TA-KE

About this board game

TA-KE is a two-player strategy game set in Japan during the late Middle Ages, with games lasting about 30 minutes. Taking the role of shoguns, players compete to consolidate their power and expand their influence across the empire.

The path to victory leads through the emperor’s court. Players select people to appoint there, weighing each choice carefully. A person’s skills may be especially useful at one moment, so recognizing the right opportunity is central to making effective decisions.

TA-KE rewards clever tactics and thoughtful planning. You must look beyond your immediate choice, consider how the situation may develop, and keep a close eye on your opponent’s intentions. Every decision contributes to your broader effort to establish a stronger position at court.

• Players: 2
• Play time: approximately 30 minutes
• Setting: Japan in the late Middle Ages
• Focus: court appointments, tactical choices, planning, and watching your opponent

To assert your position, you need more than power alone. Select the right people, make their skills work for your plans, and adapt your approach as your rival pursues their own ambitions. The player who uses these choices most effectively can rise above the competition and win the game.

Released in 2017, TA-KE offers a focused contest for two shoguns. Its combination of tactical play, forward planning, and close attention to an opponent makes every court decision matter.