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Life & Legend
2016
Rules assistance for Life & Legend
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- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 10+
- Complexity 2.0/5
Rules assistant for Life & Legend
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Life & Legend is a board game released in 2016 for 1–4 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Adam Glass and Jason Leonard and its main mechanics are Set Collection and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
Description from the publisher: Become the legend you are destined to be in the adventure card game of a lifetime. Life & Legend is a deceptively complex game about risk, sacrifice, and the passage of time. You and your opponents explore a vast world seeking to make your wanderers legendary. In the world, they will have trouble, and their success depends on how well you manage their most valuable resource--Life. As the world is experienced, the end draws closer. Decisions become agonizing. Missteps costly. Victories sweeter. Who will have led their wanderer to glory, when the road is at its end? FEATURES Playtime: 30+ minutes (playtime varies with different game modes) 1-4 players, ages 14+, including Solo AI Opponents! Variant game modes for Solitaire play, Co-op, and Competitive Multiplayer! OVERVIEW Using 10 mystical Life Words, create dozens of character backgrounds, and ability combinations. Difficult decisions. Your choices have major impact from the beginning. Take the quick and deadly path, or patiently bide your time. Press your luck, or be the master of your own fate. Twist the World to your will as you discover powerful effect combinations your opponents never considered. Life & Legend will provide hours of fun to any group of bold adventures seeking to become legendary.
Editions
- Life & LegendenLost Age Games2015
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Lost Age Games
Questions and answers
Life & Legend supports 1–4 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 Life & Legend is 30–60 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 Life & Legend for ages 10 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.
Life & Legend has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Life & Legend belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Set Collection 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 Life & Legend are: Adam Glass and Jason Leonard. 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 Life & Legend 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.