Month: March 2018

Starting the Legend of the Five Rings LCG

Starting the Legend of the Five Rings LCG

Although for many of us the L5R LCG is still new and shiny, getting into the game has already become quite challenging. The core set released in October of 2017, nearly half a year ago, but the accelerated release cycle means we already saw a full cycle and are now eagerly await the first clan pack. To be fully competitive, a player needs to pick up 3 core sets, all 6 packs from the Imperial cycle, and soon the Phoenix clan pack. That is an impressive amount to spent to just try out a game. Especially if you find out you don’t enjoy the game after spending all of that. The goal of this article is to propose a tiered entry point into the game. A slower pace rather than diving headlong in, allowing new players to enjoy the game without being overwhelmed by it.

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Meta Check – Paris Win Rates

Meta Check – Paris Win Rates

The Paris Grand Kotei was the final tournament before the release of the upcoming Phoenix clan pack. At PAX South, the new Scorpion Dynasty-Go deck was unveiled. At Cork, despite meta cards added, players just weren’t ready for it. Paris, then, was the first real chance for the clans to challenge this powerful Scorpion deck. In the end, the Scorpion played by Jakub Irzyk remained victorious and undefeated, but is there more to the story? We look at the numbers and have some comments by Jakub himself.

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