吾妻鏡 (Azuma Kagami: Yoritomo's Eastern Campaign in 1180)

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吾妻鏡 (Azuma Kagami: Yoritomo's Eastern Campaign in 1180)

Score
7.3
Players
2
Time
90 to 180 min
Recommended Age
10+
Difficulty
normal
Official Website
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Description

Azuma Kagami (吾妻鏡) is a historical chronicle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azuma_Kagami

This game covers the Eastern campaign of Minamoto Yoritomo (源頼朝).
It was published to coincide with airing of NHK's The 13 Lords of the Shogun (鎌倉殿の十三人).

Inspired by the Taiheiki system.
(Taiheiki, was republished by MMP named as Warriors of Japan: A Country Aflame 1335-1339).

Theme: Conflict between the Genji and Heike clans

Number of counters: Approx. 70 pieces
Map size: 1 half-map

Game period: August - November 1180 (8 turns)
Scope of the game: The whole of the Kanto region

Turn scale: 1 month per turn
Unit size: 1 warlord per unit + hundreds to thousands of warlords

Play time: 1 - 2 hours
Number of players: 2 players
Difficulty (5 levels, 5 being the highest): 1


Game Journal #79 contains three games: Azuma Kagami / Three Kingdoms Jingzhou War / Minsk 1941