- BGG rating
- 8.6
Expansion for Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game
Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game – Daimyō's Retinue
2017
Rules assistance for Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game – Daimyō's Retinue
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 14+
Rules assistant for Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game – Daimyō's Retinue
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Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game – Daimyō's Retinue is an expansion for Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game released in 2017 for 2 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Graham Davey and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Action Points, and Campaign / Battle Card Driven.
About the game
Ever confident of victory, Daimyō Osugawa charges recklessly into battle, leading his fearsome, masked retinue to spill the blood of his foes. Osugawa's mounted retinue brings extra skills to the game via new cards especially for cavalry. Mounted Retainers introduce a cheap mounted melee unit, while the Mounted Sergeant can give another mounted commoner an extra move, meaning 12" and shoot, 15" charge range or 18" total move! There are new metal demon-masked helmets and 18 new cards in the set. The 'Terrifying Visage' card means that enemies must pass a Test of Honour or lose 1 dice from their Avoid roll, while 'Momentum' allows you to draw the next token if you cut down an enemy. Osugawa himself is arrogant and out for blood and glory - he charges 7" until he's managed to cut down an enemy samurai. And look out for the 'Self Confidence' Quest card - field 2 points less than allowed and still win the battle!
Designers
Publishers
- Warlord Games
Questions and answers
Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game – Daimyō's Retinue supports 2 players 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 catalogue lists Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game – Daimyō's Retinue 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.
Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game – Daimyō's Retinue belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Medieval. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Action Points, and Campaign / Battle Card Driven. 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 Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game – Daimyō's Retinue are: Graham Davey. 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 Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game – Daimyō's Retinue as an expansion for Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game to use it. Check that your edition of Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.