Disney Lorcana First Look

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At Gen Con this year, the biggest hype came from the Ravensburger booth. Each day, massive lines would queue up to get the first crack at buying the pre-release of Disney Lorcana. It’s a collectible card game (CCG) in the same vein as Magic: The Gathering or Pokémon. After some madness the first day (which involved people getting hurt), Gen Con wisely set up a queueing system starting at 6pm the night before (kudos to those dedicated fans that waited in line 14 hours to buy a game). While there was absolutely no way I’d wait in that kind of line, I did still get a chance to check out Lorcana.

On Saturday evening, Ravensburger and Disney held a press launch party at a local bistro. In the spirit of full disclosure, they provided us with a starter deck, 3 booster packs, and a few other branded gifts. They also paid for all the food and drinks (which were Disney-themed) at the event. They had transformed the place into a Lorcana-themed venue and went all out. Wall coverings, tv’s, windows, you name it. It was impressive. Also a shout-out to the servers and staff at Bodhi in Indianapolis, who were truly amazing. They made everyone feel welcome and were definitely the unsung heroes of the night.

Eventually after some small talk, drink, and nibbles, we got down to the fun part. Everyone opened their decks up to check out what they had. Ravensburger even had a quest mini-game where you needed to trade cards with other players to finish your quest (earning you a signed print). I freely traded things with other players, as I had no idea what was what (all appeared to be commons). But that was a fun little interactive game.

Eventually, I was able to try a couple of games of Lorcana. I spent no time deck building, so I simply stuck