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Title: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carabus03 on July 30, 2015, 01:53:06 PM
Hi All,

We are testing as many sets of rules we can find for our Samurai campaign and would like some advice on rules for larger scale 28mm mass battles that keep a samurai flavour? So what do people use for there games?

Cheers
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carlos13th on July 30, 2015, 10:22:24 PM
Heard good things about killer katana's. Cant get hold of a copy for myself.
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carabus03 on July 31, 2015, 02:44:14 AM
Thanks Carlos we have acopies of KK1 and KK2 in our to test period, people are not too sure about the cards aspect, but we will see, thanks for the response.
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: Engel on July 31, 2015, 05:58:46 AM
Warlord Games have released a pdf Samurai for their Pike and Shot game.

http://www.warlordgames.com/rules-pike-shotte-samurai-army-list/

I havn´t tried Pike and Shot but played their Hail Caesar and Black Powder, and these I like.


http://www.warlordgames.com/tag/samurai/
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: olyreed on July 31, 2015, 07:42:30 AM
War and Conquest has Samurai lists and is a solid set of rules
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carabus03 on July 31, 2015, 01:54:34 PM
Thank you for the replies.

I will mention Warlord Games rules again, there seems to be a few members that are not keen on the systems they produce but some like them so I will see if we can give them a go.

As for War in conquest, we have played them a few times now specifically for Samurai and they play a lot like Warhammer ancient with a slightly different mechanic, so far the feelings are mixed, perhaps when better Samurai specific info comes out they may play different. The feeling so far is that they seem generic and do not give a samurai feel. Also in testing dependent on the dice roles we have had Hatamoto units decimated by Ashigaru, which is fine but if it happens too many times due to a bad or good roll effect the campaign in an advers way.

Early days though. Thank you for the reccomendations I will pass them on.
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: olyreed on July 31, 2015, 02:12:59 PM
I know peter pig do rules, they are targeted to 15mm but I hear the pre game sequence is very good, although I have never played KK2, they look like they will play well for the period
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carabus03 on July 31, 2015, 02:16:19 PM
Thanks Olyreed I will have a look for them.
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: fastolfrus on July 31, 2015, 10:27:25 PM
We've played the Peter Pig ones, generally found them very entertaining.
The rules are written for 15mm, but they work on stands of figures so should be easy enough to upscale if you use stands of figures for your 28mm.
Just increase all ranges/distances.

The pre-game sequence works nicely, and there is also the chance to challenge opposing commanders to single combat during the game.
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carabus03 on July 31, 2015, 11:05:06 PM
Do we know what they are called?
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carlos13th on August 01, 2015, 03:44:40 AM
http://www.peterpig.co.uk/rules.htm
Battles in the age of war
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carabus03 on August 01, 2015, 06:09:15 AM
Thank you  ;)
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: sepoy1857 on August 03, 2015, 10:12:45 PM
Heard good things about killer katana's. Cant get hold of a copy for myself.
Brookhurst Hobbies, Garden Grove , CA may have copies (?). I got my copy on Ebay - I think from the author If I'm not mistaken. :)
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carlos13th on August 03, 2015, 11:25:26 PM
Brookhurst Hobbies, Garden Grove , CA may have copies (?). I got my copy on Ebay - I think from the author If I'm not mistaken. :)

I'll take a look.I might just end up ordering a copy from Canada or the states but that ends up being pricey
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carabus03 on August 04, 2015, 12:32:23 AM
Turns out we have a copy of KK1 and KK2 so will get back with what we think. Should be adding a review of War and Conquest to the blog.
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: olyreed on August 04, 2015, 07:39:34 AM
If you do get KK2, look out for the invasion of Korea supplement, lots of great information in it
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: carabus03 on August 04, 2015, 04:01:19 PM
Thanks, I will pass that on.

 ;)
Title: Re: Samurai mass battle rules?
Post by: Wansui on August 04, 2015, 05:21:51 PM
If you do get KK2, look out for the invasion of Korea supplement, lots of great information in it
Hideyoshi's Korean Invasion is a good read if you have no prior knowledge of the Imjin War, but I honestly can't justify the purchase with its flaws.(Joseon/Ming armaments)