''One Piece Card Game'' is a

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based on the manga

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and is released by

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in Japan on July 8, 2022, and globally on December 2, 2022. The One Piece Card Game most resembles the Dragon Ball Super and

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card games. Bandai has created an official free tutorial app that teaches the basics of gameplay.

Development

Manga creator

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confirms the use of manga art in the card game.

Gameplay

The game involves each player selecting a Leader and assembling a team (or "crew") to battle against an opponent. Compared to the other big three trading card games ( Magic: The Gathering,

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, and

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), One Piece Card Game separates the resource cards from the rest of the cards to prevent a draw of cards with no playable moves. There are five types of cards split between the main deck or used elsewhere: * Main deck cards: ** Character – represent your crew and have the color blue on the backs of the card ** Event – one-time effects that are played from the hand ** Stage – represent the location where the crew is played, often providing a benefit to your Leader of Character cards; each player can only play one Stage card at a time * Other: ** Leader – they have the color red on the backs of the card and spend the entire time in the Leader area of the play area ** DON!! – resource cards that have a white back and are put into a separate deck from the main deck A player can only use other non-Leader cards that match the color of their Leader card.

Reception

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comments that "less experienced players will find the streamlined rules to be beginner-friendly and easy to learn". First impressions by

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comments the game "offers a solid gameplay foundation" with "remarkable consistency and quality of its art design" that "certainly has an exciting future ahead".

References

External links

* * Collectible card games Bandai games Card games introduced in 2022 {{CCG-game-stub