The Ravine near Saigadake 1572
After his retreat to Hamamatsu castle, as Ieyasu expected, the Takeda army leaders suspected a trick and did not attack the castle, when they saw the open castle gate, light of the fires and heard the Tokugawa drums. The army, instead, pulled back and set up camp near Saigadake. That night, a volunteer Tokugawa force was gathered and attacked the Takeda camp.
After a short exchange, the volunteer force retired as planned. The Takeda soldiers followed, but not knowing the area were led to a deep ravine and onto a dummy bridge covered in cloth. Scores of Takeda soldiers fell into the ravine and were cut down.
The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is history.
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Set-Up Order
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Takeda Samurai (Red)
3 Command Cards
1 Dragon Cards
4 Honor & Fortune
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| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Tokugawa Samurai (Yellow)
Move First
5 Command Cards
3 Dragon Cards
4 Honor & Fortune
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| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Victory
4 Banners
• 1 Victory Banner for each unit or leader eliminated.
• 1 Victory Banner is gained for each Takeda unit that crosses the ravine and occupies a hex adjacent to the ravine on the Tokugawa side of the ravine, at the start of the Takeda player’s turn. The Victory Banner is retained as long as the Takeda unit remains on the hex.
Special Rules
• All hill hexes are impassable.