Hidden Blades: Ninjas Enter the Dojo
Hidden Blades is the next expansion coming to Hidden Path Dojo, and it does something none of the other modes on the site have done yet: it adds a truly hidden piece to the board. The expansion centers on the Ninja , a piece that moves in secret, can share spaces with other hidden Ninjas, and can sometimes win or lose the game on a single well-timed guess. Hidden Blades is still in active development and early testing on the site, but the core rules are already working well enough to talk about what it brings to the digital dojo. This post is an overview of the expansion and the Shadow Duel game mode that showcases it. What Hidden Blades adds At its core, Hidden Blades keeps the main structure of the system: Players still control a Sensei and Disciples . Movement still comes from a small shared set of rotating cards. Victory still comes from capturing the opposing Sensei or reaching the Shrine with your own. The expansion layers the Ninja on top of that familia...