In Ninja Academy, the players are would-be ninjas who must prove that they have mastered their ninja skills better than their competitors. To prove they are worthy, they compete in a series of matches, alternating between collective trials against everyone and one-on-one duels. The actual challenges are determined by card draw, and can include things like being the first to balance a ninja meeple on each of their fingertips or trying to guess the number of ninjas in a box.
The game comes with 10 ninja meeples, 10 logs, 24 large cards, 5 small cards, and 38 tokens. Ninja Academy is intended for 3 to 5 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 20 minutes to play. MSRP is $14.99.
8Bit Box: Double Rumble is a new “cartridge” for Iello’s 8Bit Box “board game console” (see “Iello Introduces the ‘Board Game Console’”), which uses a pool of common components to support a series of independent games. Double Rumble takes its cue from classic arcade fighting games, with the players squaring off against the “bad guys” of a street gang, ultimately taking on the gang boss. It can be played solo or cooperatively by two players.Double Rumble includes 99 cards, 1 battle board, 6 fighter tiles, and 6 tokens. The 8Bit Box base game is needed to play. For 1 or 2 players, ages 10 and up, the game takes about 45 minutes. MSRP is $15.99.
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Last month, Iello released a new Monster Pack for its popular King of Tokyo / King of New York games (see “‘Cybertooth’ Brings Berserk to ‘King of Tokyo,’ ‘King of New York’”).