Overview
Rising Sun is a board game for 3 to 5 players designed by Eric M. Lang and published by CMON Limited in 2017. Rising Sun is a game about strategy, negotiation, and warfare in a feudal Japan where the ancient gods (Kami) have returned to rebuild the empire.
The game was originally released via Kickstarter, raising over $4,200,000. Rising Sun received positive reviews, and was awarded with the 2018 RPC Fantasy Award Tabletop & Miniatures Game Winner.
The name of a character in the game Kotahi, has been found to be a name used in New Zealand and the Maori word for one.
Gameplay
Rising Sun takes place in a mythical version of Japan. You lead a clan to conquest and gain the favors of the Gods.
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