Strategy board game "Gunshi: The Art of Strategy" available on Amazon.com(U.S). The game is Amazon.co.jp(Japan) #3 best-selling in Chess genre.

"Gunshi: The Art of Strategy" achieved four times its goal Kickstarter in 2020.

The two-player strategy board game "Gunshi: The Art of Strategy (Japanese: 軍師軍略)" had available for $42.00 on Amazon.com (U.S.) from December 1, 2023. This is the first time a stable retail sales channel has been established in the United States.

Amazon's page URL
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL63W49G

Image of product sales page ( Amazon.com )

This game is like chess or shogi, but with many attractive features

The press release context

The game was widely sold overseas through the crowdfunding Kickstarter in 2020, but after that, there was no stable retail sales channel.

The only way for users outside of Japan to obtain the product was by emailing the company directly from official web or BGG.

Although it was difficult to develop overseas sales channels due to the soaring cost and disruption of overseas logistics in the Covid-19 disaster.

In December, the company was able to establish a stable channel to distribute products to Amazon.com (U.S.) and successfully launched sales of the product.

Ranked No. 3 (*1) in the best-selling list on Amazon.co.jp (Japan)

The game has been successful due to strong sales, and is ranked No. 3 on Amazon's best-selling list in Japan.

Amazon's page URL in Japan
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B09XXRWZ11

*1: Toys > Chess category, surveyed on November 30, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestsellers/toys/2189606051/ref=zg_bs_nav_toys_2_2189602051

Product Overview

Product Name : Gunshi: The Art of Strategy English Edition
Genre : Strategy, Tactics, War game
Number of Players : 2 players
Duration : 30 to 60 minutes
Recommended Age : 14 years old and up

Brand : Grandoor Games
Game Design : Satochika DAIMON
Illustration : Cossack
Distributor : BigGate Inc.
Location : 1-5-6 Kitakyuhoji-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka

Product size : 26.92 cm x 19.3 cm x 4.32 cm
Product weight ：730 g
JAN code ：4589446380113

Contents (components)

B4 board: 1 sheet
Soldiers (wooden): 34 pieces
Wooden fence: 8 pieces
Wooden cubes: 2
Basic strategy tiles: 14
Development strategy tiles: 18
Tile chips to determine generals: 24
Summary sheet: 1 sheet
Instructions book: 1 copy

Sales Company Profile

Brand: Grandoor Games
Name of retailer: Grandoor Games
Operator: BigGate Inc.
Location ： 1-5-6 Kitakyuhoji-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Establishment ： May 15, 2015
Business : Planning, development, and sales of analog board games
Capital ： 2 million yen
URL ： https://grandoor-games.com

Contact

Grandoor Games (BigGate Inc.)
E-mail ： info@grandoor-games.com
Twitter： https://twitter.com/grandoor_games