Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game

A deep samurai card duel in Rokugan, where you build a clan deck and fight with intrigue and honor.

Designers: Erik Dahlman (I), Tyler Parrott, Nate French, Brad Andres
Published by: Fantasy Flight Games
Editions by: asmodee, Galápagos Jogos, Galakta, Emperor Penguin Games

Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game is a head-to-head duel set in Rokugan, a land of samurai, mystics and honor stronger than steel. It is a Living Card Game, which means you buy a base set with a fixed card pool and expand it with supplements instead of chasing random booster packs. Before playing, you build your own deck around one of the clans that serve the Emperor, then fight with court intrigue and war against another player. Cards, timing and bluffing all matter, and hidden choices make for tense reads. It is a deep, tactical game for exactly two, built for people who enjoy deckbuilding almost as much as playing.

Rokugan setting with clan decksFixed expansions, no random boostersSecret simultaneous choices

Who it's for

You like deckbuilding and head-to-head duels with depth, and you want a collectible-style game without random packs.

Not for you if…

You want something light or for more than two, or you do not want to buy expansions to keep exploring.

Vibe's take

Tense and cerebral, full of hidden choices and clever reads. Every turn is a negotiation between your plan and what you guess your opponent is hiding.