Brettspiel-News.de – Review | Cobra Paw

Written by Thorsten & Vera on April 27 2022.

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After the evil Master Meow challenged the Kator to the Krallfuku Duel and defeated him thanks to the Cobra Paw technique, no one came close to defeating Master Meow. To this day, Cobra Paw competitions are held in honor of Master Meow. And according to the legends, Master Meow will be resurrected if one day someone actually manages to master the Cobra Paw technique. But as Master Meow once said, “The Cobra Paw technique cannot be learned, it must be discovered.”

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Game Description

Cobra Paw can be played by two to six ninjas. To do this, 21 domino-like Krallfukus are distributed in the middle of the table and the ninja dice are laid out. Each Krallfuku stone has two sides, each featuring a different symbol from the six. Each of the two dice also contains these 6 different symbols.

The smaller claw ninja starts and rolls the ninja dice. Now, it is up to everyone at the table to find the corresponding stone and grab them with the two wrapped tokens. To do this, one or two fingers must be placed on the stone and whoever manages to do this first can place the stone in its own source. Once the stones are in the ninja’s supply, other ninjas can snatch them away again. If you roll the tokens again and you can’t put your finger on your stone fast enough, you will lose the stone again and the opposing ninja will be happy to have a new stone in stock.

The game continues until the ninja can get six stones (eight stones in a two-player game) in his personal inventory. Additionally, there are variables to slightly change the basic gameplay. Up to eleven stones must be collected or there are six randomly hidden stones that must be declared as a “ninja”. There is also a variant in which ninjas have to give up stones if they try to grab the wrong stone.

Tags: 2-6 people, 5-15 minutes, pattern recognition, party game, real time