker to one of the two adjoining spaces and perform the action indicated on that space. You may perform a chain of actions during the same turn: whenever you draw a card as part of an action its clan marker is activated. Place your influence tokens to get the support of the Houses.

The player who receives the support of the most Houses (including the House of the Emperor) is declared the new Emperor and wins the game.

Expansions

Genpei: Single-player mode
Genpei: Intrigue Deck mini-expansion
Not available yet

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