Shogun (aka Samurai Swords) wurde 1986 von MB herausgebracht. Im Wiki steht's noch nicht auf der Liste der vorgeschlagenen Spiele, und auch im Forum hab ich nix dazu gefunden (bis jetzt *g*).
Trotz intensiven Suchens hab ich leider keinen direkten Link zu dem Spiel finden können, sucht man bei Google nach Samurai Swords landet man bei Mr. Myagi & Co., tippt man auf der Milton Bradley Seite (
www.hasbro.com ?) Shogun ein, dann sucht er stattdessen nach chicken ... (doh!).
Jedenfalls ist es mir aus Schulzeiten noch als äußerst fesselndes Strategiespiel in Erinnerung geblieben.
Kurze Beschreibumg (schamlos geklaut von
http://dragonshobbies.com/games/pages.html#samu ):
Another game from the Milton Bradley GameMaster Series, this one is based in fuedal Japan during the 16th century. Player combat each other, using Bowmen, Swordsmen, Ronin (mercenaries), Gunners, and Spearmen, to conquer territories and become the "Shogun".
Setup for the game is random, determined by dealing territory cards out to each player, so the positioning of the game will be different each time. After players place there initial units, reinforcements are placed to strength your focus points (primarily in your most occupied area).
After setup play begins with planning. This is done secretly by placing coins (Koku) into bins which pays for your turn order, building castles and fortresses, and combat units (regular units, mercenaries, and the ninja - which acts as an assassin/spy).
For players who decide not to pay for their turn order, they "Draw Swords". One player holds the set of plastic swords in their hand and one-by-one each player draws a sword. The sword has a number of diamonds on the blade which corresponds with the order in which the player with play in that turn.
Combat is determined with dice. Each unit has a set strength, with Bowmen being the best while Gunners and Spearmen (which are peasants) are the weakest. Each player also starts with 3 armies, lead by a Daimyo. If a player loses all 3 Daimyos, that player is out of the game. In order to win the game, a player must eliminate the other Daimyos or capture 35 territories.
This is an great game, where you can set a long term strategy, but be ready to see the situations change drastically in each turn. Compared to others in the GameMaster Series, I would regularly choose this over Axis & Allies - since the game will be different each time, but Conquest of the Empire will probably be played more often - due to the long play time needed for Samuri Swords (nearly 7 hours in our recent game).
Edit - Kurze Anmerkung noch:
auch wenn der Spielstart sehr ähnlich des Risiko-Spiels ist (Provinzen ziehen, Soldaten verteilen ...) ist es ganz sicher kein Risiko-Klon.
Und auch die oben angegebene Spielzeit halte ich für übertrieben, wir haben selten länger als 1-1/2 Stunden für ein Spiel benötigt.
Edit 2 - Unter
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/221 gibt es auch noch einiges über Shogun nachzulesen.
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