2022Banana Moon Studio Sapporo (バナナムーン・ステュディオ), Richard Zimba
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3 - 5 players5 - 8 min

2021Banana Moon Studio Sapporo (バナナムーン・ステュディオ)
Mainly how-to-play. Bossa is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 10 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
In Bossa (坊茶) (ぼっさ), two players compete to play each of the tiles from their hand. The tiles show the traditional dice faces, 1 through 6, in various combinations of white and black pips. If a tile shows 5 pips, but 2 are white and 3 are black, it is treated as a 2 white or a 3 black, but it will never be used as a 5. At the start of the game, the players roll two dice, one with black pips and one with white pips. The players extend a virtual row, in both directions, from these dice. For instance, if the black pipped dice is a 6, the players are looking to play tile(s) of value 5 to one side, and 7 to the other. In addition to drawing and playing tile(s) each turn, the players have a few special abilities that can be triggered once per game. The first person to play all of the tiles from their hand wins. user summary The publisher says: A simple yet stylish game of tactics, strategy and a little luck for 2 players. Following either the dice with white pips or black pips, place the tile with the same colored dots alongside the dice. Utilizing the three action cards offensively, defensively or to turn the tables, use up all the tiles in your hand before your opponent to win! Using both the tiles in your hand and the pile, read the play, exploit the action cards, and with the luck of the draw, seize victory! There are two types of rules: the Basic Rules, which are easy to play with, and the Advanced Rules, which are more thoughtful and fun to play with.
Learn to play
Bossa has 20 videos from 4 creators: 1 review, 8 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 10 other videos. They date from 2021 to June 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "How to play Bossa [Advanced rules] - with Classic Edition components" by Banana Moon Studio Sapporo_Niseko, which runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "I Played Bossa: Advanced rules | A Game for Two players by BananaMoon Sapporo" by Z Blue. To see it played, watch "[Game Play] Bossa: Regular Rules + Optional Expansion Rules (No rule instructions), board game" by Banana Moon Studio Sapporo_Niseko.
If you like it, try Pipo, also by Banana Moon Studio Sapporo (バナナムーン・ステュディオ), or On the Origin of Species, Sanssouci and Dulce, which share several of its mechanics.
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2022Banana Moon Studio Sapporo (バナナムーン・ステュディオ), Richard Zimba
3 - 5 players5 - 8 min
2019Gerard Ascensi, Ferran Renalias
2 - 4 players45 - 80 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In Bossa (坊茶) (ぼっさ), two players compete to play each of the tiles from their hand. The tiles show the traditional dice faces, 1 through 6, in various combinations of white and black pips. If a tile shows 5 pips, but 2 are white and 3 are black, it is treated as a 2 white or a 3 black, but it will never be used as a 5. At the start of the game, the players roll two dice, one with black pips and one with white pips. The players extend a virtual row, in both directions, from these dice. For instance, if the black pipped dice is a 6, the players are looking to play tile(s) of value 5 to one side, and 7 to the other. In addition to drawing and playing tile(s) each turn, the players have a few special abilities that can be triggered once per game. The first person to play all of the tiles from their hand wins. user summary The publisher says: A simple yet stylish game of tactics, strategy and a little luck for 2 players. Following either the dice with white pips or black pips, place the tile with the same colored dots alongside the dice. Utilizing the three action cards offensively, defensively or to turn the tables, use up all the tiles in your hand before your opponent to win! Using both the tiles in your hand and the pile, read the play, exploit the action cards, and with the luck of the draw, seize victory! There are two types of rules: the Basic Rules, which are easy to play with, and the Advanced Rules, which are more thoughtful and fun to play with.
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