Rising Sun

Rising SunRising Sun is a spiritual successor in the same mythic big box series as Blood Rage: same designer, same artist, same studio and same sculptors. 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. Whereas the distant ancestor of Blood Rage was Risk, Rising Sun claims Diplomacy as its distant ancestor. Tackle negotiations, alliances and war. Capture hostages and

During a rite of passage

with their determination unmatched even by the lack of opposable thumbs

finish your meal with all the pudding you've got

At that point

Each roof card bears markings that indicate where the next player must place walls on the card

But rather than cities

Capture hostages and commit seppuku

Solo or Cooperatively

Scoring is a variable per game based on achieving various patterns and varieties of placement

making it perfect for traditional chess players and newcomers alike

and that same AI is still trying to stop the players from fleeing

beautifully illustrated board of Germany at the close of the 19th century