4-Player Shogun Board Game

[@giacomosaracino6036]

I would love to see some Thirty Years War content. It is incredibly overlooked in media, wargames and historical relevance, while being a perfect tactical middle ground between ancients and napoleonics and a perfect strategic setting, not to mention its significance and impact on Europe.

[@0hMax]

and with a new source of smaller scale WLG plastics it's not too expensive to get into

[@jirivymlatil3962]

I absolutely agree. Thirty years war is criminaly overlooked

[@interestingvideos3022]

I vote for TYW as well!

[@rexrules8895]

Yes finally, someone agrees!

[@akaneko2165]

Funny enough James Clavell wrote a movie set during the 30 years war called "The Last Valley" 1971 staring Michael Cain and Omar Shariff.

[@philhatfield2282]

It's good to see an occasional historical board game played with the Little Wars crew. As pretty as the miniature games are, it's nice to see some board games....and HISTORICAL themed board games, getting played too.

[@dieseldejavu]

LWTV Josh here. I CANNOT BELIEVE I let Chal gather strength! What WAS I thinking? 🤔 Major blunder!

[@LittleWarsTV]

You even said in your pregame set up chat that you were especially wary of Chal! So you were thinking about it!

[@nomadicjam4792]

Too busy "Atta boy'ing" your son in his death vendetta against Zach; Poor guy hahaha, the gloom was palpable. Well, we've all been there. 😆

[@dieseldejavu]

@@LittleWarsTV 🤦🏼‍♂️ the game got away from me

[@dieseldejavu]

@@nomadicjam4792 exactly! I should have been minding my own business

[@billmasters385]

@@dieseldejavu These games definitely have a fun component that can steal away the more serious edge you normally carry with you. No street cred lost in my opinion. :)

[@jordanford8071]

I played it once as a kid at a friend's house. His dad loved strategy board games. I loved it, but no one in my family was a fan. I love this!

[@normtrooper4392]

Relatable experience

[@Cheesemonkey231]

I spent so much of my allowance on big strategy wargames as a kid, only for no one to play them.

[@jordanford8071]

@Cheesemonkey231 yea my dad had an old axis and allies board game. When I was really young I would pull out all the pieces and just play my own wargame in my head. Haha didn't know the rules nor did I have any rules. Just a kid and imagination.

[@Cyarrick1]

2:05 ​@@normtrooper43922:19 2:08 1:31 2:08

[@michaelweir9666]

Love seeing Chal come creeping in for the victory! Absolute Tokugawa Ieyasu move.

[@Just_Kenneth_63]

man I remember this game I think its still in storage time to dig it out maybe the seniors will enjoy it?

[@LittleWarsTV]

They will. It’s amazing how well this game has aged. Its excellent.

[@M0rmagil]

@@Just_Kenneth_63 it’s not just a game with high production value, it’s a good game with significant replay value and skill. It’s not overly complex, and the choices a player makes are the determining factor with just the right amount of luck to add the uncertainty factor.

[@wardkerr2456]

This is perhaps my favorite board game. The rules are so clean, and the balance is almost perfect.

[@davidmooney1253]

Boy, you're not kidding. I remember a game in the 90s. I was eliminated after 4 houre but at the 13.5 hour mark it was still undecided and everyone was exhausted. Love the house rules guys, a distinct improvement.

[@connorhansen1640]

This was fantastic! More historical board games would definitely be a very fun addition to the channel's content.

[@jackcrundwell3191]

Love to see the some board games sprinkled in! Two thumbs up!

[@zombiehampster1397]

Great video, been looking forward to this. In regards to Gregs strategy towards Shogun: "Nobunaga piled the rice, Hideyoshi kneaded the dough and Tokugawa ate the cake" Be the Tokugawa. I really like the strategy cards, the randomness of it is just so interesting. This is one of those games that I always wished i got a chance to play. Congrats to Chael, but I don't think it was entirely decisive, but I understand its a long game. Either way, very entertaining.

[@rustywise4064]

I had this as a young married man. Of course my kids enjoyed playing with and most of the pieces were lost over time. It found it's way to the trash in a move. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Just purchased a original SHOGUN off eBay. I will put it under the tree for myself this Xmas. Lol

[@kevenpinder7025]

Kudos to whoever's set this is. I don't think I saw a single broken yagi or arquebus.

[@kartchner7]

My absolute favorite board game as a young adult!! We played every week on Wednesday nights in college one year, as there were not many Thursday morning classes on campus. The game became legendary on campus with so many people becoming aware of it, they would ask us who won on Thursday. In fact a group of girls tp’ed our cars one night as we were gathered to play and no one noticed until the game wrapped up late. I love the variable set up, turn stealing and strategy on how to build your armies and provincial forces. Such a novel game and by FAR the best of the game master series games!

[@tiberiuscodius5828]

Looking forward to the Battle of Acre! Perfect way to inaugurate a crusader castle with a clash between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin

[@jirivymlatil3962]

I also think it's Acre

[@tommagennis]

At once right and wrong on this one.

[@JohnW78]

Very fun, I loved playing this game, and it sits on my shelf awaiting Damyio's call to action. You should definitely throw some of these games onto the channel and play them. I never got to see Conquest of the Empire on the table.

[@bryanlieb9283]

When I was in high school in the late 80s, I acquired Shogun, Fortress America, and Axis&Allies, my brother and my friends had great times with those games, but Shogun (I had the original) stood out as a true convas for creative, incisive play. The initiative, ninja and allocation mechanics were absolute gold, resulting in a looming sense of dread as everyone essayed to murder each other behind their player screens. Reading the other players' intent was a big part. I haven't played since high school, college and grad school, but I have used the allocation and initiative concepts In a game I have developed and I hope will soon see publishing. Thanks for doing this video. FYI, there is an immaculately rendered copy of Shogun available on Table Top Simulator's workshop.

[@Gsw144]

Very very cool. I started with MB games and then went into Avalon Hill war games. I'd vote for Fortress America since there are a ton of videos of people playing Axis and Allies.

[@cullen9119]

One of my favorite games to play with my dad, even to this day, is Avalon Hill's "Samurai" ... a different game, but similar theme. We also play "Kingmaker" every now and again when we can rustle up some players.

[@Stumptonian1]

I have the original game purchased in 1986 or 87. The group I played with back then enjoyed it - we all thought it was the best of the M-B Game Master series. Haven't played it in over 35 years. Hoping to get it to the table with the current group I play with. I will send a link to this playthrough so they can get a feel for it.

[@housecaldwell]

Sincerely regretting selling my copy 20 years ago or so now - I had the original Shogun. This sent me off to eBay -- but before I pulled the trigger I realized that I don't have that circle of friends that you talked about. It would never get played -- which was why I sold it in the first place. Still, this game had such an impact on me in terms of game design and just such a great artistic style, too. Maybe I could justify it for the nostalgia. :-)

[@LittleWarsTV]

Got my copy on eBay several years ago after selling my childhood copy earlier. Never should have sold it! Buying back a replacement probably wound up costing double!

[@StephMcAlea]

I hope we get to see Fortress America, Conquest of the Empire, and the Buccaneer one on the channel too.

[@bigsarge2085]

Awesome! I have fond memories of "Shogun," the copy we played was old enough to be called that. And I know I always think of revolutionary-Iran whenever I think of family-game! 😄

[@LFGerm]

I have a 1980s original of this game ...sadly I have no one to play it with :( one of my favorite board games of my youth

[@Chaz16]

Play with your kids? Me my wife and 4 kids have board game night every Wednesday.

[@lyinarbaeldeth2456]

I love your content! Wargames and historical boardgames, you're all so chill and knowledgeable and just wonderful to listen to banter and explain things.

[@simondrury7941]

Fantastic. Still got the origional Shogun game and we did our own card deck back in the day. The cards really bring more to this game. Great content as always. Chal looked in a good position given time to consolidate.

[@iondowman273]

13:45 In the version of 'Shogun' that I have, the ninja may not be hired for assassination on the first turn. He can still be used as a spy in the first turn, that is to say, give his hirer the chance to examine one player's expenditure choices before allocating his own koku. It seems to me a reasonable rule, in order that everyone gets a fair start in the game. Thoughts?

[@wife9571]

new LWTV? happy days

[@michaelkoznarsky7911]

The perfect game for the brand new room. Both looks beautiful!

[@chriswallace756]

This has been and has always been my favorite board game. So thank you so much. Play more board game gents.

[@batesmt25]

I thoroughly enjoyed the boardgame setting. I play solo games alot, due to a lack of fellow miniature players. I own a few miniature-driven boardgames, thus I am open to seeing more videos of this nature. Thanks guys👍🏼

[@JP_Scarecrow]

Man, hearing that Total War: Shogun 2 music again sure takes me back! Great job on this one, it was really enjoyable to watch. More board game videos in the future, please!

[@steelstudio7374]

I love the use of Shogun 2 Total War music. Very thematic. A masterful video

[@bjornprompeler9424]

Was one of the first games that introduced me to more complex and serious games as a kid.

[@michaeldecarlo6945]

I LOVED this episode! I own it but haven’t played Samurai Swords since the later 1990’s. It was a “ family game night” favorite of mine but not the family- if you get my drift. I also own the Avalon Hill game Samurai published in 1980, but only did a little solo play and never a full game of that. Still have it though. I think either might be converted into a “campaign” battle generator where the battles could be fought out on the table top using miniatures rules. Again great video and more like this please.

[@menmenm]

We HAVE to see that Whirlwind game now! Great video guys. I didn't know it was 5 hours of game time already, was curious to see a conclusion with more epic battles but really entertaining so far!

[@LittleWarsTV]

Hah we maaaaay have edited the 5 hour session just a bit for KZbin.

[@WilliamRex-v2u]

I like the new board game videos :) As long as the wargames keep on coming! I would like to see Axis and Allies, 'War Room' if you have it and I would love to see you guys play Eclipse 2nd edition (personal favorite of mine) or twilight. Keep up the good work

[@LittleWarsTV]

War Room and Twilight Imperium are club favorites

[@WilliamRex-v2u]

@@LittleWarsTV I have a copy of war room but never played it as not found anyone yet to play it with, would love to see it in action

[@board-qu9iu]

@@LittleWarsTVI am curious have you played other wargames like MESBG?

[@M0rmagil]

Awesome! ❤❤❤ The best game of the Gamemaster series. I had several converts to this game while I was stationed in Iceland. Isn’t there a rule that you can’t use the ninja on the first turn for assassination attempts? Yeap, I just checked. No attempts first round. You also can’t initiate daimyo v daimyo combat on the first round.

[@ryanhill2348]

This was fantastic, lots of great memories!!!! Thanks for putting this together!!!!

[@lenku]

Really awesome video!! I would love to see you folks produce more board game videos like this; the production value was great, and the video just flew by. Thanks for uploading!

[@CBs_Bill_from_Montana]

I played this about 10 times in the 80’s. I loved it. Your video made me remember the feelings with everything. It was phenomenal. Thank you thank you! Please do more videos like this.

[@andrewtodd5919]

Played this game back in the day. I predicted Chal would win prior based on the players style. I knew Zach and Wyatt would be most aggressive. Josh is solid but always has that one roll or decision that trips him up. Chal is always defensive minded but tactically offensive hence why I thought he would prevail. Kudos guys, I think if we had miles and Greg or Tom would have been a harder game to win

[@GrumpyAcresFarm]

Out of the 4 MB games mentioned, Shogun was by far the one we had the most fun with, even if Axis and Allies got more play time.

[@ostrogonov]

Thanks a lot.., we bought this game in a charity shop long ago.., it seems it was all complete, except for the instructions!!!! And now we have, not only the original ones, but also the improved ones...

[@TheNewWaveSage]

Please play more board games!! When I grew up in the 70s I subscibed to Strategy and Tactics and bought several wargame board games. The problem was I could never get "buy in" from my friends on playing them. I finally ended up playing a ton of Dungeons and Dragons with my friends. Great fun!! But seeing these and Axis and Allies and these other massive board games actually PLAYED scratches an itch from way back. Thank you. Also kudos to you for the graphics. You turned a potentially very confusing game into a really fun game to watch at home!

[@duanegregg6222]

You guys are great. This type is fun to watch and allows people to see other games out there.😁👍🏼

[@wonhoedwardpark810]

I have all 3 MB games in this series. Was so excited to see this featured. As always you did not disappoint. Thank you for giving me back a bit of my youth.

[@shadowwarriorshockwave3281]

I love this channel glad it’s up and running again

[@paulbenson9015]

Thank You Gents, very interesting. Would be happy to see more board game shenanigans👍

[@gowensbach2998]

Thanks guys. Good game, good fun watching. I recently moved to another country and had to forfeit many of my games, this being one of them. So it was cathartic for me to see this great old classic. I like the rules additions too. I still experiment with rules for my games I still have as well.

[@MichaelCorryFilms]

For boardgame suggestions GMT's "Sekigahara" would be a good follow-up for this. For something completely different try Histogames "Friedrich" or "Maria".

[@LittleWarsTV]

Always open to good suggestions! Definitely heard of the GMT game.

[@MichaelCorryFilms]

@@LittleWarsTV Cool. Another good one is Phalanx's "Successors". Alexander the Great's generals battling it out and intriguing against each other. Card/event assisted with alliances, legitimacy mechanics and all the personalities of the period.

[@ArgentChaosJames]

A fun video! There are some fantastic board games out there I've never heard of, so always a treat to learn about a fantastic gem from the past. Only downside to these kinds of videos is that it makes me *really* want to own the game now, lol.

[@Jason_Kunkel]

This was fun to watch. I would love to see more like this. Your videos are always very well done. I always get a little excited when I see Little Wars has a new video. Thanks to everyone involved in making these.

[@LittleWarsTV]

Thanks Jason!

[@davidnemoseck9007]

I love this expanse into board games. Can't wait to see more of them, like Axis and Allies, or some more advance ones like World War 3 by Compass Games. Can't wait to see all that is coming out!

[@danscott1339]

This was great! I played this game and loved this game just as much as you guys and if you did a game of this every week in exactly this format I'd patreon for it!

[@Joker-yw9hl]

We're gonna need some more Shogun / Samurai Swords / Ikusa on the channel. What a game. Very well edited video this for the record

[@LittleWarsTV]

Thanks Joker!

[@seileen1234]

Love the house rules

[@craigbarkle7381]

Love seeing U guys back and really enjoyed a boardgame change, especially one I have personally enjoyed.

[@alphanerdgames9417]

The best classic war game. I enjoyed it more than Axis and allies (which I loved) for one reason. Alliances were fluid. A and A was basically a 2 player game.

[@ken333howe]

As per usual guys, great job! I started with board games and, have no problem with them as part of the hobby we enjoy. By all means, yes; please make more videos of great games, including board games. I saw the Axis & Allies video that Gary and, crew made. It was great too.

[@ryanloehr3008]

This was a really cool style of video, getting to see the ins and outs of each turn. Very nice!

[@danielcannon9893]

Samurai Swords is still a mainstay for my gaming group. Love the idea of the event cards and vp conditions

[@j.b.macadam6516]

Excellent video and gameplay! Our game group has a Father-Son duo that has been with us for over 15 years. When teamed up together, they are a force to be reckoned with and a challenge to defeat!

[@junkjunk81]

Awesome video. Mixing in more historical boardgames to the normal LittlebWars TV game would be great!

[@gvdeutekom]

Wargaming began for me in the eighties with the MB series of Shogun and Axis and Allies. Loved them very much and still own them both. Watching this video was much fun!

[@jony663]

Three players is difficult, but four is perfect

[@ebercondrell6603]

I loved this game as a kid. Those armies were so great for setting up and fighting little miniature battles too.

[@karlfranz3819]

last time i was this early the sengoku period was still going on

[@LittleWarsTV]

Haha persistence pays Karl.

[@kenkrout3314]

This was excellent. The editing was great with the graphics.

[@waltleach8880]

Really enjoyed the video. I have never played it but you did a great job making it easy to follow and describing the players strategy’s.

[@LittleWarsTV]

Thanks Walt! It was a tricky one to edit

[@michaelbergen269]

Awesome seeing a board game on the channel! I would love to see you guys try Axis & Allies 1940 or one of the other A&A formats sometime!

[@iratespartan13]

Nice change of pace. Used to play Shogun a lot back in the day and own two copies of the game for some reason.

[@stevelyons1962]

Thanks guys, not only did you play one of my favourite games but you explained it really well. I don't have the same group of friends who will play games like this regularly so this was a seal treat. Please play the other two in the Battlemaster series

[@TheRendar]

Awesome video! Absolutely one of my all time favorite board games ever. Thanks little wars TV 🤙🏻

[@HelloThere16500]

Would love to see diplomacy played on this channel!

[@sullivannix4509]

This was awesome!!! Yes, please do more of this, and other games like this!

[@peterixon8708]

Loved it. Please, more historical games of this type.

[@maxspeed8556]

⚔️🗡👍thank you, how fun being back the oldes🗡⚔️

[@CB-zq1ky]

This was a lot of fun!

[@FloatingOer]

I never played this game but have seen it online before (but not played) it looks so fun! I wonder what it would look like if you used painted 2 or 3mm army units instead of the default units on the board to represent the armies...

[@samt9387]

Been looking years for good playthroughs of Game Masters series!! Great vid 👍

[@richardprescott6322]

UK - we loved Risk. Two older brothers and a younger sister. Played it at sea in the Navy - I even painted up a Risk table to play on. On a normal board everything fell or the normal board moved in bad weather etc Always turned a bit bat shit bonkers. If my big brother was losing to a coalition of my siblings he would always declare nuclear war and upturn the game 😂 I would have loved this game. Fewer pieces to pick up after nuclear war for a start Very glad to see you lot back in the room

[@tipitjo]

I REALLY LIKED IT !! The long term strategy really made me wonder what each player will do next :)

[@Slythar]

Excellent edit. Loved it.

[@philipkeane3736]

Your game additions really enhance the game, liked Chal's tactics, couldn't help thinking of professional wrestling royal rumble !!😉

[@ichhabe330]

Fantastic game. Printed out your Club House rules and the strategy cards. Have to whip my game group in to action with this variant.

[@markhenderson6389]

Great game and playthrough report! Really enjoy the large-scale, multiplayer games.

[@Thecodytree]

really loved this video! greg’s narration was spectacular, and the game was thrilling :)

[@terryr9052]

One of my favorite games!

[@CS-uc2bj]

Would love to see y’all play more historical board games!

[@alexc6324]

An excellent video of an excellent board game. Thankyou. You make me want to play Shogun right now.

[@SaradominRecksYou]

Very cool! Making a board game batrep every now again is a great addition to your channel.

[@jordancrump7518]

Love the boardgame content! The format you chose was very engaging. And now I have to go rewatch the Kawanakajima episode…

[@JasonD19736]

That was great. Having a commentator explaining the flow of the game was a great choice. Would love to see you play a game of Twilight Imperium using this format. Thanks.

[@joshyaks]

I was born in the mid-70s and grew up playing all the hot new games (such as Escape from Colditz, Scotland Yard, Stratego, TSR's Battle of Britain, Kingmaker, Mosby's Raiders, etc), but Shogun was the most formative game in my young life!

[@radboudmuurmans]

Loved the commentary! Also good use of the info-graphics, made a possibly confusing report very easy to follow and see the progress.

[@LittleWarsTV]

Thanks-not easy trying to make a complex board game with tons of moves easy to follow. This was very challenging to edit and assemble

[@Dermenscha]

Love the Shogun 2 music in the background, brings me back to the good ol' days. Great to see this game on the channel. Campaign for North Africa when?

[@hamsternchips]

Thanks guys! Great memories. I remember endlessly chasing each other around in circles in this game.

[@LittleWarsTV]

That can definitely happen. It’s a primary reason we use an end game countdown once the first player is knocked out!

[@brendon9238]

Nice touch with the old Shogun Total War music.

[@sgtrock2175]

I love this game. Unfortunately I don't get a chance to play very often, but it's always great. Thanks!