Nippon Zaibatsu – Full Breakdown: Strategy, Mechanics & What's Different in 2025

Nippon: Zaibatsu (2025, 1-4 Players) is a 10th Anniversary edition of Nippon, which was first published in 2015. This is a Kickstarter that will launch in April of 2025. As a longtime fan of the original game (albeit the digital edition on Board Game Arena, I didn't discover the game until it was out of print!) we'll take a deep dive into all aspects of the new game: its mechanics, its Perfect Boardgame profile, and differences between it and the original. ================================================== BACK Nippon: Zaibatsu on Kickstarter:: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crowdgames/nippon-zaibatsu PLAY the original on Board Game Arena https://en.boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=nippon ================================================== 🥰 BECOME A PATRON: 🤝 This video is not sponsored and all these opinions are my own. Thank you to my Patrons who help keep the channel independent. https://www.patreon.com/neverbenbetter ☕ ONE-TIME GIFT (Buy me a coffee?) 🍺 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/boardgamedad ================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS 0:00 - Introduction 0:42 - Summary 2:18 - Game Mechanics 5:00 - Analysis & Profile 18:33 - Differences from 2015 Edition 27:44 - Likes & Dislikes