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What is 《三国杀》or San Guo
Sha? "San Guo Sha" was developed from the Western board game
"Bang!", based on the history and story of the
Three Kingdoms period (220-280 AD) 1,800 years ago. "San Guo Sha" features Character cards and Role cards. The Role
cards are heroes, known for particular feats in the
Three Kingdoms period.
The
identity cards are Lord, Loyalist, Rebel and Spy. The
Lord announces his role and places it face up in front
of him. The other players' roles remain secret.
The
Lord's and Loyalist's goal is to wipe out all Rebels and
Spies while the Rebels are required to assassinate the Lord.
The Spy has to survive with the Lord only and finally
kill him in order to win, which makes his strategy
fluid.
It
requires four to ten players, though seven are recommended.
The game takes from half an hour to two hours to
complete.
Currently this game is very popular in China especially
in big cities
like Beijing and Shanghai. The working class and
students are the main avid supporters for this card game.
It
is even quoted : “If you do not know San Guo Sha, you
are out-dated!”, said one of the IT professionals. |