Samurai Blades: The Game of Man-to-Man Combat in Feudal Japan (1984)
Players
2–6
Best: 2
Playing time
240–240 min
Age
14+
6.81
Average rating
182
Ratings
2.33/5
Weight
#10185
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Samourai: Les combats épiques du Japon médiéval
Designer:Alan Paull, Peter O'Toole
Artist:Peter Dennis
Publisher:Eurogames +2 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
- This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.7, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.7
Theme5.0
This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.
WargameMedievalModular BoardHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementScenario / Mission / Campaign GameRatio / Combat Results TableMovement PointsLine of Sight
Overview
Samurai Blades is both a self-standing game and a companion for Siege and Cry Havoc. On its own Samurai Blades has five different scenarios. There is a further scenario for use with Cry Havoc. Rules for using the system for competitions are included at the end of the Scenario Booklet.
Part of the Cry Havoc series.
Not available yet
Player reviews, retailers/pricing and rules videos have no real data source for this game yet.
View on BoardGameGeek ↗Reviews
No reviews yet to write a review.
%3Astrip_icc()%2Fpic380494.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
%3Astrip_icc()%2Fpic1204451.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
%3Astrip_icc()%2Fpic1204454.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
%3Astrip_icc()%2Fpic1142629.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
!["The Way of the Samurai is found in death [...] And every day, without fail, one should consider himself as dead." - The Hagakure](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcf.geekdo-images.com%2F0TaffmKYWbNfvOiYnTXrtA__large%2Fimg%2FS31JOdwZbE8TVvFSNU4JHpO890g%3D%2Ffit-in%2F1024x1024%2Ffilters%3Ano_upscale()%3Astrip_icc()%2Fpic6855172.png&w=3840&q=75)
%2Fpic736660.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
%2Fpic361392.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
%2Fpic3656559.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
%2Fpic361350.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
%2Fpic5194830.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
%2Fpic5357823.png&w=3840&q=75)
%2Fpic21176.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
%2Fpic6198776.png&w=3840&q=75)