Those Who Seek Death
2021
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6.0
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Players
2-6
Weight
3.00/5.00
Playtime
120 min
Age
12+
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Those Who Seek Death is a quick playing set of rules covering Asian fleet action naval warfare between the 10th and the 16th century'
The aim of these rules, which draw upon techniques and concepts from LFG’s Inferno and Glory rules has been to develop a set that focusses on the Imjin War, fought between Korea and Japan fought in the late 16th century - the era of Admiral Yi Sun Sin and his famous “Turtle Ship” - but rules, ship data and information is provided to cover earlier wars in the region back to the 10th century.
The fast play nature of the rules allows large fleet actions with multiple squadrons a side or more to be completed in a couple of hours or less.
The rules cover the main ship types involved across the period, including a number of unusual types encountered in Asian naval battles, and encompasses not only action afloat but also forts and shore-based troops.
—description from the publisher