L5R Floor Rules

A new set of Floor Rules has been posted on the main site. You can find them here. These rules are effective as of March 1st 2008.

Kotei Cruise

Details are sketchy at best but this much is known. The Lion drew first blood this season by winning on the cruise. I guess Otemi and his naval trait does come in handy ;). The winner choose to take Kudo as his story pick. More details later.

Samurai Edition: Banzai Cont.

AEG has now put up an FAQ answering some of the anticipated questions about the Samurai Edition Banzai set. Included in the FAQ is a list of rares they'll be reprinting. You can find the FAQ here. The FAQ will be updated as needed.

Samurai Edition: Banzai announced

AEG has announced a new release of Samurai Edition, to be titled Samurai Edition: Banzai.

Unlike prior re-release of base sets, this one will include additional cards. These cards, selected rares from Khan's Defiance, the Truest Test, Stronger than Steel and Honor's Veil (including Doomed Intentions and Famous Bazaar) will be available as a separate rares.

Each booster pack will thus contain 2 rares (and one less common), one from the Samurai base set, and one from these selected KD, TTT, STS and HV rares ; starters will similarly contain two Samurai and two expansion rares.

Samurai Edition: Banzai is set to release in April.

More details on the L5R product page http://www.l5r.com/products/

Race Deadlines

We have some deadlines coming up in the following weeks. As a reminder the following Race for the Throne contest will end on the 28th of February.

Design An School RPG Contest
Treatise on Politics
Motivational Poster Contest

2008 Kotei Season

The 2008 Kotei season is offical under way. The cruise left this weekend and it's Kotei event will happen Monday. More news on that when more is known. After that the first weekend of events will occur in March.

March 1st
Dublin Ireland
Toulouse France
Madrid Spain
Green Bay, WI
Dublin, CA

Gen Con News

While this isn't related directly to L5R, since Gen Con will go on this year as planned it is news worthy in my opinion to those who play L5R.

Gen Con Files for Chapter 11

SEATTLE (February 15, 2008) Gen Con LLC announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the State of Washington. This action became necessary as a result of significant unforeseen expenses associated with attempts to expand its core business to encompass externally licensed events. Gen Con’s flagship show, Gen Con Indy, remains a vibrant, profitable event. Gen Con Indy will take place as scheduled August 14–17, 2008, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The protections afforded by Chapter 11 will allow Gen Con to further its efforts to address its liquidity needs, preserve value for its creditors and explore strategic alternatives for the business. “Because the fundamentals of our business are strong; and because our debt problems are challenges mostly linked to one-time events, we feel confident that the profile of our company will benefit under Chapter 11 and come out strong in the end,” said Peter D. Adkison, CEO of Gen Con.

Chapter 11 refers to the section of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that provides for court-supervised restructuring of companies as they continue to operate normally. This proceeding is intended to help companies to become stronger financially.

Gen Con LLC will continue to operate without interruption during this process and looks forward to an expeditious resolution to the short-term challenges and the ability to focus entirely on producing Gen Con Indy, The Best Four Days in Gaming. International Gen Con events are unaffected by this situation and will continue to operate as scheduled.

About Gen Con

Gen Con, LLC produces the largest consumer fantasy, sci-fi and adventure game convention in North America. Itts operations include Gen Con Indy and licensees for European and Asia Pacific Gen Con shows. It was acquired in 2002 by former CEO and founder of Wizards of the Coast Peter Adkison, who solely owns the company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Gen Con is a consumer and trade experience dedicated to gaming culture and community. For more information visit the website at www.gencon.com.