河井継之助 最後の賭け (Tsuginosuke Kawai's Last Gamble) (2005)

Original game published in Command Magazine Japan #61 in 2005, as a companion to Hougoumont: Rock of Waterloo. Designed as a mini-game, it details the Battle of Hokuetsu in 1867 (Bakumatsu era) between the shogunate forces and the imperial forces in Niigata prefecture. The game uses point to point map and chit activation mechanics. This is the fourth game of 60 series, which can be played with only 60 counters and in 60 minutes. The victory is determined by victory points, which are gained by important locations control. The Aizu alliance wins if it scores 1 VP; the Meiji government army wins if it earns 5 VP. All other results are a draw. Contents: 1 map 60 counters 4 pages rulebook 河井継之助 (Tsuginosuke Kawai) was a Samurai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawai_Tsugunosuke最後の賭け: last gamble