Watch “Shobu - Refresher on How to Play // Cosmic Tavern,” a how-to-play guide for SHŌBU from Cosmic Tavern on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Cosmic Tavern on YouTube:
This is a refresher for Shobu. The refresher series is meant for people who have already played the game, but want to refresh their memory on how to play.
Time Stamps
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Setup
00:26 - Components Overview
00:37 - Object of the Game
00:46 - Starting the Game
00:55 - Passive Move
01:10 - Aggressive Move
01:26 - Passive and Aggressive Move Example
01:49 - Pushing Stones off a Board
01:59 - Rules to Remember
02:18 - Back and Forth Turn Example
02:48 - Winning the Game
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Mainly reviews. SHŌBU is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 27 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, 5 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
2 players
15 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
About SHŌBU, from BoardGameGeek:
SHOBU is a beautifully crafted abstract strategy game for 2 players. The game features 4 square wood boards (2 of each color) and 16 natural river stones for each player, in two colors, with a rope dividing the play area in half.
Your turn is in two parts. First, a player may move one of their stones up to two spaces in any direction, including diagonally, in what is called a passive (or set up) move. Second, they take a more aggressive move, which must be the same direction and number of spaces as the first move. It is this second move that allows you to push stones across the board - or off the board's edge. Remove all four of your opponent's stones from just one of the four boards to win.
SHOBU evokes the feeling of GO or CHESS but provides its own unique challenge. It feels immediately familiar and yet is wholly distinct and engaging.
-description from publisher