The Magnificent Ronin - a 16 Card Draft Game

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Continuing my Kurosawa kick: Borrowed text from primary web sources here. Then created a mashup of the characters from the movies with those available in C3G. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

The Magnificent Ronin

(The Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven together and recast)

for 4 Players, 2 Teams
Last Man (or Woman) Standing


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Map Suggestions

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Once one of the Seven Samurai, a ronin and former leader of the group. The first "recruited" by the villagers, he is a wise but war-weary soldier.

Once one of the Seven Samurai,
a skilled archer recruited by Baron Zemo. He acted as the second-in-command and helped create the master plan for the village's defense.

Once one of the Seven Samurai, recruited by Hawkeye. An amiable though less-skilled fighter. His charm and wit maintained his comrades' good cheer in the face of adversity.

Once one of the Seven Samurai, a young untested warrior. The son of a wealthy landowner samurai, he left home to become a wandering samurai against his family's wishes. After witnessing Baron Zemo rescue a child who was taken hostage, Karate Kid desired to become
Baron Zemo's disciple.

Once one of the Seven Samurai, an old friend of Baron Zemo and his former lieutenant. Baron Zemo met Shi by chance in the town and she resumed this role.

Once one of the Seven Samurai, he initially declined an offer by Baron Zemo
to join the group, though he later changed his mind. A serious, stone-faced samurai and a supremely skilled swordsman whom Karate Kid is in awe of.

Once one of the Seven Samurai, a humorous character who initially claimed to be a samurai, she even falsified her family tree and identity.
Mercurial and temperamental, she identified with the villagers and their plight, and she revealed to the group that she was in fact not a samurai, but rather a peasant. Eventually however, she proved her worth.

The former Bandit Leader




A former Bandit

Once one of the Magnificent Seven, a ronin and former leader of the group. The first "recruited" by the villagers, she is a wise but war-weary soldier.

Once one of the Magnificent Seven, an old friend of Lady Shiva and her former lieutenant. Lady Shiva met Shang-Chi by chance in the town and he resumed this role.

Once one of the Magnificent Seven, a skilled archer recruited by Lady Shiva. He acted as the second-in-command and helped create the master plan for the village's defense.

A young blooded fighter, once of the Magnificent Seven. Mercurial and temperamental, he identified with the villagers and their plight, and revealed to the group that he was in fact not a samurai, but rather a peasant. Eventually however, he proved his worth.

A Fortune Seeker, once of the Magnificent Seven, recruited by Green Arrow. An amiable though less-skilled fighter. Her charm and wit maintained her comrades' good cheer in the face of adversity.

Once an on-the-run samurai of the Magnificent Seven, then in the midst of a crisis of confidence.

A knife expert, once of the Magnificent Seven, she initially declined an offer by Lady Shiva to join the group, though she later changed her mind. A serious, stone-faced samurai and a supremely skilled fighter whom Solomon Kane is in awe of.

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