Anyone play Sengoku? Formerly known as Bushido.

**Turgenev** · 01-12-2009, 05:56 PM

If anyone is looking for inspiration for a historical ninja based game, I highly recommend the Sonny Chiba TV Series called Kage no Gundan (Shadow Warriors). A good review of the first season can be found here: Shadow Warriors Review.

**Korash** · 01-12-2009, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by MarkusTay

I have a copy of Bushido around somewhere - I used to work for FGU (Fantasy Games Unlimited), and they paid me in merchandise.

The also produced Land of the Rising Sun - another excellent set of fantasy/medieval Japanese rules, based on their Chivalry & Sorcery system.

Damn... does that bring back memories... I was still in HS.

Damn, you lucky somenebich!!!!!!!

There were no gaming companies around where I lived. THAT would have been a dream job for me back in the day

**MarkusTay** · 01-13-2009, 11:30 AM

I stuffed boxes with merchadise and styrofoam peanuts for mailing, and when things were really slow I got to sweep the floor.

But I got paid in miniatures and FGU gaming products, which I still have most of, and I usually was able to get in on playtest sessions, which was great fun back then.

I was the only 'kid' in a group of college-age and 30-year-olds, so I guess it was pretty cool.

They operated out of a storefront - Waterloo Hobbies - and it was precisely one train station from my house (both my home and the store were across from train stations!). I used to get on the train with no money, and the conductor would kick me off at the next stop... which was the stop I wanted.

Good times... GOOD times...

**Turgenev** · 01-18-2009, 05:35 PM

I was going through some old pictures I took and I came across these pics of a model of Osaka (c.1550 AD) called, On the Banks of the Dotonbori Canal. I thought I would share. The figures in these pics are washiningyo style figures in a spring festival setting.