"Board & card game for 2 players. Based on the Legend of the Five Rings Games. Each figure represents a Hero or a company or unit of men. Victory: You win if you kill your opponents Warlord." The game is played on a chessboard or any other 8x8 grid. Miniatures or counters are used to represent the units. Each player has sixteen units: four Infantry, four Cavalry, four Archers, one Champion, one Shugenja, one Clan specific unit, and a Warlord. The game describes eight Clans the players can choose from. Each Clan has a unique special unit and rules for how the clan can use Power Cards. A custom deck of cards is central to the play of the game. The players draw a hand of cards from a common deck. Card play determines when units may move, attack, or defend.