Magic: the Gathering - P3K
We yattered a bit about our speculation on Global Series: Jiang Yanggu vs. Mu Yanling earlier - one of our regular MTG Realm readers wanted a bit more about the reference to the earlier set we mentioned Portal Three Kingdoms. Here you are -
Portal Three Kingdoms was a starter-level Magic product based on the famous Chinese epic of the Three Kingdoms. It contained 180 cards depicting the events and characters of the Three Kingdoms story, and released in May 1999. Although we did not start playing Magic: the Gathering until after this released, this may be one of our favourite sets we never had a chance to game with - due mostly to the history. There were 55 rares, of which 31 were Legendary in order to bring the story alive.
To the north lay the Wei kingdom, led by the cunning, ruthless, and ingenious Cao Cao. As regent, he ruled by "protecting" the child Emperor and keeping him subservient to his demands.
To the south lay the Wu kingdom, led by the wise Sun Quan. He fostered many talented advisors and generals, including the brilliant Zhou Yu.
To the west lay the Shu kingdom, ruled by the noble and virtuous Liu Bei, a distant relative of the Emperor. Liu Bei was advised by a Taoist sage and master strategist.
Read the Portal Three Kingdoms Story Summary linked here.
