Bushido Cast

Hi all! Craig, Gav and GCT's Andy catch up to discuss the latest Bushido errata, faq and releases. There's a lot to cover in this bumper episode; from winner models to a whole new STS theme box and more in between!

There are also a few UK events we'd like to make you aware of, please do join us if you can!

- Daimyo of the South; 28 April 2024

- UK Masters; 16 November 2024

Hi, welcome to another edition of Bushido Cast! Craig is joined by Olof to talk about his amazing time at the German Grand Masters event. To find out more about his winning list, epic battles and great opponents please do listen!

The Hozumi Family theme

Hozumi Daihanji

Kiyozumi Haiboku

Eldest Brother

Shenzhiqi

Shuohuang

Ying-Jian

Baichi

Rice Bale Barricades

Hidden Agenda for 8 rice

Hello, and welcome to another episode of Bushido Cast! In this episode Craig and Gav discuss the recent GM winner's Shiho list using show notes from the GM winner. So join us as we jump into Shiho tactics!

In addition, we talk about Warfare and Gav's Bastions of the Mountain list using the new Kami Kaiyo and Mangetsu. Hear what Gav makes of the event, new Kami and the Bastions list post balance errata.

Enjoy!

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.   

In this episode we talk about the recent UK GM event. Gav asks the questions. Jack shares his Jung 'Shark' list and Craig tells us about his take on Shiho. Is Jack now a pirate? Is Darren real? Is Craig a robot? Listen to find out more, I hope you enjoy! List below: 

Jung Pirates 100 Rice

Theme Cards: Queen of the Waves

Event Cards:

Bounty 2 Rice

Bounty 2 Rice

Kamikaze 1 Rice

Year of the Risen Sun 1 Rice

Profile Cards:

Arata 10 Rice

Crabs of the Eastern Sea 8 Rice, Itsiro Crab Swarm: Knife

Hitokuchi 20 Rice: Vial of Raijin's Breath

Joben 13 Rice: Silver Bullets

Kohanin 18 Rice: Kohanin B. Kohanin A: Hand Cannon

Sho 9 Rice

Ronin Profile Cards: 

Kami of the Morning Dew 16 Rice: Kami of the Morning Dew A, Kami of the Morning Dew B

Shiho Clan 100 Rice

Theme Cards: Guerilla Warfare

Terrain Cards:

Rice Bale Barricades 1 Rice

Profile Cards:

Heimin 8 Rice: Heimin A, Heimin B

Loyal Yarimen 13 Rice, Veteran of Sagoya

Shiho Hiroto 30 Rice: Finesse, Vial of Raijin's Breath

Shiho Keita 14 Rice

Shiho Misaki 12 Rice

Shiho Sayaka 10 Rice

Shiho Wimpie 12 Rice

In this episode we are very fortunate to be joined by Jason Enos to talk through the new and exciting Kinshi Temple aka Void Monks. We hope you enjoy! 

In this episode we look at Axiam, the master ninja, design from the winner of the 2019 Bushido Grand Masters! We take a deep dive with the creator of the profile, going into the detail of what Axiam offers but also how a model is developed in this way. We hope you enjoy!

We get the opportunity to talk with Ben Howard about his victory at Cancon 2022! We go over his Minimoto list and and games at the event.

Warband: Minimoto Clan  

Theme: Finest steel  

Events: Blizzard x1 – 1 

Rice Hasty Bear x1 – 1 

Rice Just a Scratch x2 – 4 Rice  

Minimoto Units: 

Minimoto Yuji [Samurai] – 20 Rice  

Minimoto Niko [Samurai] – 18 Rice UPGRADE - Obstinate Bear – 1 Rice  

Minimoto Reo [Samurai] – 17 Rice UPGRADE - Total Loyalty - 1 Rice  

Hauru [Blacksmith] – 10 Rice  

Tetsu [Bear] - 18 Rice  

Ronin:  Fire Kami - 8 Rice  

Terrain: Rice 

Bale Barricade - 1 Rice

100 Rice

We chat with Jack Parr about his experience using the Shadow Wind Clan (aka Kage Kaze Zoku/Ninjas) at the Grand Masters! We hope you enjoy. 

We are really excited to give our first impressions on Satzuko, the new Rose for the Silvermoon Syndicate. Find out what new tricks she brings to the table!

Find out how Gav and Craig do at the 2022 Bushido Grand Masters!

Gav's list:

++ Risen Sun (Temple of Ro-Kan) [100 Rice] ++

+ Event Cards +

Animal Trap [1 Rice]

Animal Trap [1 Rice]

Rope Trap [1 Rice]

Rope Trap [1 Rice]

+ Profile Cards +

Atsuko [6 Rice]

Fishermen of the Rokan [8 Rice]

. Fisherman A: Healing Balm

Kawa no Rojin [28 Rice]: Kawa no Rojin A, Kawa no Rojin B

Koji's Pack [1 Rice]: Monkey A

Niseru [6 Rice]

Taiki [10 Rice]

+ Theme Cards +

Bastions of the Mountain

+ Ronin Profile Cards +

Ashinaga Tenaga [15 Rice]

Ichiro [10 Rice]

Kappa [12 Rice]

++ Total: [100 Rice] ++

Craig's list:

++ Risen Sun (The Savage Wave) [100 Rice] ++

+ Event Cards +

War Weary [3 Rice]

Year of the Risen Sun [1 Rice]

+ Terrain Cards +

Idol of the Deep [2 Rice]

+ Profile Cards +

Kemono, the Savage [29 Rice]: Spirit of the Consumed

Kokoro, the Harvester [28 Rice]

Tra-Peng [11 Rice]

Ushi, The Sadistic

Wei-Shu [14 Rice]

Zung-Fu [12 Rice]

+ Ronin Theme Cards +

Ordered for Battle

+ Communal +

Bakemono Horde

++ Total: [100 Rice] ++

Created with BattleScribe 

Craig and Gav go through their list and preparation for the 2022 Bushido Grand Masters!

Gav's list:

++ Risen Sun (Temple of Ro-Kan) [100 Rice] ++

+ Event Cards +

Animal Trap [1 Rice]

Animal Trap [1 Rice]

Rope Trap [1 Rice]

Rope Trap [1 Rice]

+ Profile Cards +

Atsuko [6 Rice]

Fishermen of the Rokan [8 Rice]

. Fisherman A: Healing Balm

Kawa no Rojin [28 Rice]: Kawa no Rojin A, Kawa no Rojin B

Koji's Pack [1 Rice]: Monkey A

Niseru [6 Rice]

Taiki [10 Rice]

+ Theme Cards +

Bastions of the Mountain

+ Ronin Profile Cards +

Ashinaga Tenaga [15 Rice]

Ichiro [10 Rice]

Kappa [12 Rice]

++ Total: [100 Rice] ++

Craig's list:

++ Risen Sun (The Savage Wave) [100 Rice] ++

+ Event Cards +

War Weary [3 Rice]

Year of the Risen Sun [1 Rice]

+ Terrain Cards +

Idol of the Deep [2 Rice]

+ Profile Cards +

Kemono, the Savage [29 Rice]: Spirit of the Consumed

Kokoro, the Harvester [28 Rice]

Tra-Peng [11 Rice]

Ushi, The Sadistic

Wei-Shu [14 Rice]

Zung-Fu [12 Rice]

+ Ronin Theme Cards +

Ordered for Battle

+ Communal +

Bakemono Horde

++ Total: [100 Rice] ++

Created with BattleScribe

Another helping of podcast goodness! In this episode we talk over the Stubborn Earth tournament that Craig and Gav went to in November. Hear how the Villagers of Ro-Kan and the mighty Ryujin faired! We hope you enjoy.

It's been a while, but we are back! In this episode we talk over the list that Craig and Gav planned to take to the Stubborn Earth tournament that was held in November (nothing confusing about that!?). We hope you enjoy!

In this episode we have a fun chit-chat about our time playing Bushido! Within this we discuss the model we would like to design for the game, our most epic gaming moments, our favourite model to paint and game with as well as quiz on Bushido Lore (which you are welcome to join in with!). We hope you enjoy!

We have a very special episode, with guest speaker Jason Enos. We review the fantastic new releases for Bushido including the Brotherhood Themed Warband and the winners wave models, including the mighty Ryujin!

In this episode we talk about playing the Silvermoon Syndicate from the perspective of the starter sets and beyond. We go over the main themes in this diverse and tricksy faction. 

We have a very special episode, with guest speaker Andy Palmer. We discuss the Prefecture of Ryu from the starter set and beyond. This should be a great episode for Ryu players, as well as those that want to learn how to fight the prefecture!

In this episode we talk about playing Minimoto Clan and Shiho Clan from the perspective of the starter sets and beyond. We are joined by a special guest Adam, from the Average Gamers Podcast, to guide us through these exciting factions!

In this episode we talk about playing Jung Pirates and Ito Clan from the perspective of the starter sets and beyond.

In this episode we talk about playing the Temple of Ro-Kan and Yurei from the perspective of the starter sets and beyond.

In this episode we talk about the playing Savage Wave and Descension, from the perspective of the starter set and beyond. 

In our new episode we talk about two themed armies with distinctive play styles, the peasants of Ro-Kan and roses of the Silvermoon Syndicate! 

In this episode we talk about our recent gaming on Table Top Simulator. This includes a game using some of the brand new Minimoto profile cards against the new(ish) Yuta!

This is the second part of the factions overview. We give an overview on the play style of Temple of Ro-Kan, Silvermoon, Kage Kaze Zoku (ninjas), Minimoto and Shiho Clan.

In this first part of the faction overviews, we give a brief overview on the play style of Savage Wave, The Descension, Jung Pirates, Cult of Yurei and the Ito Clan.

We go over how we started playing Bushido the game.

This episode provides info on the anatomy of a Bushido profile card.