三国杀

三國殺
Sānguóshā
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Sanguosha (Chinese Three Kingdoms card game)

Examples

HSK 3
Zhōumò péngyou lái jiālǐ wán Sānguóshā.
Friends are coming over this weekend to play Sanguosha.
HSK 6
Zhè jú Sānguóshā wǒ chōu dào le Zhūgě Liàng.
I drew Zhuge Liang in this round of Sanguosha.
HSK 6
Sānguóshā bǐ Lángrénshā gèng xūyào cèlüè.
Sanguosha takes more strategy than Werewolf.

Tips

culture
Gateway title for the modern Chinese 桌游 (board-game) scene. A desktop game (桌游版) plus multiple digital versions (手游/网页版 by 游卡) keep it alive. References to 主公 / 忠臣 / 反贼 / 内奸 roles have leaked into general internet humor.

In Pop Culture

三国杀 Sānguóshā
Sanguosha (card game)
Card-based party/strategy game created in 2006 by students at the China Communication University (中国传媒大学) and published by 游卡桌游. Players take Three Kingdoms generals (曹操, 刘备, 孙权, 诸葛亮 etc.) in hidden roles - 主公, 忠臣, 反贼, 内奸 - and battle via character-specific skill cards. Mechanically influenced by BANG! but deeply localized around Three Kingdoms lore.

Stroke Order

三 sān
国 guó
杀 shā