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Strategist Pick
Banzai
Requires:Up Front
Designed by Courtney F. Allen
Published by The Avalon Hill Game Co, Wizards of the Coast
Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Country: Japan
Country: United Kingdom
Players
2
Play Time
60 min
Complexity
3.3 / 5
Rating
8.2
Year
1984
Community Snapshot
Medium complexity
~60 min
8.2 on BGG (529)
Text-heavy
Categories
Since 1984, Banzai has captivated fans of hand management with its medium complexity design.
How It Plays
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Special cards trigger events and drive the action forward — each card played can shift the whole narrative.
Events
Random events shake things up during the game — sometimes helpful, sometimes chaotic, always interesting.
Hand Management
You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.
Relative Movement
Your movement depends on where other pieces are — everything's connected and shifting together.
About This Game
Banzai expands upon 1983's most innovative and acclaimed game system to bring the steaming jungles of the SW Pacific to your gaming table. The mystique, incredible courage, and tragic flaws of the Japanese soldier are vividly portrayed in the tense, exciting games of simulated man-to-man combat which only Up Front presents in such panoramic splendor. Owners of Up Front will find the game system extensions included herein to be the ultimate of simplicity and convenience; while adding rich detail to the portrayal of the Japanese and British nationalities, as well as accounting for American marines.…
Source: BoardGameGeek