- BGG rating
- 8.2
三国群英录：出奇制胜 (Legends of the Three Kingdoms: Unconventional Tactics)
- 2–4 players
- 60 min
- 2025
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,957
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Legends of the Three Kingdoms
2023
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- 2–4 players
- 45–60 min
- 9+
- Complexity 2.3/5
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Legends of the Three Kingdoms is a board game released in 2023 for 2–4 players, 45–60 minutes per game, and ages 9 and up. It was designed by 凌宇 (LING Yu) and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Race, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
In 三国群英录 (Legends of the Three Kingdoms), you'll step into the chaotic era of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Four dominant factions - Wei, Shu, Wu, and Independent forces - each led by three valiant generals. Your mission is to select a faction, form your team, devise strategies, conquer territories, recruit soldiers, and compete for victory. Each general possesses distinctive skills that can be utilized by expending morale. With cunning tactics, strategic planning, and unwavering courage, can you elevate your faction, unite the Three Kingdoms, and emerge as the ultimate hero? In the game, there are four factions: Wei, Shu, Wu, and Independent. Each faction can select three generals to form its team and then draw a target card. During each round, players have the option to move, recruit (strengthening their generals), or attack (targeting enemy generals or territories). Each general possesses unique skills that can be activated by expending morale. Additionally, players can employ strategy cards to change the course of the game; each faction features its own special card effects. Gameplay 1. Action Phase Players can perform the following actions in any sequence: General Action: Each general can execute one action. General Skills: Each general can utilize multiple skills. Strategy Card: Players are allowed to play multiple strategy cards. 2. Card Drawing Phase Players draw two strategy cards and may then discard until they have six cards in hand. If the hand contains fewer than six cards after drawing, no discarding is necessary. Alternatively, players can opt to skip the entire card drawing stage, neither drawing nor discarding cards. Victory Condition The game ends when a player's merit reaches the maximum limit, initiating the final settlement phase. Each player's total merit equals the merit displayed in the merit column plus the achievements from the target card. The player with the highest total merit wins.
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- Yaofish Games
Questions and answers
Legends of the Three Kingdoms supports 2–4 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.
The listed playing time for Legends of the Three Kingdoms is 45–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Legends of the Three Kingdoms for ages 9 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Legends of the Three Kingdoms has a complexity rating of 2.3 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Legends of the Three Kingdoms belongs to these categories: Economic, Wargame, and Ancient. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Race, and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Legends of the Three Kingdoms are: 凌宇 (LING Yu). These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Legends of the Three Kingdoms as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.