Ancient Japan
Creator: starhal || First Published: 11/27/2025 || Players: 12 || Size: 50x50
Categories: Historical/Geographical
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starhal (11/27/2025 07:34pm | Edited: 11/27/2025 07:43pm):

Japan around the year 400 A.D. Some outside factions added for fun
Unlike in case of other maps, I'm not gonna decree settings in map description

Player factions:
Orange Star: Yamato Kingship. A confederation of city-states that would eventually become the empire of Japan.
Significantly stronger than other players both for historical reasons and due to their central position. Around 400 A.D. they
launched an invasion of Silla, which is why they begin with units in Korea.
Blue moon: The kingdom of Silla, one of four Korean kingdoms during the properly named "Three Kingdoms" era of Korean
history, which lasted roughly from I to VII century A.D.
- Green earth: The kingdom of Kaya and southern territories of Goguryeo, two other Korean kingdoms of the "Three
Kingdoms" era. Baekje wasn't added due to map restriction, maybe if I ever make a Korea map they'll be represented.
*Both Korean players are given 5 offmap properties and a comtower, to represent their superior technological advancement
and higher population density compared to Japanese isles.
- Yellow comet, Brown desert and Amber Blaze: Southern, western and eastern Emishi tribes respectively. Little is known of
these cultures, which lived on these lands prior to Japanese conquest in VIII and IX century AD. For a historically accurate
depiction of their culture, watch Princess Mononoke.
- Black Hole and Red Fire: Kingdoms of southern Kyushu that resisted Yamato conquest until after it was reformed into an
Empire.
- Grey Sky, Jade Sun and Acid Rain: Western, southeastern and northern Ainu tribes. Ainu were talented fishers and whale
hunters, which is why they begin with a transport that can be used to either sail across the seas or protect their HQs.
- White Nova: Tungusic tribes, since I decided a possibility of their invasion is a fun scenario. They also control northern
Emishi tribes, as a counterbalance to Amber Blaze having a superior position compared to Brown Desert (Not having to
worry about Yamato at their back).
Raedel (11/27/2025 11:11pm):
Cute but Blue could potentially snipe Green's base turn 1.
Recon+inf, inf caps, build more to block Orange depending on what they did.



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