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Sep 28, 2024·Playthrough·42:22·47938·Watch on YouTube

4-Player Shogun Board Game

Little Wars TV

Little Wars TV

Watch “4-Player Shogun Board Game,” a gameplay video for Ikusa from Little Wars TV on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Little Wars TV on YouTube:

Today on Little Wars TV, the guys break out Milton Bradley's 1986 classic, "Shogun." Soon renamed "Samurai Swords," and later rebranded as "Ikusa," this area-control game stands the test of time as an accessible strategy game. Players vie for control of Sengoku-era Japan, recruiting armies, building castles, hiring mercenaries...and sending the occasional assassin. Chal & Zach talk about the unusual history of the game as part of Milton Bradley's Gamemaster series, alongside Axis & Allies. Why did the name change so many times? After a quick rules primer, it's time for war! Which club member will emerge victorious and claim the title of SHOGUN? If you want to download our club's house rules, including the strategy cards, or listen the guys give their post-game debrief, visit the official Little Wars TV website: http://www.LittleWarsTV.com/Free-Stuff If you'd like to read the original Milton Bradley game rules, those are available for free as a PDF: https://fgbradleys.com/wp-content/uploads/rules/Shogun.pdf Finally, if you enjoyed this board game session and want to see more historical board games on the channel, why not leave us a suggestion? The style of our video was inspired by an outstanding series made by Board Game Nation for the 2023 Axis & Allies championship. We think you'll love watching their recaps! Link to the championship playlist below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBMCB0AUciI&list=PLMu2lpi84ZaiUkC5v19Rp1Rr2s3_P1V4l

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Ikusa

Ikusa

1986·Michael Gray

Videos
7
Creators
7

Mostly reviews. Ikusa is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.

2 - 5 players
240 - 360 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Ikusa, from BoardGameGeek:

Ikusa focuses on the chaotic feudal society of Japan during the Middle Ages. Players play one of several factions that erupt into a civil war, trying to consolidate their strongholds and then defeat other armies for the right to be called Shogun, the supreme ruler. In the game, players command forces on islands of feudal Japan. Player forces include provincial forces in the provinces and mobile armies commanded by daimyos. In each turn, players will allocate their koku into bids and purchases for the round. The round begins with the allocation of turn order, which is determined by bid, and in the case of tied bids, by player agreement or random draw. Then players other bids and payments are accounted for in purchases of castles and fortresses, drafting of new troops and ronin, and a bid for the lone ninja. Following the bids phase, players in turn order plan and execute attacks against enemy territories, with attacks resolved through die rolls. A player wins the game when he or she has captured a certain number of territories, either via straight conquest or by vanquishing the last of an opponent's diamyos and taking over that player's forces. The game was originally published as Shogun and was later changed to Samurai Swords due to a name conflict with James Clavell's Shogun. Ikusa is the latest iteration of the game.

Designer

Michael Gray

Artists

Steve Argyle, Takeshi Oga

Publisher

Milton Bradley

Categories

Civil WarMedieval

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceArea Movement
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