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History of the Samurai

History of the Samurai

Game Journal · 2005
4–6300 min0+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.8 BGG31KidsStrategy
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This game recreates the turbulent 500 year period of Japanese history starting from the 12th century end of the Heian period to the beginning of the Edo period in the 17th century.

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History of the Samurai box art
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This game recreates the turbulent 500 year period of Japanese history starting from the 12th century end of the Heian period to the beginning of the Edo period in the 17th century. Each player becomes a historical figure, controls their generals, and tries to rewrite the 20th century history books by having the most influence throughout time.

This game, like the Avalon Hill "History of the World", is designed to be playable by 2-6 players, but the rules are written for a standard game of 5 players.

Contains

 a map
 counters
 96 cards

(from the translation and BGG user's description)

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.8 / 10
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KidsStrategy
Play time
300 min
Players
4–6
Recommended age
0+ yrs
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History of the Samurai is a civilization game, for 4–6 players, taking ~300 minutes, featuring area movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about History of the Samurai — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does History of the Samurai support?
History of the Samurai is played by 4–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of History of the Samurai take?
A game of History of the Samurai takes about 300 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is History of the Samurai for?
History of the Samurai is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is History of the Samurai?
History of the Samurai has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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