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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · 11d

I’ll be there!

Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · 16d

Holy shit some of my favorite people

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Good Time Society @goodtimesociety.com · 25d

Join @thebeccascott.bsky.social, @bmkibler.bsky.social,
@goberthicks.bsky.social & @theasianavenger.bsky.social playing the League of Legends TCG: Riftbound!

youtu.be/g1Ijg7QxXmg?...

Riftbound Proving Grounds Early Access! | League of Legends TCG Gameplay

YouTube video by Good Time Society

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 16

We'll be adding an appendix soon to our recent Core Rules FAQ to help explain with more examples. We appreciate all of the feedback and questions so far, and we're excited to see the decks y'all make with sweet combos! (8/8)

Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 16

"But Dave," you ask. "What about Leona, Zealot?" Great question, friend. Leona applies -8 to stunned enemies at her battlefield, and that will apply last, which means pretty much all of these shenanigans will end up at min 1 (unless you somehow had a 10+ Might Poro). (7/8)

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 16

A Stalwart Poro (2 Might) that moves to Trifarian War Camp (+1 Might while here) becomes a 3. If Stupefy (-1, min 1) is applied to it, it'll end up as a 2. If you move it away from the War Camp, the +1 will stop applying, and now it's a 1 from the snapshotted Stupefy. (6/8)

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 16

When the combat ends, the Shield will wear off, and now it'll be 2 Might (2 Might, +2 Stand United, -2 Smoke Screen). If we hadn't played the Stand United, it would be a 0 but that's ok - it'll stay alive until it takes damage. (5/8)

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 16

If you play Stand United (+2, buff with an additional +1) on the Stalwart Poro in that combat, the Smoke Screen's -2 doesn't change - and we get a 2 Might, +1 Shield, +2 Stand United, -2 Smoke Screen = 3 Might. (4/8)

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 16

A defending Stalwart Poro (2 Might w/ +1 from Shield) that has a Smoke Screen applied to it (-4, min 1) will end up as a 1. That's bc first it gets +1 from Shield, then Smoke Screen gives -2 to get us to min 1. (3/8)

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 16

One time effects that decrease Might to min 1 will snapshot the decrease at the time of application. So spells like Stupefy and Smoke Screen will look at the current Might of the unit, after all changes are applied, and then apply -Might until it gets to 1. Ok, how about some examples? (2/8)

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 16

Hey all! Tons of great questions/feedback about the rules around +/- Might in Riftbound... esp re: weird states around the combo of multiple effects. Updates to our Core Rules will come later; for now, here are answers. TL;DR - First apply increases, then apply decreases. (1/8)

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 14

Yes! We call our version Watcher and we are working on it now, should be up in the near- to mid-future

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 13

Gotcha - yes we have these for stores, and once the game is out-out we have a product for sale (Proving Grounds, 4 starter decks designed to played against each other) that is definitely good for teaching friends/family

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 13

When you say “demo” what do you mean? (We do demos at events, like we just did at GenCon, and we’re shipping demo kits to LGSs this month)

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 13

Localization into Chinese is underway, but we wanted to get players clarifications on their most highly asked questions as soon as possible, esp ahead of upcoming tournaments. You can find it here: riftbound.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/r...

Core Rules - Official Gameplay Guide | Riftbound

Get the full breakdown of Riftbound's Core Rules: the foundation for casual and competitive play. Explore the official gameplay guide and rulebook here.

riftbound.leagueoflegends.com

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hey friends - we've put together a Core Rules FAQ that hopefully answers both commonly asked questions about game and also addresses many of the more intricate/complex situations folks have been confused by or asked about. @riftbound.riotgames.com

Core Rules - Official Gameplay Guide | Riftbound

Get the full breakdown of Riftbound's Core Rules: the foundation for casual and competitive play. Explore the official gameplay guide and rulebook here.

riftbound.leagueoflegends.com

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Aug 4

Hey all! Today preorders for Riftbound product go up on our website, and I wanted to make sure folks had the Proving Grounds decklists before you decided to order (if that mattered to you). We'll get these up on our How to Play article soon!

Annie's page from the Proving Grounds instruction book, which includes the decklist (I don't have time to provide here, but it will be available soon in How to Play article and probably right now on Discord)

Garen's page from the Proving Grounds instruction book, which includes the decklist (I don't have time to provide here, but it will be available soon in How to Play article and probably right now on Discord)

Lux's page from the Proving Grounds instruction book, which includes the decklist (I don't have time to provide here, but it will be available soon in How to Play article and probably right now on Discord)

Master Yi's page from the Proving Grounds instruction book, which includes the decklist (I don't have time to provide here, but it will be available soon in How to Play article and probably right now on Discord)

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I Am Walrus @riotiamwalrus.bsky.social · Jul 19

All the Riftbound Origins cards have been revealed! riftbound.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/tcg-ca...

Reply with a card name and I'll tell you if we have any fun stories from development. I love all the cards in this set and can't wait to see what y'all do with them!

Riftbound | League of Legends Trading Card Game

Riftbound is a new collectable trading card game featuring a vast array of characters and locales from League of Legends. Learn more here!

riftbound.leagueoflegends.com

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Riftbound @riftbound.riotgames.com · Jul 12

From the Riftbound team at #MSI2025 ❤️

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Jul 3

holy shit y'all were right KPop Demon Hunters was incredible

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Dave Guskin @davetron.bsky.social · Jun 18

My friends Dan and Julia made what looks like a very sweet board game about dogs and the horrible sins (and wonderful deeds) they do - check it out!!

Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · Jun 17

We are LAUNCHED! You can now back WHO'S A GOOD BOY? THE GAME WHERE DOGS CAN SIN over on Kickstarter! We've barely been launched 20 minutes and we're already closing in on 10%!

Pledge over the next 48 hours and you can get yours for just $22!

Campaign Here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/its...

Who's A Good Boy: The Game Where Dogs Can Sin

A new card game for 3-5 players. Do sins and good deeds, earn traits, and race your friends to answer the question: "Who's A Good Boy?"

www.kickstarter.com

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Brian Kibler @bmkibler.bsky.social · Jun 16

Today I get to share with you all these #riftboundreveals! As many of you know, I've been fortunate enough to consult on the game since very early on, so I've seen a bunch of iterations of a lot of cards. Let me just say that "Blizzard your team" Anivia is a lot more fun than "Never dies" Anivia was

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Zara "Gearhook" Berry @gearhook.goblin.horse · Jun 16

Things are now crystal clear. Whether you need a little bit of filtering or a backline advantage engine, Gemcraft Seer has you covered!

A Riftbound card named Gemcraft Seer. It is a Calm Card that costs 3 energy and 1 power. It has 3 Might. It is a Mount Targon Unit. It has Vision, and gives your Other friendly units Vision. Vision is a keyword that says "When you play me, look at the top card of your main deck. You may recycle it". The flavor text reads: The light changes with every reflection.

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Zara "Gearhook" Berry @gearhook.goblin.horse · Jun 13

Early in working on Stun as a mechanic for Riftbound we found it to be really interesting as a combat trick. It was a lot like a localized "Fog" effect- it could stop an Enemy Unit from dealing Damage, really tilting complex fights in your favor.

A Riftbound card named Eclipse Herald. It is a Calm Unit that Costs 7 Energy and 1 Power. It is a Mount Targon and Bird Typed unit. It has the ability "When you stun a Unit, ready me and give me +1 Might this turn". The flavor text is "An Omen as terrifying as that which follows".

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Kelly Digges @kellydigges.bsky.social · Jun 13

My second and final Riftbound preview card is Eager Apprentice!

This card's flavor text is a perfect encapsulation of me trying to pilot my Kai'Sa spells deck. Also, this card is quite good in a Kai'Sa spells deck!

(Maybe it's a coincidence... maybe it's narrative design)

Image of the Riftbound card Eager Apprentice. It is a 3-cost 3-Might unit in the blue Mind domain.

Its rules text reads "While I'm at a battlefield, the Energy costs for spells you play is reduced by 1 Energy, to a minimum of 1."

Its flavor text reads, "As long as these thirty-seven things go right, it'll work every time!"

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