# Legend of the Five Rings

Legend of the Five Rings is a board game for 2–8 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 2.4 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–8 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1995
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Fighting, Card Game, Collectible Components, Medieval
- **Mechanics:** Open Drafting, Set Collection, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 2.4 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 5 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 246
- **Unique players:** 3

**Designers:** John Zinser, Jeff Alexander, Bryan Reese, David Seay, Mark Wootton, Brent Keith, Dave Williams (II)

**Artists:** Ed Cox, Mark Poole, Michael Phillippi, Jason Engle, Janine Johnston, Patrick McEvoy, Miguel Coimbra, Angga Satriohadi, Ron Spencer, Jose Cua, Joe Wilson, Bonnie Hill, Dave Kendall, Sławomir Maniak, Edwin David, Mark Tedin, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Randy Gallegos, Bob E. Hobbs, Pete Garcia, Troy Graham, Mike Capprotti, Jeff Himmelman, David Bollt, Rob Alexander, Malcolm McClinton, Andrew Hepworth, Paul Herbert, Britt Martin, Corene Werhane, Alberto Tavira, Steve Ellis (I), Ancor Hernandez, Llyn Hunter, Brian Snoddy, Kevin Wasden, Doug Shuler, Drew Baker, Bob Stevlic, Glen Osterberger, Thomas Biondiolillo, Edward Fetterman, Nate Barnes, April Lee, Eric Polak, Sandra Garavito, Lissanne Lake, Matt Wilson (I), K. C. Lancaster, Michael Komarck, Jim Pavelec, Shane Coppage, Noah Bradley, Ben Peck, Heather Bruton, Peter Mohrbacher, Brad Williams, Cristina McAllister, Daniel Gelon, Ozan Art, Carl Frank, Eric Lofgren, Thomas Manning, James Hall, Robin Wood, Kari Christensen, Mario Wibisono, Theodor Black, Kevin Daily, Charles Urbach, Brandon Leach, John Moriarty, Franz Vohwinkel, Chris Arneson, Jonathan Moore, John Donahue, Ted Galaday, Cline Seigenthaler, Steve Argyle, Michael Lavoie (I), Doug Kovacs, Max Degen, Luke Stelmaszek, Adam Denton, Adam Bray, Erich Schreiner, Stacy Drum, Matthew S. Armstrong, David Trowbridge, Tony Moseley, Jarreau Wimberly, Michael Williams, Matt Busch, Christina Wald, Mark Hyzer, Audrey Corman, Diana Vick, Randy Liu, Randy Elliott, David Horne, Leonardo Borazio, Monte Moore, Chris Pritchard, Ken Meyer, Jr., Michael Kaluta, Joachim Gmoser, Anthony Grabski, McLean Kendree, Chris Seaman, Stacy Fitz, Manuel Calderon, Quinton Hoover, Anson Maddocks, Julie Baroh, Susan Van Camp, Aaron Acevedo, Ellym Sirac, Heather Kreiter, Chuck Lukacs, Michael Apice, Alayna Lemmer-Danner, Bryon Wackwitz, David Fooden, Liz Danforth, Kevin Ward, Mike Raabe, Nicola Leonard, Robin Wouters, William O'Connor, Eric David Anderson, Raymond Gaustadnes, Jason Juta, Jaime Jones, Lisa M. Hunt, Jeff Reitz, Brent Chumley, Jesus Barony, Craig Maher, Margaret Organ-Kean, Gonzalo Ordoñez, Bradley McDevitt, Monika Livingstone, Beth Trott, Jeff Menges, Veronica Jones

## Expansions

- [Legend of the Five Rings: The Battle of Beiden Pass – Basic Training for the Armies of Rokugan](https://www.ludoya.com/games/legend-of-the-five-rings-the-battle-of-beiden-pass-basic-training-for-the)
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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/legend-of-the-five-rings)
- [Legend of the Five Rings in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/legend-of-the-five-rings)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1887)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._