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I was still recovering from watching the end of the amazing season 2 of Arcane when a massive news hit me: Riot games, the software house behind League of Legends, will be soon releasing a Trading Card Game based on their hit video game. These are amazing news for both those just interested in Trading card games and for those that fell in love with the lore behind League of Legends by playing it or by watching Arcane.
To understand why this announcement is very interesting let's start from the basics: what is League of Legends? In a nutshell, League of Legends (or LoL) is a team-based strategy game where up to five champions team up in order to destroy the opponent's base. Released in 2009 by Riot Games, this online game has grown constantly to become one of the greatest video games ever made leading to a brand that now includes music, comic books, short stories, and an animated series. Its success has also spawned several other spin-off video games more are currently under development to be released in the upcoming years.
Now, it seems the team of Riot developers decided to also move away from creating only video games by releasing a physical Trading Card Game called “Project K”. This should not be confused with “Legends of Runeterra”, the free-to-play strategy card game set in Runeterra, the world of League of Legends although both games are based on the same IP. With respect to the video game and to many other TCGs, Project K is interesting designed to be mainly played in teams. Although players can still use do a classic 1v1 match, the game seems to be have been designed to be closer to the original League of Legend team gameplay. In this case, the preferred format should be 2v2 and this opens up a lot of possibilities for team and social gameplay.
At the time of writing, we only know a few details about the new game. Like other TCGs, Project K features a resource system, although in this specific case is based on Runes. Every turn, players will receive two Runes that can be spent to summon new units and to cast spells. The type of units to summon and the spell to cast are linked directly to the champion chosen for the player deck. In fact, each deck has to be built around a specific champion, and it seems the developer team is working hard to ensure each champion will have a unique way of playing and will feel thematically aligned with its counterpart from the League. Considering there are 140 Champions available in LoL at the moment, the possibilities in terms of gameplay are huge!
Unfortunately, Project K is set for release in China first in early 2025. Europe and the rest of the world will need to wait longer to see the game on their shelves although it seems it will be possible to purchase some limited version of the base games at upcoming League events. In the meantime, you can you take a look at the cards and learn more about the game by watching the announcement video at this link.