Overview
Ninjago Spinners[1] is a game played by two people using cards and spinners.
How to play
How to play[]
Each player needs a Ninjago character and the matching Character card; three Weapons, one of which must be a Golden Weapon; and at least four Battle cards (optional) per player. More than four cards can be combined into a battle deck, but no duplicate cards may be present.
Each player sets up their Ninjago spinner on a flat surface. Both players stand their characters on their spinners and then take four cards from their battle deck (or the four that came with the spinner, if they don't have enough for a battle deck). The characters say "Ninja, Go!" and spin their spinners. If no one is knocked off, a spinner stops, someone loses a weapon, both are knocked down, or the spinner falls off the table or is knocked outside the arena, then the players must redo the spin. When one player knocks the other off of his spinner, then the opponent gives up his weapon or uses a Battle card to avoid it. Play continues until one player has all three of the opponent's weapons. At this point, the game is over. Weapons and Battle cards are returned to their owner.
When using the printable Spinjitzu arena, players must spin from one of four starting points, two on each side. Also, Trap battle cards must be played in the designated areas.
Cards
Cards[]
Types[]
- Main article: Character card (Spinners)
- Main article: Battle card
- Main article: Special Edition card
Releases[]
- Main article: Ninjago Spinners/Wave 1
- Main article: Ninjago Spinners/Wave 2
About[]
Cards are designed with characters, weapons, events, and elements that players can use in a game with an advantage in battle.
There are ninety Wave 1 cards, consisting of seventeen Character cards, nine special edition cards, and sixty-four Battle cards. These can be found in spinner sets and other specified sets. There are two main types of cards: Character cards and Battle cards.
There are currently one hundred and thirty-one Wave 2 cards. There are twenty-five Character cards, six special edition cards, and one hundred Battle cards.
There is a total of 221 overall cards, consisting of forty-two Character cards, fifteen special edition cards, and one hundred and sixty-four Battle cards.
The cards were discontinued after 2012, however spinners were reintroduced in 2017 with a different style, but not as part of a game.
Sets with Cards
Sets with Cards[]
- 2111 Kai
- 2112 Cole
- 2113 Zane
- 2114 Chopov
- 2115 Bonezai
- 2116 Krazi
- 2170 Cole DX
- 2171 Zane DX
- 2172 Nya
- 2173 Nuckal
- 2174 Kruncha
- 2175 Wyplash
- 2254 Mountain Shrine
- 2255 Sensei Wu
- 2256 Lord Garmadon
- 2257 Spinjitzu Starter Set
- 2504 Spinjitzu Dojo
- 2520 Ninjago Battle Arena
- 2855165 Special Edition Ninjago Card
- 2856134 LEGO Ninjago Card Shrine
- 853111 Exclusive Weapon Training Set
- 853114 LEGO Ninjago Trading Card Holder
- 9456 Spinner Battle Arena
- 9551 Kendo Cole
- 9552 Lloyd Garmadon
- 9553 Jay ZX
- 9554 Zane ZX
- 9555 Mezmo
- 9556 Bytar
- 9557 Lizaru
- 9558 Training Set
- 9561 Kai ZX
- 9562 Lasha
- 9563 Kendo Zane
- 9564 Snappa
- 9566 Samurai X
- 9567 Fang-Suei
- 9569 Spitta
- 9570 NRG Jay
- 9571 Fangdam
- 9572 NRG Cole
- 9573 Slithraa
- 9574 Lloyd ZX
- 9579 Starter Set
- 9590 NRG Zane
- 9591 Weapon Pack
Trivia
Trivia[]
- Starting in 2015, sets began including existing Cards as minifigure accessories in the form of stickered 1x2 tiles:
- 70732 City of Stiix includes Card 5 - Jay.
- 70751 Temple of Airjitzu includes Card 16 - Sensei Wu and Card 12 - Cole.
- 70589 Rock Roader includes Card 15 - Kendo Cole.
- 70594 The Lighthouse Siege includes Card 17 - Garmadon.
- 70627 Dragon's Forge includes Card 39 - Boomerang.
- 70618 Destiny's Bounty includes Card 4 - NRG Kai and Card ★7 - Sensei Wu.
- 70620 Ninjago City includes Card 25 - Lloyd Garmadon.
- 70657 Ninjago City Docks includes similar cards of Zane and Garmadon from The LEGO Ninjago Movie, and both Ninjago City and Ninjago City Docks included similar cards of characters from other LEGO themes. However, these had different designs and were not based on any previously-existing cards as the others were.
- 71741 Ninjago City Gardens includes Card 12 - Spitta and Card 11 - Wyplash.
- 71767 Ninja Dojo Temple includes Card 31 - Meditate.
- 71799 Ninjago City Markets includes Card 1 - Kai and Card 8 - Zane.
- 60380 Downtown includes Card 1 - Lloyd ZX, as well as a card based on Card 12 - Ultra Zane from Series 1 of the Ninjago Trading Card Game, but in the style of the Spinner cards. It is also the first, and currently only, non-Ninjago set to contain these miniature card recreations.
- 71814 Tournament Temple City includes Card 9 - Jay ZX.
- 71837 Ninjago City Workshops includes Card 2 - Nya.
- 71858 Four Weapons Blacksmith includes Card 2 - Kai ZX and Card 5 - Samurai X.
- In 2016, four years after the final Spinner cards were released, the LEGO Ninjago Trading Card Game was introduced.
- You can also play spinners in the apps, LEGO Ninjago: Spinjitzu Scavenger Hunt and LEGO Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes.
- Spinners were originally discontinued after the Rise of the Snakes wave (wave 1). However, they returned in 2017 with a different style, though not as part of the game.
- Promotional images of 9552 Lloyd Garmadon included the appearance of an orange piece that would be inserted into the spinner for short-legged characters to stand on, equalizing the height for them and regularly-sized minifigures. However, this was ultimately removed from the final set and never made to begin with, presumably due to costs and a lack of an actual need for it.
