Lycèe Trading Card Game
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The Lycèe Trading Card Game is a Japan
ese collectible card game
developed by Silver Blitz and published by Broccoli
that uses characters from a variety of (mostly) visual novel
computer games. Lycée is a French
word roughly meaning 'high school
'. Most of the cards are given unique, fanmade artwork. The object of the game is to get one's opponent's sixty card deck down to zero, which is mostly done by attacking with character cards.
There are five rarities of cards: common, uncommon, rare, promotional, and lucky. The 'lucky' cards are the most valuable, and may sold for as much as 9,800 yen
(~$119.81) on Japanese secondary markets. By contrast, 'rare' cards sell for between 50 to 1200 yen (~$.61 to $14.67).
In addition, each card is one of five 'elements': , , , , and . There are also cards that are symbolized by a star . Elementless cards can only pay for other elementless cards, but any element can pay for an elementless' cost.
Cards are played by discarding other cards from one's own hand to pay for a card's cost. For example: the Yumemi card pictured is worth if she is discarded ( is her type as shown in the upper-left corner and her worth, 2, is directly below her type) and costs to be played (the cost is shown over the field limitation icon, the six red dots on the left hand side).
Japan
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ese collectible card game
Collectible card game
thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...
developed by Silver Blitz and published by Broccoli
Broccoli (company)
is a Japanese media company that publishes manga, anime, and video games through its various subsidiaries.- About :Broccoli is the parent company of Broccoli Music Publishing, Broccoli International USA, and Anime Gamers USA Inc...
that uses characters from a variety of (mostly) visual novel
Visual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
computer games. Lycée is a French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
word roughly meaning 'high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
'. Most of the cards are given unique, fanmade artwork. The object of the game is to get one's opponent's sixty card deck down to zero, which is mostly done by attacking with character cards.
There are five rarities of cards: common, uncommon, rare, promotional, and lucky. The 'lucky' cards are the most valuable, and may sold for as much as 9,800 yen
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
(~$119.81) on Japanese secondary markets. By contrast, 'rare' cards sell for between 50 to 1200 yen (~$.61 to $14.67).
Gameplay
There are four different card 'types': character, event, item, and area.In addition, each card is one of five 'elements': , , , , and . There are also cards that are symbolized by a star . Elementless cards can only pay for other elementless cards, but any element can pay for an elementless' cost.
Cards are played by discarding other cards from one's own hand to pay for a card's cost. For example: the Yumemi card pictured is worth if she is discarded ( is her type as shown in the upper-left corner and her worth, 2, is directly below her type) and costs to be played (the cost is shown over the field limitation icon, the six red dots on the left hand side).
List of games with characters appearing in Lycèe
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