 Backside of a Lorcana Trading Card Game card. | |
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| Designers | Ryan Miller and Steve Warner |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ravensburger |
| Release date | August 18, 2023 |
| Type | Trading card game |
| Players | 2 or more |
| Age range | 8+ |
| Cards | Minimum 60 |
| Playing time | 30-45 minutes |
| Website | www.disneylorcana.com |
Disney Lorcana is a collectible card game released by Ravensburger in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company in August 2023.[1][2][3] It is Ravensburger's first trading card game[4] and features characters from throughout Disney contents, which current expansion sets include characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios films and The Disney Afternoon series. Ravensburger North America CEO Filip Francke described Lorcana as "probably the largest investment that we have ever done into any type of project and initiative".[5]
During the 2022 D23 Expo event, booth attendees received a promotional card and pin of Mickey Mouse - Brave Little Tailor, while a collector set of 6 cards featuring Stitch, Elsa, Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, Robin Hood, and Captain Hook were sold on site at US$50 each. A total of 900 sets were sold.[6]
The premier set, "The First Chapter", was released to board game stores on August 18, 2023 and major retailers on September 1, 2023.[7][8]
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- ^ Kim, Matt (2022-09-16). "Lorcana Interview: How the New Disney TCG Prioritizes Players Over Collectors". IGN.
- ^ Sowa, Alexander (2022-09-19). "Disney's Lorcana Mixes Mickey Mouse With Magic: The Gathering". CBR.
- ^ "Ravensburger unveils its first-ever Disney Collectible Trading Card Game – Disney Lorcana" (Press release). Ravensburger AG. 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ Hall, Charlie (2022-08-30). "Disney will launch a new card game to go up against Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon". Polygon.
- ^ "D23 Expo 2022 Collector's Set". Mushu Report. 15 November 2022.
- ^ Burton, Corinna (20 February 2024). "Lorcana: here's where to buy the Disney TCG". Dicebreaker. Gamer Network. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Jarvis, Matt (2023-09-01). "PSA: Disney Lorcana gets its full release today, which means you might be able to actually find it". Dicebreaker. Gamer Network. Retrieved 2024-10-09.