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Samurai (2nd Printing)

By: GMT Games

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: Great Battles of History (GMT)

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Product Info

Title
Samurai (2nd Printing)
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Richard Berg, Mark Herman
Publish Year
2007
Dimensions
9.25x12.25x2"
NKG Part #
2147371207
MFG. Part #
GMT9601-07
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
12 Years and Up
# Players
2 Players
Game Length
180 Minutes

Description

Samurai is the fifth entry in the award-winning Great Battles of History series and is easily the most exotic and visually stunning. Samurai covers all the major battles of the Sengoku Jidai (the Age of Warring Daimyos). Japan was truly a country at war. Because of the nature of 16th century Japanese warfare, it is also the easiest game in the series to play. The revamped command system simulates the clan-oriented levels of leadership, plus simplified shock and fire mechanics. Also included are individual samurai used to challenge opponents and collect the important severed heads. Ignore the challenge and lose face, or even be forced to commit seppuku on the spot.

Battles include the most unusual Okehazama, complete with burning castles, thunderstorms, and a historically victorious army out-numbered six to one; Anegawa; Kawanakajima; Mikata-ga-Hara; Nagashino, with the famous Takeda cavalry corps charging Oda's volley-firing musketeers; and the most famous battle to take place in Japan, Sekigahara. All the great leaders are there: Obu Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, and of course, Tokugawa Ieyasu.