Sekigahara Unification of Japan Third Edition Insights and Analysis

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1. Hynexz Verified Buyer – 1 June 2024

   The box and contents were perfect. Nothing to complain! Thanks!
   

2. M. A. Verified Buyer – 24 August 2024

   The ‘gold’ pieces are all different colors and shades, making this hidden information game completely unplayable unless you decide to paint all the pieces over again to make up for GMT’s incompetence.
   

3. April Verified Buyer – 6 December 2024

   As someone who loves learning about the Sengoku period and plays a lot of Samurai Warriors, this is such a fun game to play. The rules can be a bit tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it, it’s great.
   

4. Ariel W. Verified Buyer – 28 December 2024

   I got the fourth edition of the game instead of the third like the picture showed. Not mad about it. I’m glad I got the most up to date version. The blocks are a nice quality with no errors in the paint job and everything else looks great. Some people complained about not having the cards you want to play. To me, it’s historically thematic because not all clans in your army are loyal.

   

5. Sergei Verified Buyer – 22 January 2025

   Poor block quality. The planes are not parallel, which makes it very difficult to put blocks on top of each other, as provided in the game.

   

6. Bookworm64 Verified Buyer – 14 February 2025

   All I can say is I thoroughly enjoy this game. For better reviews, there’s Board Game Geek, but to put it simply: it all boils down to good planning, and knowing when to be aggressive. You get a number of cards based on what you control, and those cards allow you to move larger groups of blocks than normal, but they also are how you attack the enemy. If you have cards that match your units, you can play those cards in the attack for impact. Highest impact wins, difference and amount determine losses. Trick is, you play the cards and then they’re gone, so once you attack, that army might be useless after they win because you didn’t get replacement cards that match. As this is a block game, you never know what you are attacking until you fight, and even then, you only see units revealed as your opponent plays cards in defense. Factor in the severe time limit, one thing this game isn’t is boring…especially as your own units might turn on you!
   

7. Kristin M. Petersen Verified Buyer – 19 February 2025

   Great game but I don’t get where people get “simple” from. There are more exceptional rules than I have ever seen in a rulebook but they naturally make sense which eases the task. For example cavalry adds 2 except while besieging castles. Once you get it down it flows smoothly and there are only a couple phases in each round. The card management can feel tragic and the loyalty cards are fun. The limited spaces nudge you into battle often while not feeling totally ready and a lot emerges in the gameplay through planning and bluffing. But buyer beware. I purchased this while the price was low but had to shell out for primer and paint to fix the gold blocks not wanting to go back and forth with the publisher. I received the 2018 4th printing and they spray painted the black ones sitting on top of the gold! Who would do that?! Other than that everything is fine. Hefty board that is functional but the land graphics are a little pale and fuzzy or maybe just trying to look ancient but the text, roads and spaces are crisp and high contrast. The icons can be tricky to locate once occupied. It all grew on me with its thematic consistency. Thick reference sheets. Rulebook appears to be on printer paper but is the best I have ever seen. Clear language and well organized. A lot of historical notes too. I quickly fell in love with this game.
   

8. Milton H. Birckhead II Verified Buyer – 7 March 2025

   Fantastic two player war game representing the year 1600 battle for dominance over the main island of Japan. Armies are represented by small blocks that you must sticker before play on one side. Cards in each players hand dictate what their armies are capable of at any given time. Your opponent may be guarding a strategic point with 10 blocks to your six but does he have the necessary cards to activate all 10….maybe, maybe not. Very elegant system which can easily be learned in about 2 plays but with strategic thinking that will take many many plays to master. Fantastic game for board and wargame enthusiasts. If the only games that you like are the roll and move games put out by Milton Bradley and Hasbro this game may be above your learning curve. I would say this game can be learned by anyone 10 and up. The manual comes with some great historical information on the period as well.