#onitama

[some-rando-with-internet]

Yellow - Pick.

Blue - Gunman

Red - Threat

Pick isn't too fond of having Kleptomania. But, he's also not intending on giving up Burrnadot anytime soon. Of course, current events notwithstanding, because that isn't Pick. He feels more resigned about it than anything. Gunman is always busy, either by circumstance or himself. He has no idea what to do with spare time, and would probably just aimlessly wander. Threat actually really likes strategy games. Chess is overrated in her eyes, but games like Onitama, Pandemic, and any secret identity games are really up her alley. She doesn't have a lot of opportunities to show this off, but Gunman knows.

[remesrobotics]

“Kagekiri”

Unumbered Servants - 影螂(カゲキリ) / 鎌一 / 二螂 “...”

Good Point - Team attack Bad Point - Idle time Like - Strategy game Dislike - Bright light

Kamaichi Height 5’6” (167.64 cm), Nikiri Height 6’2” (187.96 cm)

A pair of mantis-themed assassin/espionage bots who hide in the shadows of Antares' temple tomb, rarely appearing except to exact very specific eliminations, which is not always needed.

They appear to be patched together from repurposed parts from other espionage robots sent against Antares in the past, during the Creators’ wars.

Those parts look awfully familiar…

As their parts imply, they can blend into the shadows and use them to ‘teleport’, and unlike mantises they do rely a bit on poisons. However, stealth is their main weapon. By themselves they are fairly frail, but fast opponents. Together, they use mutual camouflage tactics to overwhelm opponents with trickery.

Both are intelligent and capable of conversation, but not likely to carry it out with intruding parties. That said, they both are (or would be) rather avid fans of 1v1 strategy board games like chess, shogi (provided they have been introduced to them), and Onitama Light and Shadow.

Individually, they are sometimes referred to as Kamaichi and Nikiri, though never by Antares.

[allcellrepairs]

32 Best Family Board Games (2024): Catan, Labyrinth, Onitama

http://dlvr.it/TC5PFq

[house-of-spamdini]

I have a secret

I don’t like board games that much. There are some that I can always come back to (scrabble, onitama, chess, blah blah) but I’ve never been a nightly board game girlie. I think it has something to do with how I grew up. I don’t take instruction well if I can’t immediately understand something and almost every game requires that 30-45 minute grace period of learning that can be just unbearable for me. I’m like that with other things too so good to know that board games are one of those things that just kinda tests me.

I’m really thankful for the people I play board games with now because I always enjoy myself with them, but they’re pretty much it for me as far as playing board games go. It’s nice to have people who are patient with me and themselves lol.

Know what I hate more than board games? Card games. “I tap two mana to guard the skeletal concubine” like sure man, whatever you say. You just get no respect from me. Sorry.

[random-conspiracy]

Once again I come to the Boardgame community to proclaim that VOLTO is THE best filler ever. That's it.

20 pieces, 1 board. And it's the fucking BEST. Forget about Hive and Onitama and don't even think about Jaipur. THIS is THE GAME.

[aroundtable]

Torna anche per il mese d Novembre il Tg Table, il tg più amato dai meeple italiani. Anche questa volta, con l'aiuto degli amici di Hirtemis, tentiamo l’arduo compito di segnalare i boardgame in uscita a Novembre, se già normalmente questo compito è improbo questa volta lo è ancora di più visto che il mese parte mercoledì con Lucca Comics & Games e molti giochi da tavolo potrebbero essere presentii sui tavoli degli editori nel Carducci e non in distribuzione effettiva.

Oggi vedremo per 00:00 Intro 01:31 @AsmodeeItalia ( BrainBox - La Mia Prima Matematica, BrainBox - Scienza, KeyForge - Venti di Scambio, Everdell - Newleaf, Everdell - Mistwood, Timeline ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), Unlock! - Extraordinary Adventures, Unlock! Kids 2 - Storie dal Passato, Ticket to Ride Legacy - Leggende del Vecchio West, Zombicide - The Boys Pack 2 The Boys Pack 1, Zombicide - Supernatural, Zombicide - Iron Maiden, Marvel Champions LCG - Deadpool, Marvel Champions LCG - X-23, ON Air @mydeejay , Star Wars Unlimited)

05:32 @dvgames_official (Alibi, Decktective - Arrestate Sherlock Holmes!)

06:14 @ghenosgames7580 Moon River, Similo - Il Signore degli Anelli. Expeditions - Un sequel di Scythe, The Great Splitenos Games

07:53 @pendragongamestudio3192 Minatori Imperiali, The Things

08:40 @CranioCreations (Amygdala, Ark Nova - Mondi Sommersi, Delta, Fields of Arle - Big Box, Maple Valley, Sagrada - Gloria, Sagrada - Passione, Sagrada - Vita, Selfie Birds, Terra Mystica - L'Era delle Scoperte, troll&princess)

13:12 @msedizioni8527 (After Us, Root: Mazzo Esuli e Partigiani, Root: Kit del Vagabondo, Root: Kit delle Meraviglie, Root: Kit dei Combattenti - La Compagnia del Fiume, ROOT: Predoni e Cavalieri)

14:48 @studiosupernova9896 (Onitama, Non si può Dire più Niente - Indignazioni Perenni, NobiNobi - Thriller, NobiNobi - Horror, Biblioversum )

17:04 @LittleRocketGames ( Hidden Leaders - Forgotten Legends )

17:29 @GateOnGames (Alpaca)

18:07 @giochi_uniti (El Grande, Paleo - Un Nuovo Inizio, DestinyQuest - L'Occhio della Furia d'Inverno. Pathfinder - 2E - Presagi Perduti - Libro dei Morti, Pathfinder - 2E - Presagi Perduti - Gran Bazar, Pathfinder - 2E - Presagi Perduti - Ferro e Fuoco )

20:02 @LuckyDuckGamesEN Empire's End | Gioco da Tavolo

20:37 @RedGloveEdizioni Detecteam Family - Un Uovo di Troppo, Detecteam Family - Campioni Imbroglioni, Detecteam Family - La Torta Scomparsa, Smart10, Vu Du Variiant

21:42 @Giochix Discordia

22:12 @needgames8019 Electric Bastionland, Into the Odd, Flabbergasted! Una Commedia di Ruolo, Atlante Techno Fantasy, Blade Runner 24:04 Polemiche su Lucca!

[teamseaslug]

Onitama is my favorite chess-like and just like how I'd be bad at chess I'm bad at Onitama

[random-conspiracy]

Hhahsahsah, hang there.

I want to make a review of Volto by Yusuke Emi & Blue Orange

It's such a great game for just 20 pieces, even less than other jewels of the crown like Hive and Onitama. Specially Onitama, I like it but I can't stand the deck of cards.

I'll make the review later.

Peeves

Y’all know I love board games. Well, board game discourse on Tumblr is seriously lacking.

1. On the “Board Games” tag, 80% of it is about RPGs. Now, I enjoy those, but they are not board games.

2. Reviews tend to be in video form. I don’t want to have to sit through the video, and have sound on. Let me just have an article I can skim, or a review I can read.

3. Yes, Monopoly and Life are board games. Technically. But cmon! They don’t really count.

[chgreenblatt]

Onitama is an excellent two-player game where you’re maneuvering your pieces like chess, but not like chess.

The goal is to either capture your opponent’s monk (the big piece) or to move your monk onto your opponent’s home space (the spot right in front of them). You choose one of the two cards in front of you and move a piece according to that card. Then you pass the card to your opponent for them to use after their next turn. Play continues this way, with players choosing a card for movement, then passing it, like a waltz of death!

You only ever deal 5 cards total to be used in any game, so you can always see what choices your opponent has and will have. This gives you a lot to think about without it becoming too overwhelming. And since there a ton of cards, every game plays a little differently.

It’s fast and light enough for casual players to enjoy, but meaty enough that strategic thinking always wins. Like eating a can Pringle’s where you can’t stop with one, it’s a game that’s easy to end up playing multiple matches in a row. Definitely check it out!

[boardgaminggeek]

Had some lovely games of Onitama over dinner today, a great little abstract game

[hory-pole-blesky]

That's the exact reason I cannot play chess.

BUT.

There is a game called Onitama that is very similar to chess, but in each game you have only 5 moves that rotate so it's impossible to learn beforehand. Anyone who wants to play chess that is different every time, I can highly recommend it :)

the main thing that puts me off of playing chess is that there is 2000 years of gameplay that hundreds of people with higher IQs than me have spent thousands of hours studying the history of, so much so that when i put the pawn forward they say “ah i see youre going for the bulgarian somersault” and then i try to take their bishop with my knight and they go “aw, rookie mistake, youve played the frenchmans cumsock, and in approximately 37 moves i’ll have won”

[boardgamesandbeer]

Game: Onitama

Beer: Nebuchadnezzar New England IPA by Omnipollo Brewing

So a snow/ice storm took out our power and this game was simple enough to play by lantern light. It immediately became a favorite! It has the simplicity of Tak with cards to give it a different spin every game. We have ordered the new expansions and can't wait to play more.

[thefandomentals]

For an impressive, chase-inspired 1v1 game, look no further than Onitama from Shimpei Sato and Arcane Wonders.

[geekandsundry]

https://geekandsundry.com/10-fantastic-two-player-board-games-better-than-chocolate-roses-valentines-day/

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m probably one of the least romantic people you’ll meet. I think flowers are impractical (all they do is sit in water and die) and my favorite box of chocolate is one whose box can be easily repurposed to be a quickly crafted dice tray or wet ...

[sons-of-jerommeke]

What a sick cunt. Thank you my extremely talented brother....