2026Milan Tasevski
- Videos
- 10
- Creators
- 5
1 - 4 players60 - 120 min

2020Milan Tasevski
Mainly reviews. Small Samurai Empires is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 13 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Small Samurai Empires is an action-programming area-control game for 2-4 players, where players are fighting for control of Japan with their armies of Samurai! A game of Small Samurai Empires is played in 3 Eras, each consisting of 2 rounds. Each round, players will take turns placing order tokens facedown on one of the slots available in the 4 regions of Japan. When all players have placed their tokens and filled all the token slots, they will be revealed and resolved one by one by the owner of the token. These order tokens will enable the players to recruit mighty Samurai armies, move their armies to conquer provinces, build castles to defend and maintain control of their provinces and do other meaningful actions. At the end of each of the three Eras, players will score points depending on the regions they control and their value, which can change during as the game progresses. Finally, the player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner! -description from the publisher
Small Samurai Empires has 25 videos from 21 creators: 13 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 5 other videos. They date from 2019 to December 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Small Samurai Empires | How to Play" by MeepleBits, which runs 38 min. For a quicker teach, "SMALL SAMURAI EMPIRES - Gioco da Tavolo sul Giappone - Tutorial 133" by Miss Meeple runs 13 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Small Samurai Empires Review - Action programming meets area control in the Japanese Archipelago" by The Cardboard Herald. 13 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Does She Hate "Small Samurai Empires"?" by She Hates Games, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Ancient Empires, Light in the Dark: Fires of Thokaia, Small Samurai Empires: Rise of Tokugawa and Small Railroad Empires, also by Milan Tasevski.
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1 - 4 players60 - 120 min
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1 - 5 players45 - 90 minHeavy weight
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1 - 4 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Small Samurai Empires is an action-programming area-control game for 2-4 players, where players are fighting for control of Japan with their armies of Samurai! A game of Small Samurai Empires is played in 3 Eras, each consisting of 2 rounds. Each round, players will take turns placing order tokens facedown on one of the slots available in the 4 regions of Japan. When all players have placed their tokens and filled all the token slots, they will be revealed and resolved one by one by the owner of the token. These order tokens will enable the players to recruit mighty Samurai armies, move their armies to conquer provinces, build castles to defend and maintain control of their provinces and do other meaningful actions. At the end of each of the three Eras, players will score points depending on the regions they control and their value, which can change during as the game progresses. Finally, the player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner! -description from the publisher
Designer
Milan Tasevski
Artist
Milan Tasevski
Publisher
Archona Games
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