This channel is the best. Every time I need a rules teach - you have one

This has been my favorite board game ever since I first played it in the 80's. The reason it hasn't change much in 36 years, is due to how well the rules were written in the first place. I don't remember needing any house rules to fix or or improve anything. If you like this type of game, I really feel you should treat yourself and give it play.

This and axis and allies is what got me in to table top hobby.

Thank you Mr. Harsh for this very informative very entertaining "how to play" video. I've owned samurai swords for a while but never had a chance to bring it to the table. but now knowing the rules I'm bringing it out soon. Thanks!

Great review. I have Shogun and needed a refresh. Also, it's hexagonal not octagonal👍

Thanks so much for this great video! Very helpful indeed!

This game rocked. A medieval Europe remake of this would be simply superb.

Thanks man, I appreciate the very clear explanation. You can't find a much better video anywhere.

Excellent video! It was one of my favorite games growing up in the 80's. I just bought a used copy of Samurai Swords at BGGC Spring 2018 for 40$ (box is beaten up, but all the components are intact: D) Additionally, I ordered the fan-created objective cards from Gamecrafters that give this game a bit of luck mitigation;) I will most likely be playing 2 player for a while though until I can get a group going:)

I always thought the first turn rule "No attaching a province with a Daimyo" meant "You cannot use your Daimyo to attack on the first turn", not "You cannot a province containing a Daimyo". The usage of the word "With" meant two separate things. Thanks for the clarification!

Excellent tutorial. Thank you very much for the detail and effort you put into this video!

Extremely well done. Greatly appreciate all the work you put into this. Keep it up!

I got the first edition, Shogun :-)

Great game... was given the Samurai Sword version, but have only played it twice, so difficult to find people who are willing to play it

i play it since `86 and i have still the game... after all this years and all the epic fights only 2 pieces left...iàm happy to see , other peoples play this game. creetings from germany

Great review and breakdown of the rules and mechanics. I always loved playing this game "Samurai Swords" in my day. But I often had to plead and pry people away from Axis and Allies. The GameMaster series of games is quite simply some of the best gaming to have come out of the '80s. Great Games, lots of fun!

Thank you very much for this! When i don't remember how to play Shogun, i'll surely check this video!!

It's a shame this game is so hard to find and expensive. They should just reissue it and sell it as normal because I think a lot of people would buy it

This is an excellent video! Very well done :-)

Ben, Thanks for making this video.

Thanks for the video! I'm gonna buy this!

i just realised how much this board game must have inspired CA to make the original shogun 1 - the game that started the whole total war series

Some errors. Ikusa - Publisher: Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro. Designer: Mike Gray. Artist: Art Direction Ryan Sansaver, Cover Steve Argyle, Interior Illustrations Gonzalo Flores, Graphic Design Leon Cortez. The movie itself, as always, sensational!

Please refresh my memory, as it has been ages since I have played this one, but what happens if there is ties for turn order bidding?

So, if i'm not mistaken the Daimyo has two non-combat movement options in attack phase A and D even on lvl 1? Moving in phase A to a friendly territory and moving too captured province or adjacent friendly territory in phase D? Can you do non-combat movement (phase D) to a neutral province or only empty provinces? it seems like it`s not the same thing..

16:49 forgets to mention what happens in the case of ties, for both turn order and ninja.

What happens when a provincal force attacks an province with an castle and after that the armee attacks from the same province. Does the defending province get new extra defence Units again for the Castle. And at the end of the Players turn when you can movie Units to adjacent provinces. When you have for example 3 Units in a province. Can you move two to one province and the other one to another province. And when you Attack with provincal forces can you Attack with 1 unit a specific province and with the other two another province or can you only attack one province

I just got a version of Shogun and in the Manual it says there exist no province stacking limit.

Great video. I have a question regarding the defence of a province. What happenes when a province with an army and province forces gets attacked. Do you then throw the dices separately or together for defense. And does the attacker therefore has to specifiy if he wants to attack the province or the army. Another question: can you leave a unit from your army behind when you move even though you dont need to because there are already Units in the province you leave.

I have a couple questions. First, during the final movement phase how many units can move to friendly provinces, how many provinces can be crossed during the move and can you skip over enemy provinces to enter friendly territory? Second, so only one unit can be added to each army per turn? Third, can you use a provincial army with only one unit to attack an adjacent enemy province, regardless of the outcome of the battle? If yes, and the attacking unit is defeated, during the fourth phase of combat can friendly units be brought in to garrison the now empty province or is it considered unclaimed territory? Fourth, if you have a daimyo and a provincial army on a territory, can you use ronin within the stacking limit of the total force occupying the territory, but use them to fight alongside the provincial army or the daimyo respectively?

I remember when this game was cheap to buy. Hard to find now

How do you win a two player game? Each side starts with 34. So it has to be more than 35 provinces? Great video as always

If I didn't know any better, I'd say this was Rising Sun 1.0

Could you do a tutorial for the board game Small Samurai Empires by Archona please. It's a quick version similar to this game. Please and thank you.

My uncle owns the game "shogun" and we looked on eBay how much it would cost. About 200 Dollars

It's a hexagon. Octagons have 8 sides.

I just found a complete game at a yard sale for the amazing low price of 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 $5.00! I gave her dear heart a $20.00 bill and happily took it home...

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I wish I this game was cheaper ,guess ill just have to make my own

Can you still buy this game In the UK or Ireland I can’t see it for sale anywhere

Do Fortress America, ooo oo!! And Conqest of the Empire

This one ... or Game of thrones deluxe risk ??

I love playing any one of the versions, the only thing I can not stand about all three versions is the ugliness and mutated geography of Japan. Surely they could have designed a much better looking map.

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The swords were removed because of all the millennials stabbing their buddies with them as a joke. *points at self*