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Having spent a few years knocking around amidst the novices, there are those that show a little more skill and flair for their role, these guards shore up the ranks of the novices. Each will no doubt have racked up a scar or two as well as a good story to tell new recruits, they are considered to be veterans of the guard.

Very much looking forward to this. As other's have said, both myself and my brother were fans of the Tenchu series, and having it in board game form would be ace!

Really nice, for some reason I think you have a very well worked out game. Hope all works well!

I wish the pictures weren't hosted somewhere that's workblocked.

When is it going up? This looks like something I might be interested in.

Yuto relished and excelled in training involving the use of a range of equipment, he believes that often some well placed caltrops to thwart pursuers attempts to catch him or his squad or a smoke bomb to throw off their senses can change the course of a mission. His successful string of missions suggests there may be something to his claims. It is certain that members of any squad he is part of are glad to have him and his carefully selected assortment of items along with them.




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Thanks Sirio

Daba, it will be launched in September.

The elite guards of the Prefecture of Ryu come into play later in a game of Rise of the Kage. Once the alert level is suitably raised the guard player can call upon them. At this point the ninja need to pick up the pace as they race to complete their mission whilst they are hunted down by these superior guards.



We have also drawn another person to receive an upgraded metal copy of Katsumi

Carlos 13th

PM me your email address :-)

is this KS going to be run in USD?

I just realised that the Prefecture are getting some nice models from this as well, I'm slow on the uptake. Maybe another dragon? ;-)

Wow, this looks awesome! And it's a board game? So like standalone? Although I'm sure I'd use it as a gateway to Bushido...

The concept certainly sounds great - it'll be really interesting to see how stealth is handled when all of the players have a full view of the map! I imagine a lot of 'blips' and hidden cards. Almost, almost sounds a bit like Mansions of Madness - players teaming up against a single Master for a common objective, and being impeded, distracted, and sometimes just murdered along the way by the devious power of the human brain.

And I hadn't realised until recently that this was the team behind Bushido - if nothing else, this will be another boardgame with some wonderful models!

Thanks for the comments guys, you're right the models are looking absolutely great and we will be revealing some soon of the final painted minis soon. In the mean time take a look at this highly detailed and beautiful piece of art we have for our board...

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Kenta, Guard Boss
A warrior of some renowned. The state of calm Kenta achieves in battle is admirable and will be essential in the coming weeks. From a small and obscure family living in the Takashi's allies lands of the Hare clan, Kenta's skills come from his training under Takashi Akio an opportunity that he will forever be grateful for. Kenta's allegiance to the Takashi's Dragon clan is unquestioned and his management of the guards under his command unparalleled.

Sounds interesting, will definitely have to keep an eye out for those sneaky ninja

I love the artwork shown so far, very colorful and with character. Did I miss the expected date of launch of this KS or has it not been announced yet...?

Hello Sirio,

Thanks I'm glad you like what you see so far, the exact release date has not been announced but it is likely to be early September.

Early September sounds great, please do not forget to update it here at Dakka, although I think you are doing a great job following the forum!
I'm really looking into this, you have brought back a lot of memories...

A look at a small selection of the various equipment cards available to the ninja of the Kage Kaze Zoku. Used carefully these could be the difference between success or failure.

The winner of the third and final metal version of Katsumi in the Dakka Dakka competition is Zond.

Zond please pm me for further info.

If anyone wants another chance to win metal copies of the ninja head over to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/riseofhtekage

There's a competition running now.

Yuto, House of the North Star (Metal version)


Katsumi, House of the Bleeding Moon (Metal version)


Shizuka, House of the Long Shadow (Metal version)

What's the other version? I think I'll prefer metal, but does it come in different materials?

They look good, looking forward to it.

Wow. Those models look like a lot of fun! Color me impressed.

How big are these guys? 28mm?

Thanks guys, the models will be supplied in plastic in the box. Metal versions will be available as add ons for those that prefer them. The models are 32mm to the eye.

Is it resin plastic or polystyrene?

How many parts do they come in?

 Daba wrote:
Is it resin plastic or polystyrene?

How many parts do they come in?

To clarify, PVC type plastics found in Relic Knights, Level 7, Deadzone, etc. or Polystyrene (HIPS, ABS) and similar like Wyrd, Dreamforge?

Those three you just posted look great.

Great to see and speak to so many of you at Gen Con, looking forward to launching this and glad so many are waiting for it too.

Some kickstarter games have done videos showing the game being played to give players considering the game an introduction to it. Do you guys have any plans of doing something similar.