Game name Year Origin Players Gameplay style Similar Games Reference Love Letter 2012 Kanai Factory 2–4 Risk and deduction game Coup Gomoku (五目並べ gomokunarabe 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 Jinsei Game (人生ゲーム jin-sei gēmu 1967 Takara ? Japanese adaption of The Game of Life The Game of Life Machi Koro (街コロ 2012 Grounding Inc. 2–5 Tabletop city-building /resource-gathering game using cards and dice Catan Renju (連珠 1899 Traditional 2 Strategic five-in-a-row game with equal chances for both players Pente , Gomoku Riichi Mahjong (リーチ麻雀 Riichi Maajan 1924 Traditional 4 Chinese Mahjong with Japanese rules Mahjong Shadow Hunters (シャドウハンターズ shadō hantāzu 2005 Game Republic 4–8 Supernatural themed, strategic, secret team play Bang! , Mafia Shogi and variants (将棋 shōgi 16th Century Traditional 2 Played on a 9×9 board; can use captured pieces against opponent Chess Sugoroku (双六 6th Century Traditional ? Race game, two variants Backgammon (variant), Snakes and Ladders (variant) 
