Shogun based upon...

[Jaguara]

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]

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

[Jaguara]

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"

[Vanya]

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...

[Kas]

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]

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.

[Grim]

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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