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2019Michael Boggs, Nate French, Caleb Grace
- Videos
- 821
- Creators
- 92
Mostly playthroughs
1 - 4 players45 - 90 minHeavy weight
Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
2017Brad Andres, Erik Dahlman (I), Nate French, Tyler Parrott
- Videos
- 57
- Creators
- 26
Mainly playthroughs and reviews. Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 16 reviews, 13 how-to-play guides, 18 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 9 other videos.
2 players
45 - 90 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions
From BoardGameGeek
Description from the publisher: Welcome to the realm of Rokugan: a land of samurai and mystics, mad dragons and divine beings - a land where honor is stronger than steel. Here, the clans serve the Emperor and engage in courtly deceptions and power plays, even as they wage war against each other and the evil forces that plague their realm. This is the world of Legend of the Five Rings! Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game is a Living Card Game set in the world of Rokugan, the original setting for the Legend of the Five Rings collectible card game. To play a Living Card Game, players create individual decks of cards from a base game with a fixed set of cards; they can then add supplemental card packs to this game world, with each pack also having a fixed set of cards, in order to vary their game experience. While the connection of Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game to Rokugan and the Colonies - as well as its pervasive themes of honor, nobility, magic, intrigue, duty, and warfare - should carry over from the original L5R CCG, Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game is not compatible with that original game and will feature significant changes in the game mechanisms.
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Which Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game video should I watch?
Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game has 57 videos from 26 creators: 16 reviews, 13 how-to-play guides, 18 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 9 other videos. They date from 2016 to August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How To Play Legend of the Five Rings LCG" by PeachHack, which runs 33 min. For a quicker teach, "Legend of the Five Rings (Fantasy Flight Games) Core Set Unboxing and Overview - Imperial Chronicle" by Imperial Chronicle runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game Review - with Zee Garcia" by The Dice Tower. 11 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Learning L5R | Crane v. Scorpion - Game Three" by Covenant, one of 18 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Marvel Champions: The Card Game, The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game and Arkham Horror: The Card Game, also by Nate French, or Star Wars: Unlimited, also by Tyler Parrott. It appears in convention videos from GAMA Expo 2017 and Gen Con 2017.
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About Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
From BoardGameGeek:
Description from the publisher: Welcome to the realm of Rokugan: a land of samurai and mystics, mad dragons and divine beings - a land where honor is stronger than steel. Here, the clans serve the Emperor and engage in courtly deceptions and power plays, even as they wage war against each other and the evil forces that plague their realm. This is the world of Legend of the Five Rings! Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game is a Living Card Game set in the world of Rokugan, the original setting for the Legend of the Five Rings collectible card game. To play a Living Card Game, players create individual decks of cards from a base game with a fixed set of cards; they can then add supplemental card packs to this game world, with each pack also having a fixed set of cards, in order to vary their game experience. While the connection of Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game to Rokugan and the Colonies - as well as its pervasive themes of honor, nobility, magic, intrigue, duty, and warfare - should carry over from the original L5R CCG, Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game is not compatible with that original game and will feature significant changes in the game mechanisms.
Designers
Brad Andres, Erik Dahlman (I), Nate French, Tyler Parrott
Artists
Brad Andres, Erik Dahlman (I), Nate French
Publisher
Fantasy Flight Games
Mechanics
Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand ManagementHidden Units