Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo

Invented proper names are fine and all, but come on, give me a context. Is Gunsen a person, place or thing? Is it an event, a state of mind, a code, a vibe? I am meant to believe that Toshi Ranbo is the big fortress in the middle, definitely unlike a factory or Mecatol Rex, but is a Toshi Ranbo truly the best of all Ranbos? I don't know. I asked Louie, and he seemed about to get to the answer, but I kind of lost the plot when he started showing me one of his framed Legend of the Five Rings card sets. I say one of, for there were several.

Games Played Last Week:

01:26 -Ceres (Gustaf Sundström, Artipia Games, 2023)

06:49 -Sidereal Confluence (TauCeti Deichmann, Wizkids, 2017)

14:07 -Deckers (Richard Wilkins, Deep Print Games, 2025)

19:03 -Eternal Decks (Hiroken, tricktakers Games, 2025)

26:03 -Star Wars: Imperial Assault (Justin Kemppainen, Corey Konieczka, and Jonathan Ying, Fantasy Flight, 2014)

28:03 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)

34:33 -Mountain Goats: Legacy (Alex Cutler, Michael Mihaelsick, & Stefan Risthaus, Allplay, 2026)

38:45 -Cthulhu: Dark Providence (Travis R. Chance & Martin Wallace, CMON, 2025)

49:00 -Rheinländer (Reiner Knizia, 25th Century Games, 2026)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

56:11 Battlestar Galactica reprint by Ghost Galaxy

57:21 Tag Team: SNK Legends Iori Yagami bonus characer pre-order bonus from Scorpion Masqué

58:34 A Billion Suns 2nd Edition from Mike Hutchinson

59:59 Feature Game: Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo (Matthew O'Malley & Ben Rosset, Office Dog, 2026)

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