Interested in buying the game but can't figure out what it is about based on the trailer and Steam page? Having trouble explaining how the game works to your friends or Twitch chat?
I've got you covered.
Following up my LobCorp guide, this is my attempt at a gameplay overview/tutorial for this unique and deceptively complicated "card" game.
Previous spoiler-free guide, linked to section about avoiding spoilers: https://youtu.be/q-Kqc42X1pY?t=96
Game term glossary: https://wiki.bryanbibat.net/Library_Of_Ruina_Guide_Pt1_Notes#Glossary
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:12 Why I made this guide
03:13 Notes before we start
04:03 What is Library of Ruina?
05:59 Top-level game loop (ie. what the game is about outside combat)
08:07 Preparation Phase
09:22 The Reception
11:42 Combat Pages
13:06 Clashing
14:04 Dice, Offensive Dice
14:50 Health System
15:50 Resistances
16:33 Defensive Dice
19:01 One-sided Actions
20:08 Unit Speed
23:34 Redirection
26:05 Digression: Not in Card Game Land anymore
27:32 Managing complex clashes
29:31 Emotion, Emotion Coins
31:54 Emotion Levels
35:19 Key Pages
35:51 Page Rarity and Limits
37:38 Summary
38:51 One Tip for Beginners
40:05 End
English Captions available. Full script and subtitle file available at: https://wiki.bryanbibat.net/Library_Of_Ruina_Guide_Pt1_Notes#Script_.2F_Captions
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