Ninja Academy

A shuffled deck of silly dexterity trials crowns the sharpest ninja apprentice.

👥 3–5 playersapprox. 20 min🪄 Rules in 5 min8+
5.9 · BGG #4,303

Who it's for

Groups that want a boisterous, hands-on party game with lots of shouting and short attention spans.

Not for you if…

You're looking for strategic depth or a game that rewards planning over reflexes.

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Vibe's take

Loud, physical, and over almost as soon as it starts; trials last seconds, so the table is a blur of hands and laughter rather than careful planning.

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About this game

Ninja Academy throws a group of ninja apprentices into a rapid-fire series of dexterity trials and head-to-head duels. Challenges are drawn at random: balance wooden logs, guess a hidden count, race to place meeples on your fingertips, and only the sharpest reflexes win the round.

Randomly drawn dexterity trialsGroup challenges and 1v1 duelsFast rounds, high replay variety

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Players

Best at 3–4 playersWorks with 3–5

Duration

20 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

1.0 / 5 — Very Light

BGG Rating

5.9/10

Rank #4,303

942 ratings

Published

2019

Language

Moderate text

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