To all avid card game players, Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) is one of a kind card game that revolves around you and your clan's fate and destiny.
L5R is an addictive card game where you offer your loyalty to your chosen clan to battle against other clan for power, honor and territory.
Created in 1995 by Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), Legend of the Five Rings or often times abbreviated as L5R has a fictional story which revolves around a very detailed land of Rokugan and other lands and nations in the same world. The plot and story of Rokugan is like of that feudal Japan, however their are many variations with the integration of many influences from other East Asian cultures.
The game is played with the use collectible cards which have artist impression, flavor texts and text that delivers instructions about the cards purpose (actions) in the game.
When you start to play, you need to decide in which clan do you belong or which clan do you want to belong. The best part of the game is about clan loyalty. Once you have chosen your clan, you need to stick with it and make strategies according to the clan's abilities, it is likely to be a lifetime commitment (unless you decided to quit). By this idea, game card players find it very economically wise game since when you buy a pack (whether a starter or booster) you only get cards which belongs to your clan (since packs includes random cards) and barter it to other players who have different clan.
Moreover, the thrill and excitement of the game is very satisfying to card game players because you need to build a deck and strategy which must oppose effectively to clans aside from yours. A little mistake in the game process might lead to your total destruction.
