The Game: 'Strategic Sekigahara' consists of 198 pieces,84 cards, a 58 x 82 cm map (printed in Japanese) and 7 pages of rules (in Japanese). The map area is Osaka to Yamagata. An unit is nearly two thousands soldiers. Player numbers are from two to four and playing time is about six hours. 'Strategic Sekigahara' covers battles of Uesugi to the battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Players become Ieyasu Tokugawa who is the first shogun in edo age and Anti-Tokugawa Allies. Anti-Tokugawa Allies have mightily strength. But they are separated in West and East Japan. And some lords' morale are very low. One or some lord(s) will be betrayed by Ieyasu Tokugawa in playing a game. Anti-Tokugawa Allies are demanded tenacious battles. Solitaire Suitabilty:Low(Low-Medium-High)Game Design: Wholer Nakamura. Wholer Nakamura is a Japanese. 'Wholer' is his designer name. He designed Japanese middle age game 'The Biggest Crisis of Nobunaga', WW2'Rommel North Africa' , 'Stalingrad Campaign' and more. Specilly 'The Biggest Crisis of Nobunaga' is supported by Japanese gamers. Because he is designing games which have simple and rational rules. And Japanese gamers can't find and play new games of battles in Japan easily. Many Japanese gamers believe that he continues to design interesting and playable games.Strategic Sekigahara is published in Game Journal #2. - BoardGameGeek