You are an elite samurai warrior, serving a powerful warlord in feudal Japan during the Sengoku period (1467-1568).
Your duty is to gain honor, but not at any cost. Strategic choices will shape your destiny. Beware of hostile daimyo
and fearsome ninja spies. Historically accurate, amazingly fun! The player with the most honor wins the game.
The game's characters and their relationships are real, as are their strategies and behavior (which inspired the
game play). Honor of the Samurai includes a selective history of 16th century Japan.
You are the daimyo of a samurai clan in the middle of a civil war! Become Shogun by unifying
Japan under your rule by using honorable and dishonorable tactics. Includes a game board
representing 16th century Japan, 55 Cards, 120 samurai miniatures, 18 castle miniatures,
19 small and major city counters, 24 koku counters, and 6 clan reference cards.
An award-winning game from Reiner Knizia. To win this game, players must skillfully position
their forces to gain the majority surrounding the cities and village to capture the figures.
There are three Samurai forces: peasants, clergy and nobility. The way to power leads through
these three: peasants, represented by rice fields, clergy, represented by Buddhas and nobility,
represented by high helmets. To become a Samurai, one has to be supported by one of these forces
and have strong connections to the other two. Each player has an identical force and they deploy
their forces to the spaces around the power figures. When a figure is surrounded, it is captured
by the player with the strongest sympathetic force. To win, a player must gain dominance in one
of the powers while getting better support from the other powers than the other players.
Based on the ancient Chinese game of Choi Dai Di (similar to Pusoy Dos in the Philippines), the
classic trick-taking climbing game that requires cunning wit and strategy, Golden Deuce steps up
the game by changing the odds with a unique 60 card deck, while providing board game action for
a new twist on this addictive strategy game. The fun starts with a round of the Golden Deuce card
game - lay down higher tricks than the other players for control of the lead. Be the first player
to lay down all the cards in your hand, and you gain points for all the cards left in the other
players' hands. Don't be stuck with too many cards, or you'll end up paying out points to every other player.
The strategy doesn't stop at the end of the card game. Moving to the game board, each player
strategically moves any of their pawns the number of spaces to match the points earned in the card
game round. But beware! Moving too many pawns too quickly may leave you unable to collect the points
you deserve. Once all players have moved, it's time for another card game round, and the fun starts
again. With special spaces to send you back, move you forward, or "warp" your pawn to another space
on the board, it's a race to the finish to win the game!
The peace that existed in decades past has vanished. A new breed of warlords has emerged.
Among these men, authority depends on the ability to wage war. Each seeks to control and unify the nation.
You command a fearless army of Samurai soldiers, Daimyo generals, and secret Shadow Warriors.
Your military strength is immense. However, to acheive victory you cannot rely on military
strength alone. Fear, greed, trust, and deception may be your most powerful weapons. You must
anticipate your enemy's ambitions and understand the true nature of man! In the end, only one
can rule the nation. Will you be crushed by your enemy? Or will you have the ability to become Shogun!
A co-operative game with the flavor of PENTE & GO. Players try to develop a series of balanced
patterns. The moving principles are simple, but the variations and complexities of play are
almost indefinite. This is a game for those who like abstract, meditative endeavors.. A simpler
game, CLARITY, is included for the beginner or younger player.
