Disney Lorcana rules have leaked, how does the MTG competitor stack up?

Introduction to the Rules of Disney Lorcana, the new trading card game from Ravensburger, have leaked a little early as part of Game Trade Magazine’s May cover story. Like all issues of GTM #279, Issue #279 is meant to be read only by independent retailers. However, the product snapshot on multiple pages answers some of the most pressing questions regarding the new highly-ancitipated game. Here’s what we know.

“Disney Lorcana is an exciting new collectible trading card game (TCG) featuring glimmers of Disney characters who appear in both familiar and reimagined forms,” reads the beginning of the advertisement. “Developed by Ravensburger, Disney Lorcana is designed to be accessible and welcoming for newcomers to TCGs while still offering strategic depth and challenges for experienced players.”

A Mickey Mouse card from Disney Lorcana. The number 8 is in the top left corner. Next to Mickey’s name, there is a 5 on a circular background and a 5 on a shield-shaped background. A red banner under Mickey’s name says “Dreamborn - Hero.” The main card text reads: “Evasive (Only characters with Evasive can challenge this character.)” There are four diamond shapes in the bottom right of the card. — Monday’s rules leak explains nearly all of the symbology on the *Disney Lorcana Card*This card contains the following information: attack and defense values (both five) as well as the lore value represented by four diamond shapes. We also know that this card can be converted into ink, since it has a circle around its casting cost — which is four ink.

The copy states that players, also known as illumineers are competing to collect 20 lore. Every illumineer starts with seven cards, drawn each from their personal 60-card deck. Beginning with the first round of play, illumineers take cards from their hand to create a pool of ink, the game’s energy resource. As land in The Gathering is MagicInk can then be used to summon animals and cast spells. Each deck can only contain two colors of ink and is available as a preconstructed starter deck.

“All cards have an ink cost,” the ad continues, “that can be paid with the ink in your inkwell. The more cards you have in your inkwell, the more powerful cards you can play and the more you can do.”

Lore — Disney Lorcana’s stand-in for life or hit points — is generated by sending characters on quests. By “exerting” these characters (turning them sideways on the table) players will earn their value in lore, which is represented by small diamond-shaped icons on the bottom half of the card.

Other players will be able to challenge the characters once they have been mastered in this fashion. The characters involved in these challenges both take damage in the exchange, and once a character’s willpower value has been exceeded they are banished — that is, removed from the game.

This may sound like a big leak, but in actuality it’s quite slim. Many of the finer details of gameplay are not mentioned. For instance, it’s unclear how challenging a character impacts their ability to generate lore. It doesn’t mention multiple card types, nor the rules of building decks or how ink is created. Lorcana League will host an in-store series lasting twelve weeks. It also mentions that the launch product line will include card portfolios, playmats, and sleeves.

Get more info on Disney Lorcana here at Polygon in the lead-up to this summer’s big launch at Gen Con.

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