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2022Richard Garfield, Justin Gary
- Videos
- 64
- Creators
- 26
Mainly playthroughs
2 - 4 players25 - 60 minMedium weight
Night of the Ninja
2021Justin Gary
- Videos
- 16
- Creators
- 14
Mostly reviews and unboxings. Night of the Ninja is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 5 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
4 - 11 players
15 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
Night of the Ninja is a fast-paced game of deadly secrets, midnight assassinations, and paper-thin alliances. In Night of the Ninja, your mission is to defeat a rival ninja House ...if you can figure out who they are! Each round, you choose your ninja role: a Spy or Fortune Teller gains valuable information, but only a Shinobi or Blind Assassin can cut down an opponent. To win, you'll have to trick your opponents, figure out who can't be trusted, and fight for your House! Night of the Ninja supports 4-11 players, and a single round can play out within 5 minutes. Created by Justin Gary (Ascension, Shards of Infinity), it's designed to appeal to anyone from novice gamers to social deduction enthusiasts. Every card features papercraft art by Ben Charman, intricately hand-cut and photographed to create a unique, evocative visual style. Night of the Ninja offers several twists on the social deduction genre. The team-based play means you can win Honor even if you die, as long as your House prevails. Each round begins by drafting Ninja cards, and no role is strictly better than others. The deadliest cards are also the last to be played, and gathering information can be as valuable as assassinating another player. Night of the Ninja contains everything needed for up eleven players: 33 Ninja cards, 11 House cards, 11 Player standees, and 35 Honor tokens.
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Which Night of the Ninja video should I watch?
Night of the Ninja has 16 videos from 14 creators: 7 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 playthrough, 5 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2020 to July 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Out of the Box: Night of the Ninja" by La Tana dei Goblin, which runs 11 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Night of the Ninja Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Let's Play NIGHT OF THE NINJA | Board Game Club" by No Rolls Barred.
If you like it, try SolForge Fusion, Shards of Infinity, Ascension Tactics: Miniatures Deckbuilding Game and Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, also by Justin Gary. It appears in convention videos from GAMA Expo 2020.
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About Night of the Ninja
From BoardGameGeek:
Night of the Ninja is a fast-paced game of deadly secrets, midnight assassinations, and paper-thin alliances. In Night of the Ninja, your mission is to defeat a rival ninja House ...if you can figure out who they are! Each round, you choose your ninja role: a Spy or Fortune Teller gains valuable information, but only a Shinobi or Blind Assassin can cut down an opponent. To win, you'll have to trick your opponents, figure out who can't be trusted, and fight for your House! Night of the Ninja supports 4-11 players, and a single round can play out within 5 minutes. Created by Justin Gary (Ascension, Shards of Infinity), it's designed to appeal to anyone from novice gamers to social deduction enthusiasts. Every card features papercraft art by Ben Charman, intricately hand-cut and photographed to create a unique, evocative visual style. Night of the Ninja offers several twists on the social deduction genre. The team-based play means you can win Honor even if you die, as long as your House prevails. Each round begins by drafting Ninja cards, and no role is strictly better than others. The deadliest cards are also the last to be played, and gathering information can be as valuable as assassinating another player. Night of the Ninja contains everything needed for up eleven players: 33 Ninja cards, 11 House cards, 11 Player standees, and 35 Honor tokens.
Designer
Justin Gary
Artist
Ben Charman
Publisher
Brotherwise Games
Categories
Mechanics