I have had this game for a while and had have played it a few times. Lately we have been playing it more frequently and really enjoying it.
Age of War is a fast-paced dice game for two to six players, designed by Reiner Knizia and set among the warring states of feudal Japan. In the game each player takes on the role of a rival Daimyos attempting to unite the Japanese clans by mustering your troops and conquering castles.
Age of War is a quick-playing game of conquest. Fourteen cards are laid out at the start of the game, each showing one castle and the symbols required to conquer this castle, with the symbols separated into battle lines. Each castle belongs to a clan, with some clans having only a single castle and some having up to four castles.
You gain victory points for the number of castles you have captured with additional points gained if you capture all of the castles in one clan.
With four players we have found that the game takes from between 15 to 30 minutes depending on the amount of Sake consumption!The more you drink the longer it takes!
Looks great- I’m buying it!!!!!
It is one of those simple cheap games that is great for when your game has finished early or just cannot be bothered getting the figures out.
I was thinking a simple campaign system for mini bushi!
Although it is a great game it is not really suitable to use for the basis of a table top campaign. I would suggest the Zatu Games “Samurai” as a better alternative. The map is ideal. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3/samurai
Looks good! I was going to write “you can never have too much sake” but you probably can! 🙂
Only for goodness “sake”!
I always enjoy playing Age of War, it’s a great ‘pick up’ game that uses up any down time between longer games, and you can teach someone the game in about 15 seconds.
Looks like an interesting light/filler game. Knizia usually designs games that I enjoy.