Legend of the 5 Rings - Emperor Edition Release Event

What Happens Here?

Please join us to celebrate the release of Emperor Edition, the new base set for Legend of the Five Rings, from AEG.

We will be running a booster draft tournament with the number of Swiss rounds dependant on participation

What Do I Need to Bring?

Nothing, this is a sealed event.

Is There An Entry Fee?

The entry fee is $16. This will include 3 booster packs

What Are The Prizes?

There will be promotional items provided by AEG and 2 booster packs per person signed up will be added to the prize pool.

What is Emperor Edition?

Emperor Edition is the latest release from AEG for their L5R CCG and the start of the new rotation for the L5R CCG.

What is L5R?

Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) is a fictional setting created by the Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG). The setting primarily involves the fictional country of Rokugan, though some additional areas and cultures have been discussed; and is based roughly on feudal Japan with influences from other East Asian cultures. This setting is the basis for the L5R Collectible Card Game as well as the Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game.

The L5R collectible card game is game for two or more players. Players represent various Clans, Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Mantis, Phoenix, Scorpion, Spider, or Unicorn; and build decks around these clan indintities. The game continues until a player has reached one of several different victory conditions, at which point that player is declared the winner. Victory conditions include winning militarily (destroying all provinces of one's opponent), by honour (reaching a certain number of honour points), dishonour (forcing one's opponent under a certain honour point threshold), through enlightenment (by putting cards called rings into play) or via a couple of special cards which essentially mean "game won". The full current rules of the collectible card game can be found at the Comprehensive Rules Site.

The deep, evolving story of Legend of the Five Rings is one of the features that sets it apart from most game settings. Players of the collectible card game can influence this story as it progresses by participating in sanctioned tournaments. The winners of major tournaments make pivotal decisions that can influence the storyline for years to come, with winners of minor tournaments influencing the storyline in lesser ways. In this way, L5R has broken new ground in player interaction in hobby gaming,where players of both the collectible card game and the role-playing game could affect the storyline of their Clan by earning points in various Spheres of influence. In the game's tournaments players can affect the storyline of the game, their deck construction directly contributing to the lives (or deaths) of the characters involved. This is in turn reflected in future expansions of the game, and the mechanics of the cards therein. L5R has many cards that are directly influenced by players and their actions. These cards often feature an attribution on the vertical right side of the card, which includes the name of the player, the event, and the date involved in the creation of the card or theme behind the card. Having your name on a card is a goal of many players of L5R.