Learning Historical Figures In The Legends Of The Three Kingdoms

毕利娜

The Legends of the Three Kingdoms is a card game that is based on three kingdoms period of Chinese history， combined with identity clue. Since it was released in 2009， The Legends of the Three Kingdoms has increasingly being improved and the quality of game is getting better. Its one of most classical games with three kingdoms as theme now. The design of characters in this game is wonderful because they are close to historical figures， whether on image or on their skills.

Liu Bei

One of skills of Liu is kindness.During play phase you may give any amount of hand cards to another hero and you regain 1 life if the total amount of cards given is more than or equal to 2. Another skill is goad that heroes from “SHU” can supply a “Strike” for you when needed.

In the history， as an emperor，Liu Bei loved his people and treasured talented people very much. As an individual， he was fair， sincere and humane.

Sun Quan

His skill is balance that you may discard any amount of cards and redraw an equal amount from the deck. His passive ability can make you gain an extra 1 unit of life points from a “WU” Hero during near death state.

As a founder of the Kingdom of Wu， Sun Quan had the longest reign among the emperors of Kingdom of Wu. However， there were not much topics which are worth mentioning to assess him because he just succeed edto his fathers estate.

Cao Cao

The main skill of the character is treachery that after damage taken， you may acquire the card that inflicted damage on you. Cao Cao was often regarded as a cruel and merciless tyrant， but in fact Cao Cao has also been praised as a brilliant ruler and military genius who treated his subordinates like his family. He was also skilled in poetry and left many works.

There are 27 generals in standard edition of The Legends of the Three Kingdoms and their different features reflect real characters in the history. In this game， you will find its essence and entertainment if you place yourself in the heroes position and make full use of your cards.

Vocabulary

classical adj.经典的，古典的

treasure n.宝藏 vt.珍惜；重视

humane adj.仁爱的，慈善的

reign n.君主统治时期，任期

succeed vt. 继承，继任

military adj.军事的

知识链接：

刘备 （161-223），字玄德，三国时期蜀汉开国皇帝。他为人谦和、礼贤下士，知人善用，素以仁德为世人称赞，是三国时期著名的政治家。其著名典故有：三顾茅庐、白帝托孤、桃园结义。

孙权 （182-252），字仲谋，三国时代东吴的建立者。虽然孙权是继承父兄的基业，但从他在位期间实行屯田，发展经济，促进江南土地开发的行为，也可以看出其拥有卓越的治国才华。辛弃疾词中曾感叹：“生子当如孙仲谋。”

曹操（155-220），字孟德，三国中曹魏政权的奠基人。曹操因“宁可我负天下人，不可天下人负我”和挟天子以令诸侯的行为被世人视为奸雄。但从另一方面来看，他也是一位很有谋略的政治家，其善于用能人，敬佩重用忠义之士。同时他还是杰出的文学家、书法家，留下了许多文学作品。