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Is the strategy component of Shogun based upon the old boardgame of the same name?
I never actually played it, but I had friends who did, and I observed one game a LONG time ago. The map and even playing pieces instantly reminded me of the boardgame.
Does anybody have any answers?
De Bullseye
03-02-2002, 05:10
I'm pretty sure it is based on the board game.
As far as I know, the Shogun board game was basically an "Axis & Allies" clone. They also had a Ancient Rome version and one or two others.
DB
I remember that you started with your provinces scattered all over the map (ala Takeda and Imagawa in STW). I think I remember seeing archers and Yari troops as the starting pieces on the boeard, but I could be wrong...it was a LONG time ago.
I think it was made by the same company that made "Axis and Allies"
Shogun was in fact a board game. The strategic map is almost an exact copy of the board version as far as I can recall...
I have the boardgame for over 10 years now.
It's great! STW must be based on it....the map is almost the same.
Kas
Koga No Goshi
03-02-2002, 11:27
The original boardgame was based on the James Clavell novel wasn't it?
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Koga no Goshi
"Hokusai"
Now as a spirit
I shall roam
the summer fields.
I too have the boardgame. The rules are a bit like Axis & Allies with a strong emphasis on attack. Your Daymio gain level with each victory and can move more than 1 province at a time with his army if he has enough victory. You can raise an army of ronins that will fight for you for 1 turn and can hire a (very) deadly assassin that will stop a Daymio (and his army) for 1 turn.
Each players buys what he need in secrecy and certain things like wich player get to play first/last you can buy too.
Fun game at the beggining but 1 player get knock off pretty quickly.
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"Je vous repondrai par la bouche de mes canons"
-Frontenac
(I will answer you with the blast of my canons)
-Trad. libre
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