Hatamoto is a simple ruleset that aims to reproduce and play great medieval and Renaissance battles in the Far East involving two or more players, within a reasonable time. The philosophy of the game is to make players use the various types of troops according to their actual use on the battlefield, without overloading the game with myriads of different factors for weapons and armor. This volume includes the basic and optional rules for playing and the Army Lists to recreate the Japanese armies of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance. —description from the publisher (translated)