Senso: Battle for Japan Card Game
Sensō is a 2 to 5 player light trick taking / area control war game set within the early stages of the Sengoku period.
The year is 1570. Oda has grown to be one of the strongest clans in the civil war period, taking control of central Japan and drawing the attention of neighboring clans Takeda, Uesugi and Mori.
Players control 1 of the 4 main clans, Oda, Takeda, Uesugi and Mori and for a 5 player game, controlling the Emperor of Japan.
Sensō contains:
- A standard deck of 54 playing cards designed by Raben White and inspired by Japanese wood carvings of the daimyos and heroes of the Sengoku period.
- 32 colored wooden cubes, matching the 4 playable clans
- Clan cards for each player with their clan symbol and the 5th player as the Emperor
- 4 illustrated cards creating the Map of Japan showing the provinces and territories to control and score Victory Points.