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product_id: 27464947
title: "Onitama Board Game, 2 players"
brand: "arcane wonders"
price: "¥9976"
currency: JPY
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 11
category: "Arcane Wonders"
url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/27464947-onitama-board-game-2-players
store_origin: JP
region: Japan
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# shared open movement cards 5x5 compact battlefield dual victory paths Onitama Board Game, 2 players

**Brand:** arcane wonders
**Price:** ¥9976
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ♟️ Outsmart, outmaneuver, outplay — the ultimate duel for strategic minds!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Onitama Board Game, 2 players by arcane wonders
- **How much does it cost?** ¥9976 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/27464947-onitama-board-game-2-players)

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- arcane wonders enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted arcane wonders brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Two Paths to Triumph:** Win by capturing the opponent’s master or guiding your own to victory, encouraging creative strategy.
- • **Fast-Paced Yet Thoughtful:** Perfect for busy professionals craving quick, meaningful games that challenge the mind without the wait.
- • **Dynamic Shared Card System:** Choose, move, and trade from a unique set of open movement cards that reshape gameplay each turn.
- • **Premium, Travel-Ready Design:** Sturdy board and distinct pawns ensure quick setup and a visually engaging experience anywhere.
- • **Strategic Depth in Every Move:** Master the art of positioning with a sleek 5x5 board designed for intense tactical duels.

## Overview

Onitama is a refined two-player abstract strategy game featuring a compact 5x5 board and a unique shared card system. Players alternate moves using open movement cards to outthink their opponent, aiming to capture the master pawn or reach the temple arch. With premium components, quick setup, and deep tactical gameplay, Onitama offers a fast, elegant alternative to traditional chess, perfect for millennials seeking engaging, travel-friendly brain challenges.

## Description

Onitama is a two player abstract strategy game where players take on the role of a Master, guiding their monk followers, attempting to defeat your opponent armed only with a handful of moves, your cunning and your wits.

Review: Traditional Chess with a twist! - Onitama is an incredible board game that offers a fresh, exciting twist on traditional chess! I absolutely love the unique gameplay—it’s easy to learn but offers strategic depth that keeps every game engaging. The concept of the “master” acting like a king and the “students” functioning like pawns is such a clever idea. It adds an interesting layer of strategy and keeps the game dynamic. The game is fast-paced, making it perfect for quick sessions, yet each move requires careful thought. The design is sleek and the components are high-quality. It’s quickly become one of my favorite games to play with friends and family. Highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys strategic games with a fun twist!
Review: Elegant, Fast-Paced Strategy Game for Two - Onitama is a beautifully designed game simple to learn, yet full of strategic depth. Perfect for couples or game nights when you don’t want to spend hours. The components are high quality, and the artwork adds to the experience. Highly recommended for fans of abstract games like chess.

## Features

- REFINED 2 PLAYER ABSTRACT: Share a small set of open movement cards and outmaneuver your rival in a duel of positioning, planning, and perfect information on a compact 5 x 5 battlefield.
- PREMIUM TABLE PRESENCE: Includes a sturdy 5 x 5 board and distinct master and student pawns that make each move easy to read, keeping the focus on meaningful tactical choices instead of rules overhead.
- SHARED CARD SYSTEM: On each turn choose one of your two open movement cards, move any pawn with its pattern, then trade that card for the fifth card, reshaping what you and your opponent can do next.
- DUAL PATHS TO VICTORY: Win by capturing your opponent's master pawn or by guiding your own master into their temple arch, encouraging creative tactics, feints, and long term positional planning.
- ELEGANT AND REPLAYABLE: Quick setup, intuitive rules, and ever changing card combinations deliver fast duels that feel like a distilled, travel friendly alternative for fans of thoughtful chess like strategy.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01C05HZB4 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #14,655 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #447 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,587) |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.41 pounds |
| Item model number | ARWDTE20 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Publisher Services Inc (PSI) |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 14 years and up |
| Product Dimensions | 3.8 x 3.7 x 10.6 inches |
| Release date | April 13, 2016 |

## Images

![Onitama Board Game, 2 players - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71lQoLhvmwL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Trying to Gauge if the board would fit on a small table. Can someone tell me please the footprint of the scroll board? Thanks.**
A: quite small, the size of a mousepad and a half.  I would say a legal sheet of paper roughly 8 1/2 by 14

**Q: Did anyone else's game come missing the cards?**
A: Mine was missing one blue student pawn

**Q: what age can play?**
A: My 5 and 9 year olds both enjoy this. The younger one sometimes needs help but can generally play on his own.

**Q: can children play?**
A: Yes, our ten year old likes to play, but the box says 14 and up.  It depends on the child.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Traditional Chess with a twist!
*by A***E on March 13, 2025*

Onitama is an incredible board game that offers a fresh, exciting twist on traditional chess! I absolutely love the unique gameplay—it’s easy to learn but offers strategic depth that keeps every game engaging. The concept of the “master” acting like a king and the “students” functioning like pawns is such a clever idea. It adds an interesting layer of strategy and keeps the game dynamic. The game is fast-paced, making it perfect for quick sessions, yet each move requires careful thought. The design is sleek and the components are high-quality. It’s quickly become one of my favorite games to play with friends and family. Highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys strategic games with a fun twist!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Elegant, Fast-Paced Strategy Game for Two
*by E***O on July 13, 2025*

Onitama is a beautifully designed game simple to learn, yet full of strategic depth. Perfect for couples or game nights when you don’t want to spend hours. The components are high quality, and the artwork adds to the experience. Highly recommended for fans of abstract games like chess.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Out of box and playing in minutes!
*by N***K on July 21, 2020*

Onitama is one of those perfect 2 player games that lives up to all of the hype you may have seen or heard before. I have nothing but praise for the game myself; I often like playing the app version of it as well with friends or random opponents. It is quick, simple to learn, and the victories are quite rewarding. Players who are very experienced with the game and love strategy and planning your moves in advance will find a wealth of possibility and options for how each game plays out. After opening the amazing magnetic box that Onitama comes in, you'll unfold a high quality neoprene mate, place the Master and Student pawns along the bottom of the board and select randomly 5 cards from the deck of 16 that come with the game. These 5 cards form your pool of movement cards which detail how your pieces may attack and position themselves. Unlike something like Chess or another favorite 2 player game Hive; your pieces do not have set moves they can perform. Practicing the different forms of martial arts in Onitama allows all pieces to move in any direction so long as it mimics the positions on one of the two movement cards you currently have access to. When you have completed a move the card you just used move off to the side and will eventually be a card in your opponent's hand. This cyclic movement of cards keeps games fresh and always changing even between individual turns. You can win this tournament of skill either by capturing your opponent's Master or by moving your Master across the board to their seat of Power. Having two victory conditions and random movement cards each time really makes for exciting games. Much like Chess you can try to bait someone into a trap or focus on being aggressive in how you play, much will depend on how far in advance you can visualize some of the end game moves and the luck or hope that your opponent plays the card you need to advance your plans. It's a wonderful back and forth dance between players with movement cards being themed around martial arts styles and having correlated flavor text at the bottom of the cards to enjoy. Game length can vary a lot just as it would with Chess, you might fall victim to a feigned sacrifice and the game end early or the both of you might find yourself in a clear stalemate situation and it take someone losing a bit of focus to turn the tides. I never mind how games of Onitama play out, they are all fun and I think each time you play you'll pick up a bit more skill and strategy for next time. An absolutely wonderful game, amazing production quality, and is a great choice for anyone who likes and enjoys Hive or Chess. We play all three of these games pretty regularly and love when Onitama is out on the table, it also falls into a category for us of games that travel well and can be played anywhere!

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*Last updated: 2026-02-21*