Anything in a Disney animated short or film is fair game, and it will need to be, as Francke says Ravensburger has 10-plus-year road map for Lorcana. The trick was creating a game in which players could interact with as many cards as they desired if someone wants, for instance, a princess-themed deck, Miller wanted Lorcana to accommodate that while creating a cohesive game that still felt family-friendly and readily approachable
One of the most interesting qualities of Lorcanas gameplay, especially in the late-game stages when players have enough ink to play multiple cards per turn, is its free-for-all nature of sequencing game actions
Unlike characters, items (and locations) can be used as soon as they're played
Alongside the full set release, Lorcana will again have accompanying starter decks: a Sapphire/Steel deck featuring characters from Robin Hood and Zootopia, and an Amber/Emerald deck featuring characters from the Lion King and Hercules
Theres as much reliance on the luck of the draw as any TCG - the starter decks I played with didnt have too many abilities allowing players to draw extra cards, though there are definitely cards in The First Chapter with greater card draw effects - and it feels closely balanced to avoid players being steamrolled without good reason
And, oh man , you have never known true fear until you've stared down a player with a full complement of Merlin and Madam Mim's animal forms
