Fantasy Flight is keeping the name and the setting, but basically everything else that makes up L5R is up for grabs. In addition the game won't get rebooted until GenCon 2017, which leaves players with nothing new for a year and three quarters.For what it's worth, all the previously released dead CCG's by Fantasy Flight have all kept their core gameplay mechanics. I have faith in FF games :)
Fantasy Flight Games, the publisher who has made fantastic living card games like A Game of Thrones, Android: Netrunner, and and Lord of the Rings LCG
I have faith in FF games :)
And FFG is a good company. I'm sure they'll do well with the game.Always good to hear good things about FF. My time working with them was an amazing experience, and I suspect that they will continue being awesome without me :)
The game has been around since 1995 and is the 3rd longest running CCG (behind Redemption and Magic).Actually, I think that "Vampire: The Eternal Struggle" has been around longer than Redemption, which means we are still the #3 oldest surviving CCG.
That's weird, because Board Game Geek lists it as active. And the wikipedia page on the game indicates that they've released new cards around the beginning of October for the last few years (and including last October).The October 2013 and October 2014 expansion are fan expansions printed as a PDF.
Huh does that game have a active PC (Players Committee)? Seems odd that Board Game Geek would list the game as active...Yeah--it is the Vampire: Elder Kindred Network (no links; google if you want to find them)--they are the ones who put out the last two mini-expansions. It appears to be a very active PC. They sanction events and provide prize support in addition to creating new cards.
Redemption is now the 2nd oldest CCG
still commercially alive!!!
Hmmm, well I think that even if there is an active player group putting out fan expansions and holding tournaments, that still shouldn't count as the same thing as a game that is still being managed by the original company that produced it and is still continuously putting out new content. Therefore...That just means that Cactus is next on the FFG hit list. Don't sell, Rob!!! No matter how many millions they offer you. ;)Redemption is now the 2nd oldest CCG
still commercially alive!!!