Navia Dratp
Encyclopedia
Navia Dratp (Japanese: ナヴィア ドラップ) is a collectible miniatures game
with similarities to shogi
, the Japanese equivalent of chess
. See also chess variants for similar type games.
s in that it is a game of complete information
, meaning that each player knows everything there is to know about the game state at any given time. The gameplay does not incorporate random elements of any kind (e.g. dice or a deck of cards), and all game pieces are visible to both players at all times.
Navia Dratp is a board game
, played on a 7 by 7 grid (by contrast, chess
uses an 8 by 8 grid and shogi
uses a 9 by 9 grid). Each player begins the game with seven Black Gulled Stones, and two Red Gulled Stones, which can be roughly equated with the pawns of chess
or shogi
. In addition, each player chooses a Navia and seven Maseitai from his or her collection of pieces. Navias are prepainted miniatures of anime
-style females. They serve roughly the same function as a chess
or shogi
king in that the capture of an opponent's Navia wins the game. Maseitai comprise the bulk of the collectible figures, and are generally more powerful than Gulled or Navias. Each Maseitai and Navia figure has a plastic disc called the compass that indicates the piece's movement abilities. By paying Gyullas crystals, which are earned by moving Gulled stones or by capturing your opponent's Maseitai, players can dratp Navia or Maseitai pieces, which allows the player to flip over the piece's compass, granting it different movement capabilities or other abilities. In the Navia's case, dratping it wins the game. This flipping over of pieces to grant them additional powers is similar to promotion in the game of shogi
or checkers
.
Players take turns moving and/or dratping pieces. Captures are made by moving onto a space occupied by an opponent's piece, as in chess
and shogi
. The Navia and Gulled begin the game already on the playfield, while Maseitai start in a special area called the Keep and are brought into play through "summoning" which simply means that a player spends his or her turn by placing a Maseitai from his keep onto one of eight summon squares. The dratped form of some Maseitai have special invoke abilities that offer alternatives to the basic actions of moving, dratping and summoning. A player may not take there on "Maseitai".
The game can be won in one of five ways:
, and was sold as Starter Sets and Booster pack
s. The Starter Sets contain a board and equipment for one person to play, including a predetermined Navia, a set of Gulled Stones and Gyullas crystals, seven predetermined Maseitai, and cards describing each Maseitai and the Navia. Boosters contain three randomly selected Maseitai and/or Navia.
Bandai has stopped manufacturing the game, with the website (formerly naviadratp.com) now defunct and the game considered out-of-print.
Each Starter Set contained:
The Red Starter (Starter 1) included:
The Blue Starter (Starter 2) included:
Each Booster contained:
The first Expansion "Unleashed Darkness" added 17 new figures to the game:
The second Expansion "Resurgence" added another 17 figures along with some redone figures in a different design.
There was also a limited new Navia N-007 "Persephone" which you could get from Bandai. It was produced in a very small number of 300 pieces.
Collectible miniatures game
Collectible miniatures games or CMGs are a form of miniature wargaming that is also similar to collectible card games — the primary difference being that while CCGs are card-based games, CMGs feature miniature figures....
with similarities to shogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
, the Japanese equivalent of chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
. See also chess variants for similar type games.
Gameplay
Navia Dratp is unusual among collectible miniatures gameCollectible miniatures game
Collectible miniatures games or CMGs are a form of miniature wargaming that is also similar to collectible card games — the primary difference being that while CCGs are card-based games, CMGs feature miniature figures....
s in that it is a game of complete information
Complete information
Complete information is a term used in economics and game theory to describe an economic situation or game in which knowledge about other market participants or players is available to all participants. Every player knows the payoffs and strategies available to other players.Complete information...
, meaning that each player knows everything there is to know about the game state at any given time. The gameplay does not incorporate random elements of any kind (e.g. dice or a deck of cards), and all game pieces are visible to both players at all times.
Rules
What follows is a general overview of the mechanics of the game.Navia Dratp is a board game
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
, played on a 7 by 7 grid (by contrast, chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
uses an 8 by 8 grid and shogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
uses a 9 by 9 grid). Each player begins the game with seven Black Gulled Stones, and two Red Gulled Stones, which can be roughly equated with the pawns of chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
or shogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
. In addition, each player chooses a Navia and seven Maseitai from his or her collection of pieces. Navias are prepainted miniatures of anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
-style females. They serve roughly the same function as a chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
or shogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
king in that the capture of an opponent's Navia wins the game. Maseitai comprise the bulk of the collectible figures, and are generally more powerful than Gulled or Navias. Each Maseitai and Navia figure has a plastic disc called the compass that indicates the piece's movement abilities. By paying Gyullas crystals, which are earned by moving Gulled stones or by capturing your opponent's Maseitai, players can dratp Navia or Maseitai pieces, which allows the player to flip over the piece's compass, granting it different movement capabilities or other abilities. In the Navia's case, dratping it wins the game. This flipping over of pieces to grant them additional powers is similar to promotion in the game of shogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
or checkers
English draughts
English draughts or checkers , also called American checkers or straight checkers or in Israel damka, is a form of draughts board game. Unlike international draughts, it is played on an eight by eight squared board with twelve pieces on each side...
.
Players take turns moving and/or dratping pieces. Captures are made by moving onto a space occupied by an opponent's piece, as in chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
and shogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
. The Navia and Gulled begin the game already on the playfield, while Maseitai start in a special area called the Keep and are brought into play through "summoning" which simply means that a player spends his or her turn by placing a Maseitai from his keep onto one of eight summon squares. The dratped form of some Maseitai have special invoke abilities that offer alternatives to the basic actions of moving, dratping and summoning. A player may not take there on "Maseitai".
The game can be won in one of five ways:
- Capturing an opponent's Navia
- Dratping your own Navia
- Performing a "Navia Goal" by emptying your Keep of Maseitai and moving your Navia over the back line of the opponent's side of the board
- If a player's Navia is repeatedly put into check such that the same board position repeats itself three times, the player whose Navia was being put in check (NOT the player putting the Navia in check) wins
- A player may concede the game
Product line
Navia Dratp was manufactured by BandaiBandai
is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...
, and was sold as Starter Sets and Booster pack
Booster pack
In collectible card games and collectible miniature wargames, a booster pack is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to add to a player's collection....
s. The Starter Sets contain a board and equipment for one person to play, including a predetermined Navia, a set of Gulled Stones and Gyullas crystals, seven predetermined Maseitai, and cards describing each Maseitai and the Navia. Boosters contain three randomly selected Maseitai and/or Navia.
Bandai has stopped manufacturing the game, with the website (formerly naviadratp.com) now defunct and the game considered out-of-print.
Each Starter Set contained:
- 1 Navia (N - XX)
- 7 Maseitai Battle Pieces (M - XX)
- 9 Gulled Battle Pieces (7 black, 2 red)
- 17 Gyullas Stones (10 white, 6 blue, 1 yellow)
- 8 Character Cards
- 1 Game Board
The Red Starter (Starter 1) included:
- N - 01 Estelle
- M - 01 Troll
- M - 02 Agunilyos
- M - 03 Hamlus Garuda
- M - 04 Garrison
- M - 05 Netol
- M - 06 Gundrill
- M - 07 Tiny Kiggoshi
The Blue Starter (Starter 2) included:
- N - 02 Debora
- M - 08 Olip
- M - 09 Gilgame
- M - 10 Moses
- M - 11 Nebguard
- M - 12 Gyullas Turtle
- M - 13 Kapinah
- M - 14 Koma
Each Booster contained:
- 3 Randomly Inserted Figures
- 3 Corresponding Character Cards
The first Expansion "Unleashed Darkness" added 17 new figures to the game:
- N - 03 Io
- N - 04 Krra
- M - 15 Schmidt
- M - 16 Matogayu
- M - 17 Midrah
- M - 18 Kanaba
- M - 19 Sungyullas
- M - 20 Tanhoizer
- M - 21 Kanimizo
- M - 22 Billpentod
- M - 23 Hansa
- M - 24 Kapinahs
- M - 25 Odd DD
- M - 26 Coydrocomp
- M - 27 Nemchant
- M - 28 Lord Kiggoshi
- M - 29 Chugyullas
The second Expansion "Resurgence" added another 17 figures along with some redone figures in a different design.
- N - 05 Chakrapicky
- N - 06 Hillgao
- M - 30 Chakrabat
- M - 31 Papillonera
- M - 32 Tagu
- M - 33 Viskunmateus
- M - 34 Laynard
- M - 35 Nergalgamesh
- M - 36 Kairas
- M - 37 Ghoramedusa
- M - 38 Gyullasbon
- M - 39 Wishborn
- M - 40 Peojin
- M - 41 Neso
- M - 42 Gilgame III
- M - 43 Oriondober
- M - 44 Sabageo
There was also a limited new Navia N-007 "Persephone" which you could get from Bandai. It was produced in a very small number of 300 pieces.