Eight Epics: Hakkenden
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Eight Epics: Hakkenden

Shin Satomi hakkenden (新里見八犬伝, literally "New Legend of the Eight Dogs of Satomi"), aka Eight Epics: Hakkenden, is a licensed version of Seiji Kanai's Eight Epics that draws on Toshio Kamata's 1982 novel of the same title – which was also the basis of Kadokawa's 1983 movie Legend of the Eight Samurai (里見八犬伝 Satomi hakkenden) – for its setting, with players trying to use the dice-manipulation powers of the eight characters in the game to chase away evil spirits.

1–8 players50 minlight difficulty
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What is Eight Epics: Hakkenden

Shin Satomi hakkenden (新里見八犬伝, literally "New Legend of the Eight Dogs of Satomi"), aka Eight Epics: Hakkenden, is a licensed version of Seiji Kanai's Eight Epics that draws on Toshio Kamata's 1982 novel of the same title – which was also the basis of Kadokawa's 1983 movie Legend of the Eight Samurai (里見八犬伝 Satomi hakkenden) – for its setting, with players trying to use the dice-manipulation powers of the eight characters in the game to chase away evil spirits.

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Game details

Players
1–8
Age
—
Duration
50 min
Difficulty
Light
Type
Board game
Year
2015
Mechanics
Dice Rolling · Pattern Building
Categories
Dice · Fantasy · Movies / TV / Radio theme
Designer
Kuro
Publisher
Manifest Destiny
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