Shogun – Vintage Strategic Board Game with Automatic Numbers (1979)

Shogun – Strategic Board Game with Automatic Numbers (Ravensburger, 1979)

✅ Short core description

• Shogun is a classic two-player strategic board game, released by Ravensburger in 1979.

• Thanks to its unique mechanic with automatically revealed numbers on the game pieces, every move is unpredictable and tactically challenging. A true vintage gem for strategy game enthusiasts and collectors.

📋 Quick product details

• Game type: Strategic board game
• Number of players: 2
• Publisher: Ravensburger Benelux B.V., Amersfoort
• Designer: Teruo Matsumoto
• Year of release: 1979
• Recognition: Game of the Year (NL & DE, 1979)

🛠 About the product / Function

In Shogun, you face off against your opponent with the goal of defeating their Shogun. Each game piece has a number that automatically becomes visible, indicating how many spaces it can move. This creates a dynamic gameplay where foresight and positioning are crucial. Victory is achieved either by capturing the opponent’s Shogun or eliminating all of their other pieces.

The name Shogun refers to the Japanese military leader who historically held more power than the emperor — perfectly fitting the tactical nature of the game.

Contents of the box:
• 1 game board
• 7 red game pieces
• 7 white game pieces
• 1 red Shogun piece
• 1 white Shogun piece
• 1 rulebook

🏭 Manufacturer & history

Ravensburger was founded in 1883 by Otto Robert Maier in Ravensburg, Germany. The brand grew into a global leader in board games and puzzles, best known for iconic titles such as Memory®, with over 50 million copies sold since 1959.

⭐ Special features / Highlights

• Unique automatic number mechanism
• Awarded Game of the Year
• Thematically inspired by Japanese history
• Popular among strategic board game enthusiasts
• Condition: Good vintage state, with light signs of use and minor age-related wear on the box

Box dimensions:
• Height: 5 cm
• Length: 43 cm
• Width: 30 cm

📦 Shipping: Sent as a parcel with track & trace, carefully packaged to prevent damage.

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