Part of the Knizia tile-laying trilogy, this game is ostensibly set in medieval Japan. Players use hexagonal tiles to surround cities, which have one to three different figures: rice paddies, Buddhas, or high hats. The tiles represent influence on particular facets of the cities, and the highest influence on a figure when the city is surrounded takes that figure. The object of the game is to have more of any one else in one category, and then have the most remaining figures.
FAQ:
Q: Can a player finish playing his turn (placing more pieces) even if one of his placements captures the last piece of a type?
A: Yes. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/22468
Q: If nobody has the most pieces of any type, what happens?
A: It depends on the rules version you have, unfortunately. According to some versions, nobody wins (you must have the most of a type to be able to win), and according to some versions the player with the most total pieces would win. (In any case, note that tying for the most in a type is not sufficient.) http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/76986
These token can be used to play the card game with the original components on a chess or go board. Just glue on cardboard or backgammon pieces and use a bag.
This is a map of a real island south of Japan. Inside the rar is the .psd for the image
http://www.boardgamegeeks.com/image/491916
the forum for talking about this image is at
http://www.boardgamegeeks.com/article/3521740
hy,
just did the 3 Maps from the Klear Games PC-Adaptation of this as real game board. Just print them on A4 Paper without borders to keep the hexes in scale. This is the Uchinoke map as you can see here:http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/281458
I will print mine on a A3 Printer and will cut away everything that does not look like Samurai :D
Have fun!
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