Katana To Yari is Japanese for "Sword and Spear." This is a detailed game of tactical combat designed to be played with miniature figures on a hex grid. Figures represent a single warrior or horse, with each warrior being rated for six characteristics. Numerous weapons are described in the rules, including both melee and ranged weapons. Ranged combat...
(from Hexasim website:) Kawanakajima 1561, simulates the fourth battle of Kawanakajima. This will be the first game in the series Sengoku Jidai, which will cover battles in 16th century Japan. The system is designed so players can finish a game in an evening, and has simple but dynamic mechanics. In the game, each player takes the role of a commander in...
Kawanakajima 1561, the most epic battle of Sengoku Jidai, is the third volume in the Sengoku Jidai series. The game features a one-sided area map measuring 23.1 × 33.1 inches (59.4 × 84 cm), 216 beautifully illustrated counters, and a 24-page bilingual rulebook (English & French). It also includes two player aids and two scenarios: one historical and one...
Two new winter village tiles for the game Keyflower: the Emporium and the Monument. Available exclusively through Spielbox magazine edition 2013:03 (Summer 2013). The owner of the Emporium gets 3 points for each set of one green worker and two workers of any other colour (including green) that they own at the end of the game. The owner of the Monument gets...
Discovered drifting out to sea, unmanned and apparently abandoned, the Key Celeste ship was towed to shore. Her cargo was untouched and the personal belongings of passengers and crew were still in place. What had caused the crew to abandon ship? The terrible truth was soon apparent. The Key Celeste had become a ghost ship! Key Celeste, a mini-expansion for...
Kibamusha is an ancestral chess-like boardgame, from the feudal japan. There are only 2 pages of rules : it is not a complicated game. So a 9-year-old child can play Kibamusha, and even wins against an adult. Kibamusha uses a gameboard of 9 rows by 10 files. Each player has 20 pieces (Ashigaru, Bowman, banner, Horse archer, etc..). There is no dice in this...
Killer Katanas II is the revised version of a set of miniatures rules designed to simulate warfare in Japan during the 16th and 17th centuries. The designer has also been a consultant on several recent board games on samurai warfare and renaissance era Japan. The rules support two different scales of battle. In the small scale a base of figures represent...
With the announcement of the King's retirement, the pirouette for succession begins! All of his subjects from cobbler to cook, painter to paladin, debutante to duchess bustle about the castle in preparation for the succession. One of your favorites can attain the throne. But, beware! It will require clever maneuvering and selective positioning to be in the...
King's Favor is a semi-cooperative game for 4 - 12 players set in an aristocratic world. The King is dying and has no living heir. You play a noble from one of the four great houses that jockey to succeed him. However, three powerful guilds each see a chance to build a new era. Many of the nobles hold secret positions within those guilds. These allegiances...