Tonight on GeekNights we review Shogun, released as part of the Milton Bradley Gamemaster series that we reviewed back in 2006. Renamed to Samurai Swords and then to Ikusa, we revisited it with pro tabletop players this past weekend. We're a lot wiser about game mechanics and game design here in 2025, and this game holds up surprisingly well except for a few notable flaws.
We're also trying an experiment. Rym is writing new rules in an attempt to refurbish this old game. Comments appreciated!
Played Shogun with my family when I was a kid. Always with five, my dad and his four sons. I always enjoyed it but it used to take so long and so didn’t come out often. Came across a home video from 1990 of us playing it only the other week!
Ok, so there IS an issue with the web site that I’m fixing. That is why the Thursday episode isn’t up.
However, this Tuesday episode, Shogun, seems to be just fine, and I haven’t even done any fixes yet. It’s working for me just fine on the website, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
