Game Info
Year
2016
Players
3-6
Age
14+
Playtime
25 min
Collection
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Description
A Sengoku-era card game of clan succession in which players secretly back rival lords and manipulate the order of succession to see their candidate become shogun
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Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews Review at 2:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Excels in deduction over bluffing.
- Feels more controlled and less random than similar games.
- Superb artwork and tokens.
- Captures the theme of political maneuvering.
- Portable, light, quick play, good replay value.
- Great filler game.
- Good-looking.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Being a political mastermind behind the scenes.
Comparison games
- Ku
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Card Selection — Each player will have their six action cards. Each player besides the hakimoto will choose one of their action cards.
- Area Majority — Based on the clans position in the succession line, cards gain or lose honor.
- Hidden Roles — Hidden will be the two clans you are working for.
- Set Collection — Goal is to have the clans you work for reach 12 or more honor.
- Variable player powers — The hakimoto will choose which player gets to do their action first.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The sixth-grade clients of Japan are vying to be the next in line to succeed the Shogun some have seek your mastery of behind-the-scenes political machinations but others have done the same with other Lords whose political manipulations will place their clan as the next Shogun.
- Your goal is to have the clans you work for reach 12 or more honor first to do so wins.
- The shinobi will remove an honor from the clan that it's next to so keep an eye out for the assassin.
- Shogunate is a small tight game that plays in a little time of about 20 minutes yet is packed with lots of tactics.
- It's very reminiscent of the game ku except Shogunate excels more in the deduction compartment rather than the bluffing element.
- It feels more controlled and a little less random.
- Aesthetically the artwork is superb and the tokens as well.
- The theme of being a political mastermind behind the scenes is really captured through gameplay.
- Portable light by meaty quick play and good replay value shogunate is a great filler to have both for the front factor and the good-looking factor as well.
- It scores a well-deserved eight out of ten.
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Board Game Hangover Review at 9:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Takes the Ark Nova action selection system and applies it to a medieval Japanese theme.
- Points can be gained from controlling areas or sending troops into temples.
- Can't wait to get hands on it.
Cons
- On the longer side.
- Not available yet.
Thematic elements
- Clan warfare and development
- Medieval Japan
Comparison games
- Ark Nova
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — You are a daimo leading your armies and developing your clan to take control of Japan. To do anything in the game, you're going to use actions.
- Area Control — To win, you need to control areas with Sakura flowers on them or win battles.
- Combat — fight battles.
- Resource Management — get more resources to do both.
- unit movement — move units.
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- The most colorful area control game out there when this one comes from old sworn authors.
- And this is the best mobile adaptation in board game form that well I have ever definitely played.
- The card play is fantastic because it's a scar resource because whenever you have to play a card, you have to pay with other cards.
- The blackjack combat where you're pushing your luck by drawing these cards and you don't know how close the other player is.
- There is one thing uh rules. I mean, the rule book is good, right? Uh covers most things, but there are some ambiguities we couldn't solve and couldn't find.
- First thing, the board immediately bent once we opened up the box.
- And the biggest thing is this is the deluxe version. You can get also a version with standies like simple version but this particular version is so shiny that you can't even really appreciate how good it looks.
- Star Wars is all about fighting.
- For me, one of the coolest things is just how it looks. It feel like it just looks epic.
- It is medium weight. So, the basic rules are super simple. You just like move your armies and then shoot.
- what I really love about this game are just the minis, the feel, the ease of play.
- If you don't care for Star Wars and want to try a miniatures game with moving around using household objects for terrain, how about little soldiers?
- A board game that you probably will play just once already half of the audience gone.
- It's a skill issue.
- Yet, the more I play it, the more boxes I open up, the more the game change cuz each level feels completely different.
- It's a lovely small package, even though a heavy one physically. There's so much content.
- Pandemic Legacy is also a legacy game with a simple card system that keeps on building up with stickers, with new stuff, which has a story.
- Ever played Ark Nova and thought, "This action selection system is so great. I wish somebody would take it and put it in a medieval Japanese themed war game."
- The best thing about this game is the way you get points.
- Do you want to do that?
- it is on the longer side, especially with a lot of table talk, and the other, it's not available yet, but it is on game found right now, and I can't wait to get my hands on it when it comes out to put it in my collection.
- This has been out for a while, but I just now played it, and well, I think it's worth your time as well.
- It's very random. You can do what you want, but the dice will decide the destiny of your armies.
- But isn't that fun?
- Unpredictable. You don't know what's going to happen. Just like in real battle like like in real battles with orcs, dragons, and whatnot.
- This is my actually alternative. I mean, if you compare it, then this is more thematical. This is bigger, grander, more event cards, more things. Yet, the game The Battle of Five Armies, which is this one, is more compact, a bit easier, and definitely more about just fighting and less about everything around the story.
- I really, really enjoy it, and I'm one of the lucky guys who have a good friend who already has this copy.
- Yet, the game The Battle of Five Armies, which is this one, is more compact, a bit easier, and definitely more about just fighting and less about everything around the story.
- War of the Ring is quite plenty for me and it is a better game.
- This one kind of maybe fills in the gaps if you finish. Oh, you can start with this one.
- It's like to learn the system. pretty.
- And then you move on to the best of the three. Yes, I just said three. It's Dune. Dune's the best.
- The thing I love the most about this game are the visuals and the components.
- it's just such a chill, great game about animals.
- The other thing I really love about this game is the ease of play. It's almost like a chill game. You can have your cup of tea and just play around.
- But if you also want a chill experience, then the alternative for this game would be Cascadia.
- Well, the way opposite of that cute little game is this very aggressive, very good game.
- Getting this game to your table is going to take a lot of work. It's quite complex.
- All of your units are special with their own powers, with their own stats that you can upgrade.
- And if you're brave enough, you can actually turn this character sheet to the other side and actually see that you can upgrade your fortress as well with lots of powers that break the game and feel epic.
- Is it compensating with something? Cuz everything seems to be huge here. It's hugely good.
- It's hugely good. You mean it's full of goodness.
- It's on the lengthy side. That's another minus. It's a biggie.
- Now, we have to find a replacement. These five we these five games we ranked as mine mine collection. So, which one will come on top?
- I'm just going to start out and eliminate Star Wars Legion. It is good, but it is very Star Wars centered.
- So, by the way, sad.
- these in general are the best games we played this month.
- So, sure, this is fantastic. Going to play it more. I already played more. Great game. Try it out if you want a cool simple leg game.
- So, Cloudspire will be our game of the month. It's really interesting, different. Yes, heavy. We'd like those here.
- Um, and it's something uh that we would love to play more and more and more.
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