I don't know how many readers have encountered 'Little Wars TV', but there is one recent outing that caught my eye and my interest. Unusually, it concerned a board game, to wit, the formerly named Shogun, then Samurai Swords and finally Ikuza. The video offers a review and a whole game in a little over 40 minutes.
Interestingly, they also offer access to some of their own 'House Rules'. One of these concerns the placement of two neutral fortified castles at the outset of the game, one at Osaka (Karachi on the board map), and the other at Kyoto (Yamashira). These province cards are not dealt, but possession of these provinces may be gained by conquest - which means, one has to fight for them. This addition I like - a lot!
One difference from the version of Shogun that I have. The present version is a four-player game. The original had 5 players.
But, without more ado, here it is:
https://www.google.com/search?q=little+wars+tv&oq=Little+Wars+TV&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgBEAAYgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBggHEEUYPNIBCDc2NTRqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7ae41b4d,vid:GND-bKfncWg,st:0
Enjoy.
A good overview of the game and the strategies they've learnt over the years and the house rules too.
ReplyDeleteSteve J.
DeleteI've watched a lot of these Little Wars TV shows, and they are always very interesting. They did a 'one table' Kawanakajima battle, too, but it was really the first three phases, as I played it, combined. I don't recall the arrival of Kosaka's force to fall upon the Uesugi flank.
I'm thinking, though, of downloading the 'freestuff' and see how my Shogun Campaign - if it ever gets properly off the ground - might use them.
Cheers,
Ion