Myths and Legends

For the television show, see TV Land: Myths and Legends.

Myths and Legends

Designer(s)	Conrado Aciares
Publisher(s)	SALO, Comic Images, Geniohi
Players	unlimited now
Age range	9+
Playing time	Approx 20 min
Random chance	Some
Skill(s) required	Card playing Arithmetic Basic Reading Ability

Myths and Legends is a Collectible Card Game based on universal mythologies, developed in 2000 in Santiago, Chile. The game now has 39 editions and more than 3,000 collectible cards^{[citation needed]}. It is the only collectible card game integrally produced and developed in Latin-America (Chile), and it is translated into the English and German languages. The game has been launched in Europe, United States, Oceania and Latin America. In January 2010, the game went into "indefinite recess" due to the bankruptcy of the publisher, Salo.

Types of cards

A Myths and Legends deck is made up of five types of cards: Allies, Totems, Talismans, Weapons and Gold cards. Each card has its own special function, with some common characteristics. Each card's Gold cost is indicated in the upper right-hand corner. If there is no number there, it is a Gold card. The upper left-hand corner indicates the card type, with Totems, Weapons, and Talismans all having a special symbol, and Allies having a Strength number.

Totems are cards that assign special powers. The card's abilities can usually be activated as long as the Totem remains in play. Totems are played in your Support Line.

Allies are warrior cards used to defend your Castle Deck or to attack your opponent's Castle. Note that these are the only cards that may be assigned in the Mythological Battle Phase. Note: An Ally cannot attack unless it has been in play and under your control from the beginning of the turn. However, you can always use it to either block or to activate its abilities.

Talismans have one-time abilities that are played as direct effects. To play a Talisman, first pay the corresponding Gold cost, show the card to the opponent, then determine the effect that the card produces and finally send it to the Ruin Pile. Note: Sometimes the effect of a Talisman outlasts your turn. In these special cases, follow the instructions on each card.

Gold Cards are your resources. Every time you want to play a non-Gold card, you must move a number of Gold cards equal to each non-Gold card 's cost from your Reserve Area to your Used Gold Area. This action is called payment in Gold. You begin the game with one Gold Card in play, and can add one to your Gold Reserve each turn. Note: You cannot choose a UNIQUE Gold Card as your starting Gold Card.

Weapons are "attached to" (slid underneath) Allies already in play. Only one Weapon may be attached to an Ally at any time, and once attached to an Ally, a Weapon cannot be removed or transferred to another Ally. Note: Whatever happens to the Ally (returned to hand, destroyed, etc.) also happens to the Weapon. Other type of weapons named maquinaria (machinery) can be deployed in the support line, to use them the controller must control at least one ally, other maquinarias will require more allies. A third type of weapon called enbarcacion (ship) works like maquinaria, with the advantage than enbarcaciones can work without allies.

Kingdom are featured in GENESIS ERA; this cards are chosen before the duel begin, only one can be added to the deck. this cards are allowed to activate it effect any time you can but only once per duel, because kingdoms are not considered cards, there are no effect that can prevent nor negate the activation and effects of this cards.

Starting the game

Before beginning the game, both players search their Castle Deck for one Gold card and place it into their Gold Reserve areas. A player may only choose a Normal Gold card at the beginning of the game. Then the players shuffle their decks and pass the deck to an opponent to cut. To determine who goes first, choose a random method like flipping a coin, rolling a die, etc. The player who wins in the chosen method will take the first turn.

The hand

Each player draws eight cards from the top of their Castle Deck to get their starting hand. Beginning with the first player, if a player does not want his or her starting hand, they can return those cards to their deck and then reshuffle. In this case the player must ask their opponent to cut the deck once more, but this time he draws one less card. This can be repeated as many times as a player wishes, but always with one less drawn card than the previous time.

Winning the game

One player wins a round when the other player draws or Ruins the last card of their Castle Deck. In a full game of Myths and Legends, the first player to win two rounds becomes the winner of the game.

Editions

This game is divided into editions, and each edition has a different type of mythology. The editions are as follows:

• El Reto (The Challenge) - (universal mythology)
• Mundo Gótico (Gothic World) - (mythology of the war between the light and the darkness)
• La Ira del Nahual (The Nahual's Fury) - (Indian-American mythology)
• Ragnarok - (Nordic mythology)
• La Cofradía (Brotherhood) - (a recompilation of the previous editions)
• Espíritu de Dragón (Dragoon Spirit) - (Chinese and Japanese mythology)

from here begins the segunda era (second age); in order to give balance to the game, cards from the previous editions must not be added.

• Espada Sagrada (Sacred Sword) - (English medieval mythology)
• Cruzadas (Crusades) - (an extension of Espada Sagrada)
• Helénica (Helenical) - (Roman and Greek mythology)
• Imperio (Empire) - (an extension of Helenica)
• Hijos de Daana (Daana's Children) - (Celtic mythology)
• Tierras Altas (Highlands) - (an extension of Hijos de Daana)
• Dominios de Ra (Ra's Domains) - (Egyptian mythology)
• Encrucijada (Crossroads) - (an extension of Dominios de Ra)
• Guerrero Jaguar (Jaguar Warrior) - (Aztec and Mayan mythology)
• Vendaval (Gale) - (an extension of Guerrero Jaguar)
• Compendium - (a recompilation of cards since Espada Sagrada)
• Barbarie (Barbarism) - (medieval mythology)
• Reino de Acero (Steel Kingdom) - (war of the 100 years)
• Hordas (Hordes) - (Mongolian invasion to Europe)
• Bestiario (Bestiaire) - (dark creatures)
• Extensión Compendium II Era - an extension of Compendium
• Heroes - (extension of Bestiario, presents heroes and forces of good [as opposed to Bestiario's forces of dark])
• Codigo Samurai (Samurai Code) - (feudal oriental culture and mythology)
• Katana - (extension of Codigo Samurai)
• Heroes, la gloria tiene su precio (Heroes, glory has a price) - (Chilean independentist history)
• Piratas (Pirates) - (the story of the pirates through the seven seas)
• Corsarios (Privateers) - (an extension of Piratas, it's about the history of buccaneers)
• Inmortales(Inmortals) - (re-illustrated characters from Espada Sagrada to Vendaval)
• Duna (Dune) - (the tales of Sheresade and the thousand-one nights)
• Origenes (Origins) - (Chilean myths)
• Invasion (Invasion) - (the battle of the Greeks and Persians in the Thermopylae)
• Insurgentes - (Mexican revolutionary history)
• Exodo (Exodus) - (the scape of the slaves from Egypt in the biblic arc)
• Profecias (Profecies) - (Legends like Adam and Eve and David and Golait)
• Vikingos (Vikings) - (miths from the land of Asgard)

from here begins myl genesis. New rules were added to give a new perspective. Like in the segunda era, cards from the early sets are incompatible.

• Conquista (Conquest) - (the arrival of the Spainiards to the new world)
• Trincheras (Trenches) - (First World War with a modern look)
• Apocalipsis (Apocalypse) - (the war within light and darkness)
• Condenados (Damned) - (battles of the vampires and werewolves) -(cancelled)

References

External links

• Mytos y Leyendas - Official website (Spanish)