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Jan 27, 2026·Review·11:30·85·Watch on YouTube

Shadow Ninjas Review, It's Ninja Cats vs Corgis in this one vs. many hidden movement board game

Tabletop Bellhop

Tabletop Bellhop

Watch “Shadow Ninjas Review, It's Ninja Cats vs Corgis in this one vs. many hidden movement board game,” a board game review on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Tabletop Bellhop on YouTube:

In Shadow Ninjas, one player takes on the role of two samurai corgis who must protect the shogun’s koi fish while the other players are ninja cats who will do anything to get those tasty koi. This competitive board game will test your memory and bluffing skills and also proves that roll and move games can still be a ton of fun. 🔸 This review is one segment from Episode 248 of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, Clickbait Board Games. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/pgB3YEUADIM?si=HiJ6okpnP1fP_EV7 🔸 Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop?sub_confirmation=1 🔸 Join Our Patreon! Support everything we do and get access to cool bonus content at: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Disclosure: Thanks Outset Media for introducing us to Kedric Winks and hooking us up with a signed copy of Shadow Ninjas. Some links below are affiliate links, they cost you nothing to use but help us to be able to keep talking games. As an Amazon associate we earn from qualifying purchase. ******************** 🛎️ Timestamps: 00:00 SHADOW NINJAS GAME INFO 00:42 COMPONENTS QUALITY IN SHADOW NINJAS 00:57 HOW TO PLAY SHADOW NINJAS 02:53 WHAT WE THOUGHT OF SHADOW NINJAS 07:38 IT'S CATS' MANSION FOR GAMERS 08:37 WHO SHOULD PICK UP SHADOW NINJAS 10:21 CLOSING AND WHERE TO FIND MORE ******************** 🛎️ From the Publisher: Get ready for cats versus dogs! In Shadow Ninjas, one player takes the role of the samurai dogs protecting the Shogun's koi carp, the other players are ninja cats trying to steal them! Bluffing and observation are key to winning and every player must be strategic in their moves. Can you outsneak your opponents to win? A game by Kedric Winks. 20 minutes play time. Includes: 16 shadow cats counters, 2 guard dog counters, 10 dice, game board, instructions Video demo starts at 4:00 minute mark Ages: 8+ Players: 2 to 5 GameType: Board Cards & Dice Family Strategy ******************** 🛎️ Head over to the Tabletop Bellhop website where you'll find more tabletop gaming content, including gaming and game night advice, reviews, and more: https://tabletopbellhop.com 🛎️ Check out our written review of Shadow Ninjas on the blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/shadow-ninjas-review/ 🛎️ Pick up Shadow Ninjas on Amazon: US: https://amzn.to/4bg1ZLW Canada: https://amzn.to/49XVUBs UK: https://amzn.to/4pYEEC0 🛎️ Check out our other Outset Media Games content on the blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=outset 🛎️ FIND US EVERYWHERE: 🔸The Tabletop Bellhop Discord: https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com 🔸Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopbellhop.com 🔸Dice.camp: https://dice.camp/@TabletopBellhop/ 🔸Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ 🔸Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

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Shadow Ninjas

Shadow Ninjas

2024·Kedric Winks

Videos
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Creators
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Mainly how-to-play and reviews. Shadow Ninjas is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 2 unboxings.

2 - 5 players
10 - 20 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Shadow Ninjas, from BoardGameGeek:

Shadow Ninjas is a hidden movement, one versus many game. All the Ninja players are allowed to move any of the shadow tokens, some of which hide the Ninjas of individual players. This means players can accidentally - or not so accidentally - move other players' tokens into danger or away from victory. To be a Ninja player, you will need a good poker face and an ability to bluff so that no one can guess which shadow hides your Ninja. To be a Guard player, you must be prepared to be outnumbered, but not overwhelmed, by all of the shadows that need to be investigated to protect the Shogun's prized koi carp. -description from the designer

Designer

Kedric Winks

Artist

Laszlo Riba

Publisher

Outset Media

Categories

Maze

Mechanics

Dice RollingHidden Movement
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