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description=Players achieve [[satori]] when they discover the [[secret rule]] that explains which [[koan]]s have the elusive [[Buddha-nature]] |
min_players=3 |
max_players=7 |
stashes = 4 |
sets = 5 |
other_equip = marking stones (~20 in each of 3 colors) |
setup_time= 2 minutes |
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'''Zendo''' is a game of [[Wikipedia:induction (philosophy)|inductive reasoning]] in which one person (a non-player known as "the [[Master]]") selects a [[secret rule]] that determines whether a small group of pieces (a "[[koan]]") should be marked with a black [[marking stone|stone]] or a white stone. The players try to discern this rule by building koans and proposing possible rules. The winner is the first player to successfully guess the secret rule.
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In Zendo jargon, a koan which receives a white stone is said to have "[[Buddha-nature]]", while a black stone marks koans without Buddha-nature.
Zendo was designed by [[Kory Heath]], and first published in [[Hypothermia]] #14. Boxed sets were published in 2003 and 2017, though the latter is no longer a Looney Pyramid game. (The only pyramids in the 2017 edition are pip-less mediums.)
The 2017 edition removed the Zen theme and included Zendo Rule Cards to make it easier to create rules at the right level for the players. These cards were ported back to pyramids for the [[Pyramid Quartet]] Kickstarter in 2020, and are available from the [[Looney Labs]] store. As of 2024, [http://new.wunderland.com/2023/12/31/icehouse-zendo-zarcana-and-nothing/ the 2017 version will not be reprinted].
== Examples of secret rules ==
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Links to more information about Zendo:
* [http://www.koryheath.com/games/zendo Official Zendo page]
* [https://www.looneylabs.com/sites/default/files/pyramid_rules/Zendo%20Rulesheet.pdf PDF in Pyramid Arcade format]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendo_%28game%29 Wikipedia's Zendo page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061026112132/http://wiki.playagaingames.com/tiki-index.php?page=Some+Zendo+Rules A bunch of Zendo rules and rankings]
* [https://www.looneylabs.com/sites/default/files/rules/Zendo.pdf A PDF for the game]
* William Shlaer has created [https://web.archive.org/web/20070804181346/http://www.wunderland.com/WTS/Kory/Games/Zendo/Zendo-san.html Zendo-san], a windows program that plays a somewhat restricted version of Zendo.
* [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/326583/zendo-cards Zendo Cards] expansion at BGG
Zendo pages in other languages:
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