Nippon

What this is

In Nippon, players build an industrial empire out of a small business during Japan's Meiji period. To win the game, players must carefully choose which types of industry to invest in to get the most influence over the Japanese islands. Each player takes the reins of one of these big corporations and tries to develop it in order to grow and achieve power.

At a glance

Players: 2–4
Listed play time: 60–120 minutes
Minimum age: 12 and up
First published: 2015
Designers: Nuno Bizarro Sentieiro, Paulo Soledade
Publishers: Ghenos Games, Asmodee
Mechanisms: area majority
Photographs: 1

Publisher

Ghenos GamesOfficial site
AsmodeeOfficial site

7.5out of 10112 ratings

How players rate Nippon

Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.

Player-count fit

How well it plays at each count. Best at 3.

2p7.238 ratings
3p7.837 ratings
4p7.437 ratings

Every dimension

15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.

How good it is

Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.

Longevity and replayability7.5/10
Ease of teach4.8/10
Gateway friendliness5.2/10
Component quality6.6/10
Table presence7.4/10
Travel friendliness5.2/10

What it's like

Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.

Player interactionHigh7.1SolitaireConstant
CutthroatnessSharp6.9FriendlyRuthless
Role of luckMostly skill4.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
Theme integrationPresent6.3Pasted onWoven in
Rules complexityHeavy3.9LightHeavy
Decision complexityDemanding4.1SimpleDemanding
Language dependencyNone1.5No textText-heavy
Table spaceKitchen table5.3Lap trayTwo tables

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Rules & files

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Box & shelf

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