Force of Will

Force of Will CCG
Card back to the Force of Will CCG
Publisher(s) Force of Will Co., Ltd.
Players 2 or more
Setup time < 5 minutes
Playing time < 60 minutes

Force of Will is a trading card game by Force of Will Co., Ltd. It was first released in Japan in December 2012 and later released to English speaking countries in 2013.[1] The game is similar to Magic: the Gathering.[2] The game has a tournament circuit.[3]

Game overview

Player are in control of a main deck of 40-60 cards composed of resonators ("creatures"), chants ("spells"), additions and regalia. They win the game by either reducing their opponents life points to zero or below or if a player must draw a card and is not able to. As a resource the games uses "Will" which is usually produced by "Magic Stone"- cards who are stored in a separate pile of cards called the "Magic Stone Deck". A special type of card is the "Ruler"/"J-Ruler", a special creature card in the "Ruler Zone". The ruler can be tapped to call a Magic Stone from the Deck or it can enter the regular field for combat by using the "Judgment" Ability.[4]

Story

The story of Force of Will is printed in the lore of its cards and also written on several sites in different languages. Its a high fantasy story with many references to myths, fairy tales and history. For an example a main protagonist of the story is Grimm, named after the Brothers Grimm and a main antagonist is Nyarlathotep, a reference to a being from the works of H.P. Lovecraft.

Availability

As a collectible card game Force of Will is sold in Booster Boxes and pre-structured decks and collections who are separated into clusters. Only the two newest clusters of Booster Boxes are legal in standard play. The older ones are legal for "Wanderer Format".[5] A booster box contains a number of packs with randomized cards, while the pre-structured decks and collections are set with a fixed amount of cards of a specific type. Cards come in different rarities and versions. The rarity can differ from "common" to "super rare" and a special rarity for "Ruler Cards". The number of version differs from cluster to cluster. Versions of the same card can be full-art, foil or monochrome. Some cards are also given away as promotions and they often have a different artwork from the original card.

References

  1. ↑ "Force of Will official website". Force of Will. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  2. ↑ Musser, Dan (2015-07-22), A first foray into the Force of Will TCG: A Magic Player's Perspective, retrieved 2017-10-03
  3. ↑ Zak, Whittington (2017-09-29), Chant-Standby for News, retrieved 2017-10-03
  4. ↑ "Force of Will Comprehensive Rules" (PDF). Force of Will. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. ↑ "Force of Will Cluster Regulations". Force of Will. Retrieved 2018-03-26.


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