Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game
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| The Card Game | |
|---|---|
| Designers | Brad Andres, Erik Dahlman, and Nate French |
| Publishers | Fantasy Flight Games |
| Publication | 2017 |
| Players | 2 |
| Setup time | < 5 minutes |
| Playing time | 45-90 minutes |
| Chance | Some |
| Skills | Card playing, Logic, Bluffing, Strategy |
Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game[1] is a Living Card Game (LCG) produced by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG). It is a two-player game set in the world of Rokugan. During the game, players take on the leadership of one of the Great Clans which define Rokugani society, and they are cast into conflict against another clan. The conflicts will decide the future of Rokugan.[2] The game is an iteration of the Legend of the Five Rings collectible card game, produced by Alderac Entertainment Group in 1995. On 17 February 2021, FFG announced the completion of the game, Under Fu Leng’s Shadow being the last pack, released in June 2021.
Released Card Sets
Core Set
The Core set was shown to the public during Gen Con Indy in August 2017, and was released October 5, 2017. In order to obtain a full playset for deck building, three copies of the Core Set must be purchased.
Box Contents
- 7 Stronghold Cards
- 117 Dynasty Cards
- 98 Conflict Cards
- 17 Province Cards
- 20 Status Tokens (double-sided)
- 40 Fate Tokens
- 50 Honor Tokens
- 5 Ring Tokens (double-sided)
- 1 First Player Token
- 2 Honor Dials
- 1 Imperial Favor Card (double-sided)
- 5 Role Cards (double-sided)
- 2 Reference Cards (double-sided)
Premium Expansions
The first two Premium Expansions contain 234 new cards each, covering every clan and dedicated theme. The third and last one contains 271 new cards, almost half of them being dedicated to the Shadowlands faction.
Children of the Empire Premium Expansion offered plenty of support for dueling.
Clan War Premium Expansion introduced an Enlightenment format to the game, where three or more players race to claim all five elemental rings on their provinces.
Under Fu Leng's Shadow Premium Expansion introduces two new game variants: cooperative and challenge. On cooperative variant, a player can either play solo or team up with friends to take on a mighty Shadowlands warlord. On challenge variant, one of the players will lead the forces of the Shadowlands into battle against two to four other players.
| Expansion Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Children of the Empire | 14 February 2019 |
| Clan War | 7 February 2020 |
| Under Fu Leng's Shadow | 18 June 2021 |
Clan Packs
Each Clan Pack contains 78 cards (3 copies each of 25 new cards and 1 copy each of 3 additional new cards) designed to augment deck building options for one specific clan.
| Expansion Name | Clan | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Disciples of the Void | Phoenix | 5 April 2018 |
| Underhand of the Emperor | Scorpion | 11 October 2018 |
| Warriors of the Wind | Unicorn | 11 April 2019 |
| Masters of the Court | Crane | 25 April 2019 |
| The Emperor's Legion | Lion | 1 November 2019 |
| Defenders of Rokugan | Crab | 8 November 2019 |
| Seekers of Wisdom | Dragon | 6 December 2019 |
Dynasty Packs
Each Dynasty Pack typically contains 60 cards and has a complete playset of new cards (i.e. 3 copies each of 20 new cards). Dynasty packs are generally part of a six-pack "cycle" that follows a particular storyline and theme. A new pack is usually released monthly during the cycle. There was an exception with the initial Imperial cycle, where they released a new pack weekly in order to quickly increase the card pool and improve deck building variety.
Imperial Cycle
| Expansion Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Tears of Amaterasu | 9 November 2017 |
| For Honor and Glory | 16 November 2017 |
| Into the Forbidden City | 23 November 2017 |
| The Chrysanthemum Throne | 30 November 2017 |
| Fate Has No Secrets | 7 December 2017 |
| Meditations on the Ephemeral | 14 December 2017 |
Elemental Cycle
| Expansion Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Breath of the Kami | 28 June 2018 |
| Tainted Lands | 5 July 2018 |
| The Fires Within | 12 July 2018 |
| The Ebb and Flow | 19 July 2018 |
| All and Nothing | 26 July 2018 |
| Elements Unbound | 2 August 2018 |
Inheritance Cycle
This cycle introduced the Disguised keyword.
| Expansion Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| For the Empire | 20 June 2019 |
| Bonds of Blood | 19 July 2019 |
| Justice for Satsume | 23 August 2019[3] |
| The Children of Heaven | 20 September 2019 |
| A Champion's Foresight | 25 October 2019 |
| Shoju's Duty | 29 November 2019 |
Dominion Cycle
This cycle introduced the Eminent and Rally keywords.
| Expansion Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Rokugan at War | 6 March 2020 |
| Spreading Shadows | 5 June 2020 |
| In Pursuit of Truth | 3 July 2020 |
| Campaigns of Conquest | 7 August 2020 |
| As Honor Demands | 4 September 2020 |
| Atonement | 2 October 2020 |
Temptations Cycle
This cycle introduced the Dire keyword.
| Expansion Name | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Twisted Loyalties | 6 November 2020 |
| Honor in Flames | 4 December 2020 |
| A Crimson Offering | 22 January 2021 |
| The Temptation of the Scorpion | 19 February 2021 |
| Coils of Power | 4 June 2021 |
| Peace at Any Cost | 21 May 2021 |
Expansion Sets Ordered Chronologically
| Expansion Name | Set | Number of Cards | MSRP Price | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Set | Core | 239 (223 unique) | $39.95 | 5 October 2017 |
| Tears of Amaterasu | Imperial | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 9 November 2017 |
| For Honor and Glory | Imperial | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 16 November 2017 |
| Into the Forbidden City | Imperial | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 23 November 2017 |
| The Chrysanthemum Throne | Imperial | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 30 November 2017 |
| Fate Has No Secrets | Imperial | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 7 December 2017 |
| Meditations on the Ephemeral | Imperial | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 14 December 2017 |
| Disciples of the Void | Clan | 78 (28 unique) | $19.95 | 5 April 2018 |
| Breath of the Kami | Elemental | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 28 June 2018 |
| Tainted Lands | Elemental | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 5 July 2018 |
| The Fires Within | Elemental | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 12 July 2018 |
| The Ebb and Flow | Elemental | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 19 July 2018 |
| All and Nothing | Elemental | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 26 July 2018 |
| Elements Unbound | Elemental | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 2 August 2018 |
| Underhand of the Emperor | Clan | 78 (28 unique) | $19.95 | 11 October 2018 |
| Children of the Empire | Premium | 234 (82 unique) | $39.95 | 14 February 2019 |
| Warriors of the Wind | Clan | 78 (28 unique) | $19.95 | 11 April 2019 |
| Masters of the Court | Clan | 78 (28 unique) | $19.95 | 25 April 2019 |
| For the Empire | Inheritance | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 20 June 2019 |
| Bonds of Blood | Inheritance | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 19 July 2019 |
| Justice for Satsume | Inheritance | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 23 August 2019 |
| The Children of Heaven | Inheritance | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 20 September 2019 |
| A Champion's Foresight | Inheritance | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 25 October 2019 |
| The Emperor's Legion | Clan | 78 (28 unique) | $19.95 | 1 November 2019 |
| Defenders of Rokugan | Clan | 78 (32 unique) | $19.95 | 8 November 2019 |
| Shoju's Duty | Inheritance | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 29 November 2019 |
| Seeker of Wisdom | Clan | 78 (28 unique) | $19.95 | 6 December 2019 |
| Clan War | Premium | 231 (94 unique) | $39.95 | 7 February 2020 |
| Rokugan at War | Dominion | 60 (24 unique) | $14.95 | 6 March 2020 |
| Spreading Shadows | Dominion | 60 (24 unique) | $14.95 | 5 June 2020 |
| In Pursuit of Truth | Dominion | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 3 July 2020 |
| Campaigns of Conquest | Dominion | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 7 August 2020 |
| As Honor Demands | Dominion | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 4 September 2020 |
| Atonement | Dominion | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 2 October 2020 |
| Twisted Loyalties | Temptations | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 6 November 2020 |
| Honor in Flames | Temptations | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 4 December 2020 |
| A Crimson Offering | Temptations | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 22 January 2021 |
| The Temptation of the Scorpion | Temptations | 60 (20 unique) | $14.95 | 19 February 2021 |
| Peace at Any Cost | Temptations | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 21 May 2021 |
| Coils of Power | Temptations | 60 (22 unique) | $14.95 | 4 June 2021 |
| Under Fu Leng's Shadow | Premium | 271 (? unique) | $39.95 | 18 June 2021 |
References
- ^ "Legend of the Five Rings LCG". www.fantasyflightgames.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game". FantasyFlightGames.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Available Now – 23 August|https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/8/23/available-now-august-23/