Yedo
A three-hour shadow war between Edo clans where kidnapping, assassination and careful planning all share the table.
Who it's for
Experienced euro gamers who love long, confrontational strategy sessions with real sabotage between players.
Not for you ifβ¦
A three-hour heavy euro with direct player conflict sounds exhausting rather than exciting to you.
Vibe's take
heavy, plotting, confrontational, dense, rewarding
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About this game
Yedo drops you into a shadow war between rival clans jockeying for the new Shogun's favor, and the toolkit is delightfully ruthless: recruit specialists, kidnap opposing agents right off the map, or simply have someone assassinated when negotiation fails. The action-queue system means you commit your crew's moves ahead of time and then watch the plan collide with everyone else's, board tiles literally warping the city as buildings rise and fall. It runs a full three hours and rewards patient, plotting players who enjoy watching a slow-burn scheme finally click into place.
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By the numbers
Players
Duration
120β180 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
3.3 / 5 β MediumBGG Rating
6.6/10
Rank #1,108
3.9k ratings
Published
2012
Language
Moderate text
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