Acclaimed French board game designer Antoine Bauza has taken us on many trips to Japan through his games, including Tokaido, Hanabi, Takenoko, and now Samurai Spirit. It's a co-operative game based on legendary film maker Akira Kurosawa's classic "Seven Samurai". And it's just as hard to beat as Bauza's other famously punishing co-op game, Ghost Stories. What gives Samurai Spirit its strength, and what are its weaknesses?

Game Spotlight: Samurai Spirit

The world of tabletop games is a lot bigger than most people realize. In fact it's so big that the idea of investigating it can actually be kind of intimidating. When you see all those games you've never heard of, with rules and concepts and themes you've never seen before in a game, it's hard to know where to start.
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The world of tabletop games is a lot bigger than most people realize. In fact it's so big that the idea of investigating it can actually be kind of intimidating. When you see all those games you've never heard of, with rules and concepts and themes you've never seen before in a game, it's hard to know where to start. The answer is: start with the SnakesCast. Every week, we'll bring you ten or fifteen minutes' worth of banter about what makes these games worth playing. With a different theme every episode and a rotating cast of both gurus and non-gurus from Toronto's premiere boardgame café, we'll show you just how much there is to play with out there.

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