List of Japanese board games

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Game name	Year	Origin	Players	Gameplay style	Similar Games	Reference
Love Letter	2012	Kanai Factory	2–4	Risk and deduction game	Coup
Template:Nihongo	circa 850	Traditional	2	Strategic abstract game played with Go pieces on a Renju board (15×15), goal to reach five in a row	Renju, Four in a row
Template:Nihongo	1967	Takara	?	Japanese adaption of The Game of Life	The Game of Life
Template:Nihongo	2012	Grounding Inc.	2–5	Tabletop city-building/resource-gathering game using cards and dice	Catan
Template:Nihongo	1899	Traditional	2	Strategic five-in-a-row game with equal chances for both players	Pente, Gomoku
Template:Nihongo	1924	Traditional	4	Chinese Mahjong with Japanese rules	Mahjong
Template:Nihongo	2005	Game Republic	4–8	Supernatural themed, strategic, secret team play	Bang!, Mafia
Template:Nihongo	16th Century	Traditional	2	Played on a 9×9 board; can use captured pieces against opponent	Chess
Template:Nihongo	6th Century	Traditional	?	Race game, two variants	Backgammon (variant), Snakes and Ladders (variant)