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{{Infobox game|name=Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall|image=Jiangshi_Blood_in_the_Banquet_Hall_RPG_cover.jpg|designer=[[Banana Chan]] and Sen-Foong Lim|publisher=Game and a Curry, Wet Ink Games|date=2021|genre=[[tabletop role-playing game]], [[Jiangshi fiction]], horror|players=|random_chance=High|skills=role-playing}}{{Short description|Jiangshi fiction tabletop role-playing game}}
'''Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall''' is a [[tabletop role-playing game]] about Chinese immigrants to North America managing a family restaurant while battling [[Jiangshi]], legendary hopping vampires.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Wieland |first=Rob |title=Save The World And Your Family Restaurant With This New RPG |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robwieland/2021/12/29/save-the-world-and-your-family-restaurant-with-this-new-rpg/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The game was designed by [[Banana Chan]] and Sen-Foong Lim, who are both Chinese immigrants. It was [[Indie role-playing game|published independently]] in 2021 after a [[Kickstarter]] campaign raised over US$100,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Track Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall's Kickstarter campaign on BackerTracker |url=https://www.backerkit.com/projects/jiangshi/jiangshi-blood-in-the-banquet-hall |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=BackerKit |language=en}}</ref> The instructions focus heavily on authentic portrayals of Chinese history and immigrant experiences. The game's tone can range from serious to [[comedy horror]]. Themes include fighting racism, exploring intergenerational knowledge and relationships, coping with economic hardship, and working together as a family.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-05 |title=This Board Game Uses Vampires To Fight Anti-Asian Racism |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/board-game-anti-asian-racism-jiangshi_n_6068e496c5b68872efe7517a |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref>
== Settings ==
The default scenario takes place in San Francisco's Chinatown during the 1920s,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biswas |first=Sharang |date=2021-02-17 |title=Indie RPGs show roleplaying can - and should - be far more than Dungeons & Dragons |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/feature/indie-rpgs-more-than-dnd |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref> but the game box comes with the Haunted Tales Scenario Book, which offers more adventures in different cities and historical periods.<ref name=":0" /> The settings and adventures in the Haunted Tales Scenarios Book were created by twelve different writers, including [[Jeeyon Shim]], [[Sharang Biswas]], and [[Lucian Kahn]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jiangshi: Haunted Tales Scenario Book |url=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/341856/jiangshi-haunted-tales-scenario-book |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=DriveThruRPG}}</ref>
== Gameplay ==
During daylight phases, players manage the Chinese restaurant, then during nighttime phases, the Jiangshi appear. Successfully running the restaurant gives players bonuses to fight the Jiangshi, while unfinished chores generate mechanical consequences.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Alex Meehan Senior Staff |date=2020-07-16 |title=Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall is an RPG about cooking and vampires |url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/jiangshi-blood-in-the-banquet-hall/news/jiangshi-blood-banquet-hall-rpg |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref>
The [[game mechanics]] mix elements typical of both tabletop role-playing games and board games.<ref name=":1" />
== Reception ==
In 2022, ''Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall'' won the Silver [[ENNIE Awards|ENNIE Award]] for "Best Setting" and was also nominated for "Best Production Value" and "Product of the Year."<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Results – ENNIE Awards |url=https://ennie-awards.com/2022-results/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |language=en-US}}</ref> The game was nominated for the 2022 [[Indie Game Developer Network]] award for "Most Innovative."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indie Groundbreakers Awards |url=https://www.igdnonline.com/groundbreakers |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Indie Game Developer Network |language=en-US}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:ENnies winners]]
[[Category:Horror role-playing games]]
[[Category:Jiangshi fiction]]
[[Category:Kickstarter-funded tabletop games]]
[[Category:Indie role-playing games]]
[[Category:Role-playing games introduced in 2021]]
[[Category:Tabletop games]]
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