Dee Yun: (contact-deleteme[at]-deleteme-direman [dot] com) 2017-10-16 15:57:11

Legend of the Five Rings

The newly relaunched L5R LCG is pretty solid. It's a mite more fiddly than necessary, and the rules reference materials are poorly organized, but that's par for the course for the typical Fantasy Flight game. However, FFG does excel at core game design, and L5R is no exception.

I was a fan of Old5R, and this reboot is steeped in the rich Game of Thrones-esque lore of the original. All of the fluff and cool factor remain intact, with minor adjustments to the mechanics.

Having played in one tournament, I realize that card games no longer do it for me, but for anyone whose pleasure center is triggered by nervously shuffling your hand while hoping your opponent doesn't counter the insane combo you're waiting to unleash, you should check out L5R.

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