Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Complete Edition (Japanese Edition)

This is a Japanese-Language item and comes with no English components unless stated in the condition note.


Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a board game that recreates the world of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" novel, which unfolds on a grand scale. The player becomes one of the heroes and aims to expand their power with the ultimate goal of unifying the country.

The game begins with the "Peach Orchard Oath" event. This oath happens at the beginning of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" novel, where Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei exchange vows of brotherhood. Similarly, players choose their alter ego, the ruler, and their first vassal from over 200 characters. Characters have abilities such as valor, strategy, and governance. Military commanders can be relied on in battle, and civil servants play an active role in domestic politics. Since there is a limit to what a monarch can do alone, it is necessary to recruit human resources and make use of them in order to expand the country. This utilization of human resources is a major feature.

In this game, single combat is positioned as a prelude to group battles, and plays a very important role. Strategy is reproduced with 124 cards. There are many military strategies and tactics available, such as the ``fire plan and ``ten-sided burying plan, and even if you are inferior in military strength, it is possible to overturn the tide of the battle by using these skills. However, the success of a strategy depends on the character's abilities.

Various incidents of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are simulated, including major ones such the Dengoku Seal and the Northern Yi Invasion, but also the death of a military commander and assassination. There are not only sudden misfortunes, but sometimes a unique opportunity to unify China.

This complete edition is a reissue of the 1986 game. It also includes the contents of expansion kits released later.

The previous version of the basic set included 147 military commanders, approximately 100 destiny cards, and 4 scenarios. With the expansion, 79 new military commander units, 25 destiny cards, and 3 scenarios have been added. In the new version, you can play with all of these additional elements.

The expansion also added many detailed rules on battles, judgment methods, movement, alliances, etc. The most significant change was the combat aspect, with balance adjustments made so that the role of military officers has a greater impact on battles. However, it was difficult to play with both basic and additional rules.

The new board incorporates these new rules into the basic rules, making the overall outlook better. We have also updated/added examples to help you understand the rules.

Of course, the component graphics have also been updated to make them easier to use.

Other changes:

• Changes in the monarch abilities records: in the old version, the monarch's abilities were recorded on memo paper, in the new one, markers are used.
  
• Separate volumes: the old version included scenarios in the rule book, the new version has been divided into a rule and a scenario book.
  
• Scenario updates: with the increase of the number of military commanders in the expansion, military commanders who were supposed to be already dead in the basic set, appeared (such as Dong Zhuo invading the Battle of Guandu). Therefore, in the new edition, we have updated the basic set scenario by adding information on additional officers.

This is a Japanese-Language item and includes no English components unless noted in the condition note.