Bushido Cast

Hi all, welcome back to Bushido Cast! We have been quiet for a while so have come back with a bumper episode covering three Waves with our Jack and Bushido Lead Designer Jason on hand to provide insights to the latest profiles. I hope you enjoy this one, I certainly found a few nuggets very interesting as always!

Show notes: join us for some games!

8 October, Fareham, Bushido tournament, 3 games

12 November, Warfare Farnborough, Bushido tournament, 3 games

Hi all, welcome to another edition of Bushido Cast! Craig and Jack are back again to discuss the new ninja themed box with Jason himself. If you want to find out more on the House of Long Shadow; and their tricksy, scouting, sneaky ways - then look no further. It is always a treat to chat to the designers; to discover all the thinking that goes into the profile design and balance. Jack and Craig also add their views as playtesters as to how they found the set, including the two existing Long Shadow ninjas. So relax and enjoy!

Welcome to another episode of Bushido Cast. In this episode, we talk about the UK Grand Masters held in January. Craig is joined by veteran host Jack, and welcomes Colin to the show. All three discuss list builds and games amongst other things Bushido related. This time we even have some fantastic listener questions to discuss. Enjoy!   

Happy new year, and welcome to another episode of Bushido Cast! This time we are discussing the new Weeping Sky cycle deck with Jason Enos!

It's a bumper recording where we cover all 54 (yes that's right, 54) new cycle cards (Risen Sun was 30 cards).

We discuss the new storyline (spoiler alert if you are not up to date with story progression from two UKGM events this year), how cards may work in our warbands and the 'competitive' scene.

The Bushido app should have the cards uploaded at some point for you to follow if you wish (we do a quick card read out as we go). So, get comfortable, grab a drink and snack of your choice - it's a marathon episode! As always, we are looking forward to seeing what the community make of this new release.

We cover all Factions, here are the time slots if your keen to get to your favorite:

- Prefecture of Ryu: 6 mins. Daimyo level cards.

- Temple of Ro-Kan: 23 mins. Monk's getting attention this cycle.

- Cult of Yurei: 37 mins. Huge upgrades to existing models.

- Savage Wave: 57 mins. Bakemono and Onisho buffs!

- Ito Clan: 1 hour 6 mins. Ito Istunagi and Kinu get some attention. Impetuous warbands are now a real thing!

- Silvermoon Trade Syndicate: 1 hour 19 mins: Roses, Buto and Iron Fist Gumi are looking even more interesting now!

- The Descension: 1 hour 33 mins: good news for Tribesmen (and Haiatake), a meta fix?!

- Jung Pirates!!! 1 hour 47 mins? Includes terrain prize winner card.

- Shadow Wind Clan: 2 hours. Yuta a problem, look here.

- Minimoto Clan: 2 hours 10 mins. Dislike snare and traps, check this out. Plus, find out about the Minimoto alliance...

- Shiho Clan: 2 hours 22 mins - most demanded card in Bushido history and a real treat from the game designers for Shiho and Tanaka players!

- Kinshi Temple: 2 hours 34 mins. Yes, Kinshi have a new card, not only that, it's a brand new way to play them!

- Ronin: 2 hours 39 mins. Cards most players can take, from big brain plays to counter ploys, there's a lot going on here.

14 January 2023 Jason is running a tournament at Element Games - look out for it!

Hi all, in this episode of Bushido Cast Ben (from MCM and RDE) and Craig discuss the newly released balance errata out for player feedback. There's a lot to discuss as the factions have all been looked at with some interesting changes proposed. So, grab a copy of the errata doc and relax as we step through the changes.    

Welcome to another episode of Bushido Cast! Gav and Craig are joined by the highly talented Ben from Master Crafted Miniatures and Robot Dice Explosion to discuss three topics! We cover the latest wave of new models (wave 8). Then we discuss recent Discord Official News channel updates. We finish off by covering a local tournament both Gav and Ben were part of.

Be amazed by Gav's Bushido insights and knowledge, you want to know how to beat D&D: 'kill the wheelbarrow guy'. Find out why Craig can't stop talking about Yurei Ghost! Tell us, out of Ben and Gav who best described how Kinzoku actually works?! It's a long episode so breaks are noted below, effectively three shows in one!

Edit: post the show kami and berserk rules have been updated, please refer to the latest errata and FAQ for details. This means some of the rules now work differently to how we explained them. Good news is, we are clear on how things work! 

And don't forget GCT's Kitsune painting competition ending 21 October!

From start:

- Wave 8 review

Official News updates from Discord:

- 1 hour 22 minutes 10 seconds

Tournament debrief:

- 1 hour 48 minutes 40 seconds

Ben's list:

Ito Clan: The Blessed

Akane [17 Rice]: Beneath the Skin, Charmed Medallion

Azami [15 Rice]: Charmed Medallion

Ito Kaihime [16 Rice]: Uwabami's Tooth

Ito Kenzo [21 Rice]: Kintoki's Salt, Serpent's Blood

Sakura [13 Rice]

Yuui [16 Rice]: Beneath the Skin, Charmed Medallion

Sun Goddess Shrine [2 Rice]

Gav's list:

Temple of Ro-Kan: Initiation

Aiko [10 Rice]

Botan [14 Rice]

Hotaru [12 Rice]: Patient Crane Stance

Kenko [23 Rice]: Paragon, Vial of Raijin's Breath

Koji's Pack [2 Rice]: Monkey A, Monkey B

Mina [13 Rice]

Yuuki [19 Rice]: Name of the Wind

Elemental Harmony [2 Rice]

Moment of Enlightenment [2 Rice]

Gorintō [1 Rice]

Balance [1 Rice]

Rice Bale Barricades [1 Rice]

Jack and Craig are back with double Grand Master Al! We discuss list building, strategies and tactics for tournament games. We also highlight the value of enjoying Bushido at mid-power levels, how this helps explore factions, and find those exciting new builds (and keeps players so interested in the game!) - so I hope there is something for all in this episode. Enjoy!  

Welcome to Bushido Cast! We are joined by lead GCT developer Jason and have a special preview of Inari's Judgement themed box. We discuss the lucky Kitsune tricksters and talk about how we could use the two themes from the new box (Followers of Inari, and infinite monkeys aka Minkan Densho) and what this may mean for Bastions of the Mountain and briefly even Ordered for Battle Temple of Ro Kan list! Better still, our discussion is informed by play testing experience so we hope we do the box 'justice'.

Ps. Please allow for slight differences between our verbal articulation of rules, in cases based on testing profiles, and final cards. Gav's audio starts low for a few seconds, but then is resolved. 

In this episode Craig and Gav catch up to discuss wave 6 and 7; their favorite new profiles and more! With cannons and moon lions now on offer there's plenty to discuss. We hope you enjoy.  

Welcome to another episode of Bushido Cast! In this show Gav, Craig and Darren discuss wave 5; our favorite models and profiles, and the new two player starter set; and how we see it being used. If you want to know what we make of it all do listen. Note we recorded this before the Kinshi Temple and UK GM shows in case you notice the episode sequencing is out! We hope you enjoy.