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1983 Ranked #19,772

James Clavell's Shogun

This diplomacy and conquest game has rival regents expand control over central Japan and suppress one another to become shogun. Influence, military force, events, honor, and negotiation all shape who can dominate the provinces.

Wargames Medieval Novel-based Authors: James Clavell History: Sengoku Period

Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.64/5

Rating

5.66

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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From the publisher: The family game of diplomacy, duplicity, and military conquest in feudal Japan.

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From the publisher: The family game of diplomacy, duplicity, and military conquest in feudal Japan. Each player, as one of the five Regents, attempts to increase his control over the central provinces of Honshu Island and to suppress his fellow regents so that he alone can become Shogun. Includes game board depicting the 25 central provinces of Honshu Island; the three principal cities of Yedo, Nagoyah, and Osaka; and the Great South Road of Tokaido. Also, 39 Troop Unit markers, 2 Leader units, 136 influence markers, 23 event markers, 80 pieces of game money, 115 Karma cards, 39 honor tokens, 25 plastic bases, 5 turn order cards, 2 ten-sided dice and a rules book. Note: combat is resolved by means of combat results table.

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Players
2–5
Best with
2–5
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.6/5
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Designers

2
Ian Bailey Ian Waddelon

Publishers

1
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