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In Samurai, players aim to capture figures of three types that are spread across the Japanese islands. Each player has twenty tokens that are positioned to permit the captures to take place. The player who deploys their tokens with the most skill to capture more figures than their opponents wins the game. The total number of figures captured is not the most important thing, it is whether more of each figure is captured by you than by the other players.

Samurai was designed by Reiner Knizia and is published by Hans im Glück (German edition) and Rio Grande Games (English edition).

You will need to know the rules of the game in order to play.

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As with all games, rules are required. Please read the rules of engagement that cover For Whom The Web Rocks games. The following additional rules apply to these Samurai games.

Samurai games require two to four players.
Please use a subject of Samurai exxx when sending orders (replace the 'xxx' with the game number, e.g. Samurai e999).
There are six player colours available. Players may give a preference for colour. If no preference is expressed, a random colour will be assigned at the start of the game.
Private information is available from the game information area. Players will be provided with usernames and passwords to access their information.
Board locations should always be referenced using the number-letter codes shown on the board. Exceptions to this are the named cities of Akita, Kyoto and Sapporo. If players are unable to identify a location in this way during a token or figure exchange, they should be as clear as possible over the locations involved. If there is any doubt I will ask for clarification.
Figure placement will be random unless one or more players request manual placement and all others agree - this speeds things up considerably.
During figure placement, if manual, players should specify the figure type and the location.
During token placement, players should specify the token type (see below) and the location.
In your turn you may play one black bordered token and/or any number of red bordered tokens from your hand. The red borders only appear in the private game information and are equivalent to the Japanese characters on the original game tokens.
There is no set order for token placement, but if you play more than one you should be careful to order them in the sequence you wish them to be played. This is important, as captured figures are removed the instant they are surrounded, rather than at the end of a player's turn.

Key to Symbols and Token Types for Samurai Games

Player colours								The City of Edo
Buddha tokens								The cities of Akita, Kyoto and Sapporo
High Helmet tokens
Rice Field tokens
Samurai tokens								Villages
Token exchange token
Ship tokens
Ronin token								Empty land space
Figure exchange token								Empty sea space

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Samurai e-Games