Help

Get help on how to play Samurai as well as answers to frequently asked questions.

Return to Main Menu

Cancel this game configuration and return to the main menu.

Name

Enter the name for your player for this quick started game.

Computer Opponent

Select your computer opponent from the four available personalities.  Each personality has a distinct style of play and provides a different level of strategic challenge.

Start Game

Begin your two-player contest against the selected computer opponent.

Random Starting Player

If you choose this option, the starting player for your custom game will be selected at random and announced at the beginning of the contest.  Otherwise, you will be asked to choose the starting player as the game begins.

Advanced Game

In an advanced game, players get to both select their initial hand of tiles and configure the pieces on the cities before beginning their turns of placing tiles on the board.

Next Step

Go to the next step of configuring your custom game, which is selecting the number of players and setting whether the game is local or networked.