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古狼の荊 (Korou no Ibara)
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古狼の荊 (Korou no Ibara)

Designed by Chismy Nakajima (中島チスミー)

Published by Polygonotes

Casual Flow: 15 Min Teach

Players

2-5

Play Time

30 min

Complexity

2.0 / 5

Rating

7.0

Year

2020

Community Snapshot

Medium-Light complexity
~30 min
7.0 on BGG (1)
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Categories

Animals
Features animals as a central theme — from cute wildlife to natural ecosystems.
Card Game
Cards are the primary component — may involve hand management, drafting, or deck building.
Fantasy
Set in magical worlds with mythical creatures, spells, and quests.
Medieval
Set in the Middle Ages — castles, knights, feudal politics, and trade.
Wargame
Simulate warfare — military strategy, tactics, and historical battles.

A medium-light hand management and set collection game. Rated 0.0 on BGG.

How It Plays

Command Cards

Special cards let you issue orders to your units — picking the right command at the right time is critical.

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

Memory

You need to remember where things are or what happened earlier — a sharp memory gives you a real advantage.

Set Collection

You're gathering matching groups of cards or tokens to score points — the more complete your sets, the better you do.

About This Game

Polygonotes's 7th card game, 古狼の荊 ("Thorns of the Ancient Wolves"), was made around the themes of distrust and reading other people. Though the rules are simple and easy to learn, it has a high ceiling for strategy and will bring you back to play it again and again. —description from the publisher (translated) In Thorns of the Ancient Wolves, players are hunters caught between the conflict of a mad king trying to exterminate the ancient wolves of the nearby forest, and the wolves ready to go to war to protect their home.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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