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Katana Spirits

Katana Spirits

2026·Geoffrey Chia

2 - 5 players
30 - 45 min

From BoardGameGeek

Train hard and defeat enemies with your Katana Spirits! Players assume the role of canine swordsmen who train their elemental Katana skills with polyomino tiles and defeat multiple enemies to earn points. On each player's turn, the player is required to perform one of the following actions: Training: Move the Training Token within the Training Area, then take a polyomino Katana Tile and place it into the Player Card, or Rest to recover health. Combat: Gather Katana Tiles to defeat an enemy by meeting or exceeding the enemy's Combat Requirements. The final round when all players have taken the same number of turns will be triggered after all Bosses are defeated, or Minion Card Deck is depleted. The player with the most points wins the game. -description from the publisher Katana Spirits is the third title of the Shiba Senpai game series.

Katana Spirits

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Katana Spirits Summarised Game Rules4:05

Katana Spirits Summarised Game Rules

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Geoffrey Chia's Katana Spirits, Good Spirit Games, How To Play & Review15:54

Geoffrey Chia's Katana Spirits, Good Spirit Games, How To Play & Review

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Katana Spirits has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from 2025 to September 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Katana Spirits Summarised Game Rules" by Good Spirit Games, which runs 4 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Geoffrey Chia's Katana Spirits, Good Spirit Games, How To Play & Review" by Board Games With B7.

If you like it, try Contraband Insider, Kabuki Tricks, Nightmares of Sushi and River Woods, also by Geoffrey Chia.

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Geoffrey Chia's Katana Spirits, Good Spirit Games, How To Play & ReviewReview15:54

Geoffrey Chia's Katana Spirits, Good Spirit Games, How To Play & Review

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Katana Spirits Summarised Game RulesHow to play4:05

Katana Spirits Summarised Game Rules

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About Katana Spirits

From BoardGameGeek:

Train hard and defeat enemies with your Katana Spirits! Players assume the role of canine swordsmen who train their elemental Katana skills with polyomino tiles and defeat multiple enemies to earn points. On each player's turn, the player is required to perform one of the following actions: Training: Move the Training Token within the Training Area, then take a polyomino Katana Tile and place it into the Player Card, or Rest to recover health. Combat: Gather Katana Tiles to defeat an enemy by meeting or exceeding the enemy's Combat Requirements. The final round when all players have taken the same number of turns will be triggered after all Bosses are defeated, or Minion Card Deck is depleted. The player with the most points wins the game. -description from the publisher Katana Spirits is the third title of the Shiba Senpai game series.

Designer

Geoffrey Chia

Artist

Geoffrey Chia

Publisher

Good Spirit Games

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