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Shogun Solitaire
2025
Rules assistance for Shogun Solitaire
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- 1 player
- 30 min
- 14+
- Complexity 1.5/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Shogun Solitaire
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Shogun Solitaire is a board game released in 2025 for 1 player, 30 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Grant Wylie, Mike Wylie, and Sean Cooke and its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Multi-Use Cards.
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About the game
Shogun Solitaire is a card game for one player. Your mission in Shogun Solitaire is to lead a coalition of four clans to unite feudal Japan. Each clan must secure three objectives within their territory to achieve unification under a single Shogun. To accomplish this, you'll need to deploy armies in strategic combinations, outsmarting your enemies. The game's object is to become the Shogun by unifying all the clans of feudal Japan. Each clan has 3 objective locations on their board in the following order from bottom to top; port, village, castle. There are 3 objective counters for each clan that start on the boards and are removed when they are seized. Seizing Objectives: Your goal is to unify Japan under one Shogun. To do this each clan must seize the 3 objectives of its color on its board. To take an objective location on a board, you must play three Shogun cards of the same color in a row.
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Publishers
- Worthington Publishing, LLC
Questions and answers
Shogun Solitaire supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Shogun Solitaire is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Shogun Solitaire for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Shogun Solitaire has a complexity rating of 1.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Shogun Solitaire belongs to these categories: Card Game and Wargame. Its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game and Multi-Use Cards. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Shogun Solitaire are: Grant Wylie, Mike Wylie, and Sean Cooke. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Shogun Solitaire as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.