Ronin, by Osprey!

[LeadAsbestos]

http://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=5298

Well, I'm excited! Did I miss this announced elsewhere on the Forum? There are pics of a Bandit gang out there too...

[Gibby]

I'm excited too! It's the lack of purpose written Samurai rules that's stunted my attempts at such a project before.

My birthday's in August too. May treat myself 

[DoctorPete]

Those are on my to-buy list for sure.  Time to dust off my samurai! 

[Smith]

Yeah... I've been working on this today, in fact.

Ronin is a set of samurai skirmish wargames rules covering the Sengoku Jidai period (but with an appendix that covers using the system for other periods in Japanese history), and is written by Craig Woodfield.

Rules-wise, I won't give too much away, but I will say that the system really works for the cut-and-thrust of combat, with opponents exchanging blows and blocks, but doesn't get bogged down in book-keeping. Putting my player hat on for a moment, it's very nice!

North Star are producing some great figures for the game, as they have for In Her Majesty's Name, the bandits being the first of the batch...

[commissarmoody]

Pretty cool!

[Gibby]

Splendid 

Sengoku Jidai is my favourite period but I also quite like the Gempei War. Shame most films are Edo era.

[Comsquare]

That one is really nice, have to get it.
Hope they release plenty civilian dressed Samurai/Ronin/Bandits

[axabrax]

Sweeeeeet! Who's the Sculptor?  I will get a quiver if it's Steve Saleh!

[Dewbakuk]

Sweeeeeet! Who's the Sculptor?  I will get a quiver if it's Steve Saleh!

Start quivering then, I've seen them

[nicknorthstar]

This is the set of rules coming out after In Her Majesty's Name (Steampunk) from Osprey Publishing, in August. As it's early days we haven't said much about them, and I don't think Osprey have announced them yet.

North Star are making the official line of figures to go with the rules, like IHMN we'll be making ready to go starter armies (you only need 9-11 figures to get going). The first sets are:
Bandits
Warrior Monks
Samurai with his Ashigaru
Samurai in civvies (7 of them plus a couple of pals!)

Sculptor Steve Saleh, painted up by Kev Dallimore and Dave Woodward.

Forgive me if I announce this again later in the year when we have more pictures to show.

Nick Eyre
North Star

[nicknorthstar]

[LeadAsbestos]

Sorry if I jumped the gun, but this got me excited!

[Comsquare]

Oooh, nice 

[Dr Mathias]

!!!

[manic _miner]

 Looking forward to this.Saw the picture on Facebook.