The Land of Honor

Clan War is a miniatures battle game in which the daimyo of Rokugan take up swords against their ancient rivals and recent antagonists. The dangers are great, but the prize... The Emerald Throne of Rokugan.

You've been hearing rumblings for a while now so it's time we came clean-Clan War is only a few months away! Clan War is the miniatures game of unit level tactics and high fantasy based on Legend of the Five Rings~ CCG and RPG. It introduces a battle system consistent with the spirit of the CCG and totally compatible with the mechanics of the RPG.

The initial release, in August, and first few months of expansions will detail the six great clans that started it all: Crab, Crane, Dragon, Lion, Phoenix, and Unicorn. Unaligned troops and personalities are also available.

The boxed set will have 58 Metal Figures: Included are a rulebook, a ton of unaligned models, an army list book with the six clans, dice, a quickstart rules summary, a beginning scenario, and a deck of Tactical cards.

The Tactical card deck, similar to the Fate deck in the CCG, allows armies to compensate for weaknesses or to exaggen~te their strengths. The game also has a great magic system designed to make spells useful, even a threat, but not overwhelming or over-balancing.

To the right are the sketches we based some of our figures on. Believe it or not, the miniatures are better_ In the coming months we'll show you the miniatures, but right now we're in the middle of having them sculpted, molded, and cast.

Also available in August will be an Infantry Expansion box with more of the infantry and archers from the boxed set, plus a Cavalry Expansion box with a good-sized unit of cavalry troops. Last but not least, beginning in August, each month will see the release of more Unit Packs (4-pack blisters) and Personality Packs (1 and 2 pack blisters), with an occasional Beast Box (stuff like dragons and oni) thrown in for good measure.

The game will be more affordable than the hobby is used to, have incredible figures, and we will support the game and players like no one has seen in this hobby ever.

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