Rising Sun
Rising Sun is a game about honor, negotiation, and warfare in a feudal Japan where the ancient gods (kami) have returned to rebuild the empire.
90m - 120m
2 - 5 Players
Ages 14+
Rising Sun is a game about honor, negotiation, and warfare in a feudal Japan where the ancient gods (kami) have returned to rebuild the empire.
aeonphreak
Daimyo pledge + dynasty invasion expansion + playmat. Loved this game after my first play. Might get bumped to a 10. 7/1 Edit: 5 plays later, I still love this game
Abso
Similarly to Blood Rage the game has very little to do with frenetic dice and dudes on a map waging war, which might come as a surprise to some. Instead Rising Sun is a mixture of Shogun and Senji, but does not elevate itself from the two. I'd rather play Senji for the better negotiation and quicker action selection. Negotiation in Rising Sun is too vague and lies (pun!) more on the promises rather than actual goods. I'd like to see Rising Sun's secret auction war board implemented in better games.
ajpanella
I absolutely LOVE the bluffing and bidding mechanisms in the battle phase of this game. One of my most favorite game mechanisms, and has led me to pursue other similar games like Blood Rage and Kemet. That said, the alliance system makes this game extremely frustrating (borderline unfair) with an odd number. Whoever is left out of the alliances is severely disadvantaged early on. Still a wonderful theme and fun game to play, although I'd pick Kemet over this every time.