❗❗This giveaway is ONLY for United States residents.

❗ Selected winners must provide a valid United States shipping address; otherwise, another winner will be selected.

What Is Kitsunedo?

Kitsunedo is a fast-paced battle royale card game that combines strategy with bluffing. Each Spirit Lord has a different play style and path to victory, but the core idea is the same: use your Lanterns, attack your foes, challenge bluffs, and emerge victorious.

Kitsunedo is currently being crowdfunded via Kickstarter. Read on for details of how to play and what you can win with this giveaway.

How to Play Kitsunedo

Step 1: Pick a Spirit Lord

Your choice of Spirit Lord changes your path to victory, as each Spirit Lord has unique abilities that lend to different play styles. See the images for what the different Spirit Lords can do.

Step 2: Deal Lanterns

You are dealt a random Lantern at the start of the game, which you must keep secret. The Lanterns grant unique abilities, such as stealing from other players, transforming cards into other cards, drawing more cards per turn.

Step 3: Deal Cards

The game is played by drawing and playing different cards. Scrolls allow you to attack other Spirit Lords; Sake lets you force trade cards with other players; Block lets you prevent others from challenging your bluff; and Leaf cards are used with the Mist Lantern.

Step 4: Bluff

On your turn, you may claim to possess any of the Lanterns and use it's corresponding ability. But be careful...

Step 5: Call Bluffs

If you think someone is using a Lantern they don't possess, you can challenge their bluff. If you're correct, they'll lose their hand—or take damage if they don't have any cards. But if you're wrong, you'll lose your hand—or take damage if you don't have any cards.

Step 6: Attack!

With the right cards in your hand, you can attack other Spirit Lords. Deal enough damage and they'll be vanquished. But vanquished players can return—in a Diminished state—so don't drop your guard. You only win when you're the last one standing!

The Giveaway: Kitsunedo Mini

whatNerd is giving away 1 copy each of Kitsunedo Mini to 10 different winners. Kitsunedo Mini is essentially a pocket edition that's very close to the full game but has 1 fewer Spirit Lord and no Block cards, which makes bluffing more consequential.

For the full Kitsunedo game, you will need to back the Kickstarter campaign below.

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