There are quite a few board games where at least a couple of heroes fight in a duel to the death. However, none of them are aimed at Japan. Now their palette has been replenished with the work “Senjutsu: The Battle for Japan,” dedicated directly to the era of samurai and sword masters as such. What it offers in terms of gameplay we will tell you in the following lines.
- Number of players: 14
- Game time: 20 minutes
- Price: 1125 CZK (Tlama Games)
- Age: 14+
Each of the heroes has a unique weapon in Senjutsu: Battle for Japan.
Total War: Shogun 2 was remembered by many players not only for its gameplay, but also for its excellent trailer, in which a duel between a pair of warriors took place. And you have the opportunity to experience the exact same situation in the card game Senjutsu: Battle of Japan. It gives you the opportunity to reach and fight one of four unique warriors on a hexagonal map, which you can shape before battle using stones, burning chariots, chapels or reeds.
What the battlefield will look like is up to you. In the same way, the creators give you the opportunity to choose your hero, with whom you will rush into battle. There are four characters in the basic version of the game (Master, Ronin, Warrior, Apprentice). They differ in both appearance and equipment, which is associated to a certain extent with the elementary set of cards that each of the fighters has. In this job, you don’t fight your opponents with dice, as is often the case in wargames. Prim plays cards and works with them.
This is why you have the opportunity to create a deck before each game. Its shape can be varied. If you don’t feel like creating, there’s nothing stopping you from picking up one of the ready-made kits, which will give you everything you need. For the creative and, above all, more experienced among you, Senjutsu: The Battle of Japan offers the opportunity to create a deck with the only limitation being the appearance of certain cards, and the shape as a whole depends on your imagination. Thus, you will be able to form an offensive composition or, on the contrary, a defensive composition, with the help of which you will be able to gradually defeat the enemy.
The game itself is based on a fairly simple format. At the start of each round in Senjutsu: Battle for Japan, you draw one card from your deck, so you always have six cards in your hand, one of which you draw. All players perform this action simultaneously, after which the cards are evaluated according to their values. The better the number, the faster your warrior will make a move. To attack, he must be looking at the target, so poor shooting heroes will not be able to hit or cover much. Once your cards have been revealed and the lives of the wounded have been taken, you can move on to the next turn. The game itself ends when one or some of you fall completely.
For fans of single-player games, the creators of Senjutsu: Battle for Japan have provided a story mode. It turns you into one of the suggested characters, who then travels through scenarios and completes tasks. Sometimes she faces other warriors, and sometimes her opponents are hordes of enemies trying to take her head. There is also cooperation, in which you are given two heroes, after which you will go through one of the given stories again. The formats are interesting and it’s probably a good idea to play in a minute of free time.
Warrior Battle is a surprisingly fun experience in Senjutsu: Battle for Japan.
The board game Senjutsu: Battle of Japan, where you take on the role of one of the warriors and fight them against others or machine-controlled opponents, is a great experience that will grab you after the first play and probably won’t let you go. attention. Everything is very much card based, so with a deck built and abilities used correctly, you’ll be mowing down your opponents here. Then you can also work with the battlefield, which has points with which you can beat up enemies.
If you don’t have a fighting game with decent pacing in your portfolio, I wouldn’t be afraid to take on this title at all. It will please both fans of duels and single-player campaigns, since in addition to the PvP mode, it also contains a format focused on single-player play, which I believe could be expanded with community maps in the future. If you’re looking for something quick, Senjutsu: Battle for Japan is definitely worth a look.
Source :Indian TV
