Ni-Ju

About this board game

Ni-Ju is a tile-laying game for exactly two players, with games lasting about 45 minutes. Released in 2016, it challenges both players to compete by creating patterns shown on their tiles.

Each player has 20 tiles, and every tile features a different pattern. To create a pattern, a player surrounds the tile displaying it with other tiles. The aim is to successfully create the pattern depicted on at least one of their own tiles.

The game’s name means “20” in Japanese, reflecting the number of tiles available to each player. With a different pattern on every tile, Ni-Ju offers a broad set of visual arrangements to identify and create during play.

• Tile-laying game for 2 players
• Approximately 45 minutes per game
• 20 tiles per player
• 70 different patterns when rotations are included

Rotations add to the variety of patterns, bringing the total number of different patterns to 70. Players therefore compete across a collection of distinct designs while working with their own set of 20 tiles.

With its clear focus on surrounding tiles and reproducing depicted designs, Ni-Ju presents a dedicated two-player contest built around pattern creation. Its compact player count, defined tile sets, and distinctive visual patterns make it a focused tile-laying experience.