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Samurai Battles

#122913BGG ↗

2012 · 2-99 players · 90min · weight 2.96 · 261 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
122913
Name
Samurai Battles
Year
2012
Rank
7051
Min players
2
Max players
99
Playing time
90
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
90
Avg weight
2.9615
Num weights
26
Bayes avg
5.66606
Average
7.31862
Users rated
261
Num owned
885
Wanting
100
Wishing
358
Num comments
142
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (6)
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHand ManagementHexagon GridModular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection
Categories (3)
MedievalMiniaturesWargame
Description (1263 chars)

Samurai Battles puts you in command of brave warriors clashing on the battlefields of feudal Japan! Assemble your army using magnificently detailed and historically accurate miniatures, then face your opponent on an endless variety of battlefields created from beautifully painted terrain and elevation tiles. You can play Samurai Battles two different ways: Commands & Colors: Designed by Richard Borg, this award-winning game system features a fast-paced, card-driven mechanism to represent the "fog of war". Special Dragon cards, along with Honor and Fortune tokens, will influence your luck in the thick of the battle! Art of Tactic: Designed by Konstantin Krivenko, this game system requires wits and strategy. You and your opponent secretly plan your moves every turn, then the actions of your warriors are resolved simultaneously – just like a real battle! Both game systems are easy to learn, and offer deep strategic and tactical challenges to please every fan of historical board games. Samurai Battles is the perfect blend of the beautiful and the historic – and the perfect way to explore the exciting battles of medieval Japan. So grab your katana and take up your naginata: Glory and honor await you in Samurai Battles!

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.