In Pride of Ninja, you draft 7 cards, 4 in the front row face up and 3 in the back row face down. Some cards have different ability depending on the row it is played.
The goal is to win Temporary Points (TP) by playing these cards in the best spot. You may get slain during the round which means you will lose all the TP you've won so far.
After resolving all cards, you convert all your TPs into Victory Points (VP). Play multiple rounds until one player has scored 20 or more VPs.

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