Link

A Link (リンク, Rinku) is a term used in Genso Suikoden Card Stories. Links are what allow successive character cards to be played in the game.

Overview

There are nine link groups in the game, named in alphabetical order from A to I. Each character card (a card from the Leader, Commoner, Craftman or Free types) has one or more of these links.

Once a Leader card is played, only a card with at least one matching link is able to be played following it. This continues on, with the following card needed to match at least one of the combined links of the previous cards.

Collaborative characters tend to have high number of links, while powerful, authorative, or lone characters tend to have lower amounts of links.

Lists

Releases
Genso Suikoden Card Stories (Game Boy Advance) • Genso Suikoden Card Stories (Trading Card Game)
Card Stories	Starter Box • Booster Pack Vol.1 • Booster Pack Vol.2 • Premium Pack • Booster Pack Vol.3 • Booster Pack Vol.4
Card Stories II	CS2 Starter Deck • CS2 Booster Pack Vol.1 • CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2 • CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3 • Remake Booster • CS2 Booster Pack Vol.4
Genso Suikoden Card Stories (Game Boy Advance)
Characters	Hero • Anabelle • Apple • Camus • Culgan • Flik • Gorudo • Han Cunningham • Jillia Blight • Jowy Atreides • Kiba Windamier • Klaus Windamier • Leknaat • Lorelai • Luca Blight • Lucia • Miklotov • Nanami • Neclord • Rowd • Seed • Shu • Sierra Mikain • Solon Jhee • Teresa Wisemail • Viktor
Locations	Cave of the Wind • Coronet Town • Forest Village (Nearby Forest) • Greenhill City • Kuskus Town • Lakewest • L'Renouille • Matilda Knightdom • Mercenary Fortress • Mt. Rakutei • Muse City • Path to Matilda • Radat Town • Ryube Village (North Sparrow Pass) • Sajah Village (Shinen Forest) • South Window City • Tenzan Pass • Tinto City (Tinto Mines) • Toto Village • Two River City
Rules
Basic	Deck rules • Game field • Link rules • Unique Rule
Card types	Character • Mission • Facilities
Order of play	Preparation Phase • Main Phase • Deployment Step • Clear Decision Step • Garrison Step • Replenishment Phase • Turn Shift Phase