Taiheiki
(1990)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 1 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling und Simulation...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 120 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 1 - 2 |
| Publisher: | Game Journal, Sho-Kikaku |
| Designers: | Makoto Nakajima |
| Artists: | Unknown |
| Mechanics: | Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation |
This Japanese wargame on the "Nanboku-cho" period (Northern and Southern Courts period - 1336 to 1392) simulates one of the most dynamic and important periods in Japanese history.
太平記 (Taiheiki) is a Japanese historical epic.
(Chronicle of Great Peace)
It uses an area movement system.
This game has cult status among Japanese wargamers as one of the best games representing the era, and the system is also used in the designer's later games Koetsu gunki and Warriors of God: The Wars of England & France, 1135-1453. It was translated entirely in English and published as Warriors of Japan: A Country Aflame 1335-1339.
Components (First edition):
1 Rule book
1 Map (510x360 mm)
1 Counter sheet (128 Counters)
8 Six-sided dice
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