Sunday, September 6, 2015

1. はじめまし。ラムです。にねんせです。せんこうはせいじがくです。アメリカじんです。どうぞよろしく

One Japanese thing I love is an originally Japanese card game known as ラブレター (or Love Letter). Love Letter is a game of bluffing, strategy, deduction, and a bit of luck.

The theme of the game involves a princess, and a number of suitors (represented as the players) who are attempting to win her hand. Every night (round) the suitors attempt to use others in the castle to deliver their love letter to the princess, enlisting the help of lowly soldiers, brave knights, and many others in their pursuit of the princess' hand.


(Courtesy of BoardGameGeek.com)
 
Pictured here are cards from the original set. The game has since been reprinted many times with many different flavor varieties, including but not limited to versions based on the Munchkin card game and the Batman Comic Book Series.
 

This game is a lot of fun for 2-4 players, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone searching for an interesting way to spend a few evenings with friends and/or family.

2 comments:

  1. These kind of remind me of Japanese Hanafuda cards! I think they're different though. I'd love to learn to play!

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    1. The Risk Club (and other board games too :P ) Meets on Thursdays, at 9:00 PM in the Gold Room in LaFortune. There's usually a copy available if you want to come and learn to play.

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