Diskwars: Legend of the Five Rings
BGG rank
BGG #28,467
BGG rating
5.3

Diskwars: Legend of the Five Rings

2000

Rules assistance for Diskwars: Legend of the Five Rings

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–6 players
  • 45 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.4/5

Rules assistant for Diskwars: Legend of the Five Rings

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Diskwars: Legend of the Five Rings is a board game released in 2000 for 2–6 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Tom Jolly, Christian T. Petersen, and Raymond Lau and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers.

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About the game

Similar to the Diskwars game but with a Legend of the Five Rings flavor. The units on the board are disks which also contain all the information about the unit. Movement is accomplished by flipping the disk over a number of times equal to it's movement. Combat occurs when a disk overlaps an enemy disk. Anyone familiar with Diskwars will feel at home with this game.

Publishers

  • Fantasy Flight Games
  • Alderac Entertainment Group

Questions and answers

Diskwars: Legend of the Five Rings supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.