Notes

In the interests of making this simulation (some might even call it a game) as enjoyable as possible, some leniencies were taken regarding historical accuracy. In no particular order, these include:

• Castles were almost never stormed as encouraged in this simulation. The preferred practice was to beseige the castle into submission. There is one interesting story where Toyotomi Hideyoshi diverted the waters of a nearby river in order to flood a castle that he had under seige.
• The "Samurai" unit is actually a misnomer, as all warriors were considered members of the samurai class. One did not have to wield the katana in battle to be considered a samurai.
• The "Ninja" unit, though fun to use, is misplaced. While the ninja did play a large role in military history (via assassinations and such), they would not have been found fighting side by side with samurai.
• There was more than one type of yagura. The type pictured in the game is a sumi-yagura, but most castles employed several different types.
• The different maru of the castle were built on differing elevations, which is not portrayed in the simulation.
• Mounted warriors were commonly seen in battle, but were left out of this simulation for technical reasons (memory constraints, for those interested).

The java source code for this simulation is available upon request from ThinkQuest Team C001119. Be warned, though; it is gangly and uncommented and comes with no technical support!