Kensei/Rules And Tactics/2e

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Tactics for Kensei second edition, released alongside a Kickstarter that added the artillery and Komuso options to the game. Note that due to the second edition rulebook being professionally edited and community reviewed for the English-speaking audience prior to printing, this article will NOT attempt to cover all the rules of Kensei. Instead the following represents a true tactica page in the 1d4chan style.

For those who are unaware, Kensei is a Spanish-made tabletop wargame which thanks to its superior miniatures made by experts in the tabletop miniature sculpting community such as Juan Diaz spread rapidly in popularity throughout Europe and made its way into the collections of fa/tg/uys across the sea as well. The story takes place in a fictional version of Japan where things from throughout real life Japanese history all anachronistically appear at once and sometimes within the same faction and army. Although the game is based heavily on real history and in many ways plays like a historical genre game, there are optional fantastic elements and stereotypes taken from Japanese cinema rather than historical record. To date the game has had two very successful Kickstarters and one Indiegogo campaign to expand their original range.

Kensei plays like most tabletop wargames such as most famously Warhammer Fantasy, although the rules are designed to encourage more complex tactics via more punishing bonuses and debuffs from weapon types, the ability to entire destroy enemies that are surrounded with minimal effort, and a reliance on landscape and terrain.

Edition Changes

The following is the major changes between 1e and 2e that experienced players should factor into retooling their strategies and armies.