What Shall We Do With the Drunken Samurai?
July 11, 2011 by dracs
New Italian game publishers Albe Pavo are bringing out a rather interesting new card game, Sake & Samurai.
In the words of game designer Matteo Santus, "Sake & Samurai is about drunken samurai killing each other." What's not to like about that?
The idea is to drink the most Sake and be the last one alive at the end of the game. Good whole sale martial art slaughter eh?
But this isn't what really appeals to me about this game. No, it's the fact that when you get killed you do not end up just sitting waiting for the game to end. You come back as a ghost, making use of the reverse side of the cards. Since your dead everything takes on a different perspective after all.
So what do you guys think of this? Personally I think this has the potential to be a really fun game, even if your not a martial arts junky like me. If nothing else it could make a great drinking game. Maybe we've finally found a use for that bottle of rice wine.
I really, really like the art and the concept !
BoW Romain
I second this! It remindes me of this Gorkamorka mini-game …this barfight-thing that was featured in the White Dwarf once
I like the artwork too, but card games generally leave me cold, and being from an urbanised area of the west of Scotland, the get-drunk-and-don’t-get-stabbed theme seems pretty much been there done that…
It has that traditional feel to the art work with the simple water colour and ink look. I always liked the old school style of things.
Are you sure it would make a good drinking game Sam?
The drinking part is fine in moderation (www.drinkingawarewolf.gov)
But things could spill over (pun intended) into the killing part of the game!!
Only if Justin brings his katana in for added effect
make a video of that evening and all will be fine ^^ maybe play it on turn 8 ^^
Sounds amusing. Looking forward to seeing how it plays.