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Rules assistance for Slaughterball: Team Katanas
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for Slaughterball: Team Katanas
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Slaughterball: Team Katanas is an expansion for Slaughterball released in 2015 for 2–4 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Erik Kjerland and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Grid Movement.
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About the game
During the Third World War, robotic forces first assaulted islands across the world. Usually, they were able to conquer and eliminate their human foes in short order. Not so in Japan. The Japanese military and civilians fought back with intractable resolve, and saved their greatest city: Tokyo. And when the war ended with a human victory, the Japanese people rebuilt more quickly than anyone else. With the formation of the United Globe government, and banning of advanced robots, Japan quickly retooled their industrial efforts to genetics. Today, there are hundreds of gene-tech labs in the Tokyo Metrofecture (TMF). But it was the megacorporation Honshu Tek that first engineered the Katanas team genetic template. Tapping into their rich history, Honshu Tek created a team of samurai-themed athletes that quickly became the most popular team in the TMF. Now, with many years of strong performances, the Katanas frequently break into the playoffs and have more than one championship trophy hanging in their dojo. Attack your opponents, repeatedly. With three skilled butchers, you should concentrate on weakening opposing teams from round one. Get your butchers and slashers into the center so they can use their mobility and power to dominate your opponents. Be sure to set up field coverage with your butchers. Their automatic carve skill can really block off entire slices of the pit. No one wants to run around those guys. After you’ve thinned out your opponents, you can have your razor snag the lonely ball and start scoring goals.
Designers
Publishers
- Frog the What Games
Questions and answers
Slaughterball: Team Katanas supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Slaughterball: Team Katanas is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Slaughterball: Team Katanas for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Slaughterball: Team Katanas belongs to these categories: Miniatures, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Grid Movement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Slaughterball: Team Katanas are: Erik Kjerland. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Slaughterball: Team Katanas as an expansion for Slaughterball. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Slaughterball to use it. Check that your edition of Slaughterball is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.