Whenever I feel like reading 5, 10, or 30 minutes might be too much for some people interested in but hesitant about jubensha, I recommend them the only jubensha I’ve played that has NO scripts whatsoever! You start picking up clues and discussing right out of the gate. For those already familiar with jubensha, this structure might feel impossible.

But it works! Let me show you how without spoiling anything you wouldn’t already know in the first 10 minutes of the game.

Sometimes when I describe jubensha, people say: “isn’t that just like X?” Jubensha does indeed share many components of existing entertainment mediums, but the unique combination of them create an entirely new experience.

Let’s take a look at the ways jubensha is different from its closest cousins.

In this part, I’ll compare jubensha to social deception board games like Blood on the Clocktower.

Are you interested in jubensha, but unable to find resources to understand jubensha on a detailed level? The best way to learn about jubensha is to try one yourself, but with the limited English-language options out there costing more than you might be willing to take a risk on, what’s the next best option?

Here’s my solution to that. I’ll walk you through an original beginner-friendly game that I wrote. I’ve made it available for FREE so more people can try jubensha. This guide is spoilers-free so you can still play it afterwards.

Sometimes when I describe jubensha, people say: “isn’t that just like X?” Jubensha does indeed share many components of existing entertainment mediums, but the unique combination of them create an entirely new experience.

Let’s take a look at the ways jubensha is different from its closest cousins.

In this part, I’ll compare jubensha to murder mystery dinner parties.