Sanguosha ("War of the Three kingdoms "), China's iconic strategy card board game, seamlessly blends the drama of the Three Kingdoms era (220-280 AD) with modern tabletop mechanics. Launched in 2008, it casts players as legendary warlords like Zhuge Liang or Lü Bu, wielding character-specific abilities and tactical cards in hidden-role battles. Its core "Kill-Dodge-Counter" gameplay fosters psychological warfare, mirroring historical power struggles while remaining accessible to global audiences.

Historical elements

As one of the many Three Kingdoms-themed games on the market, Sanguosha combines the history of the Three Kingdoms with a tabletop game. In a unique way of table games, players are shown vivid characters of the Three Kingdoms and wonderful stories of the Three Kingdoms. The skills of each military general in Sanguosha are derived from the life history or personality traits of that general.

Literary elements

Sanguosha strives to achieve "every sentence has its allusion" in the design of the name of the game card. It gives this card a lot of educational meaning and a strong cultural heritage.

Fine art elements

All the pictures used in the Sanguosha cards are original, and the painting of the game cards adopts the traditional Chinese ink style and modern pen sketch style. In the boldness, there is no loss of grace. In addition to the game, it is enough for collection and play.