Tenjo
BGG rank
BGG #30,770
BGG rating
5.0

Tenjo

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Rules assistance for Tenjo

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 360 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 3.6/5

Rules assistant for Tenjo

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Tenjo is a board game released in 2001 for 2–4 players, 360 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Point to Point Movement.

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About the game

From the publisher's website: TENJO captivates players from a wide range of age groups with diverse gaming interests. Strategies combine elements of combat, resources, wealth, negotiations, and timing. The warfare is ruthless, diplomacy is crucial, and emotional engagement is intense. A highly flexible set of rules allows 2 to 4 players to adopt a limitless number of scenarios and methods with ease. Expected game time varies from 3 to 10+ hours. No two games are the same. This is truly a war game of infinite possibilities! 4 Samurai Chip racks 360 Samurai Chips, 90 in each of the four colors (Red, Blue, Green & Yellow) - Each set of 90 Samurai Chips is made up of 15 in each amount of Samurai: 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 5,000, 10,000, 25,000 20 Daimyo General Pawns, 5 in each of the four colors 20 Shadow Warrior Figurines, 5 in each of the four colors 149 Game Cards - 35 Element Cards (7 in each of the 5 Elements: Water, Wind, Fire, Earth 7 Void) - 66 Ring Cards (22 1-Ring, 22, 3-Ring & 22 5-Ring) - 12 Castle Cards (2 each of 6 different varieties) - 24 Fate Cards (5 Ring, 5 Element, 2 Castle, 4 Samurai, 4 Koku 7 4 Daimyo) - 12 Family Cards (A Wife, Son & Daughter card in each of the four colors) 120 Paper Koku Notes (30 each of 1,000 Koku, 3,000 Koku, 5,000 Koku & 10,000 Koku) 2 20-Sided Dice: one red, one blue 1 10-Sided Red Die 1 Round Red Season Marker 30" x 30" Game Board

Editions

  • TenjoenWhyspire? Games2001

Questions and answers

Tenjo 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.