Hi there,

so we bought a bunch of cards from a guy who has never touched them, they are like new (500 cards). We have never played this game before, started with Magic and soon heard that Legend of the 5 rings is much better. I have compared them on http://imperialassembly.com and I think it is mostly Jade edition, for all cards have that green icon in the left corner.
I have read that there are new rules and on the official homepage I can find only the new rulebook for download. The new rulebook says each player begins with one special Holding called Border Keep or Bamboo Harvesters. So I searched my cards and couldn't find them and after research I think these two cards are new to the rulebook and we're published after the Jade edition?

Do I need the old rulebook to play Jade edition, can I play without Border Keep and Bamboo Harvester?

Thank you

Border Keep and Bamboo Harvester were introduced in Celestial Edition. I suggest to proxy both. Also try to follow new wordings for your cards (Oracle of the Void). They've been rewritten to be 100% Emperor Edition friendly.

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