League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed by Riot Games in 2009. This PC-only game is free to play and boasts more than 150 million players. It is one of the world’s most popular esports, with several professional and amateur leagues competing worldwide. League of Legends is rated T for Teen.
Game Details
What’s the game objective of League of Legends?
Two teams of five players battle to destroy the opposing team’s base, known as the Nexus. The map, known as Summoner’s Rift, is split into two sides (Red and Blue). Each side has its own Nexus with two attack towers for additional defense. The two sides are connected by three Lanes (known as Top Lane, Mid Lane, and Bottom Lane) with additional attack towers. As the game begins, each team’s Nexus will spawn sets of minions that will automatically march towards their opponent’s side and attack opponents in their range.
Each player will spawn in their team’s Fountain (a protected area just behind the Nexus), where players can return at any time to buy items, replenish their resources, and respawn if they were eliminated.
Throughout the match, each player will pilot their own unique Champion and become more powerful by collecting experience points to level up, earning gold to purchase items that enhance their champion's abilities.
Teams will strategize before the game and adapt as the match goes on to push through the lanes, take down their opponent’s towers, and ultimately destroy their opponent’s Nexus to win the game.
Which Champions can I choose from?
Players can select from a pool of over 170 Champions, each with their own unique playstyles, difficulties, and roles within the game. Champions can be unlocked by playing League of Legends and unlocking them manually, or with an Xbox PC Game Pass. Check out all the Champions here!
How long does each match take?
On average, each game is about 30 minutes. If a match consists of three games, the match length total can be on average 90 minutes.
Times can vary based on team setup and match up experience.
Game Setup
What platform will the game be played on?
PC
What hardware or software will be required to play?
PC that meets the minimum Computer Specifications
Mouse and Keyboard
Stable Internet Connection
How to download League of Legends?
Riot Vanguard is Riot Games’ custom in-house game security software designed to upload competitive integrity when playing Riot games. This software is required to access Riot games, and schools must ensure their PCs are set up correctly before their first match. If a school computer is blocked by Riot Vanguard, an IT Administrator will be needed to access and edit the computer’s BIOS settings to enable TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, IOMMU, HVCI/VBS, and switch to UEFI mode.
Check your IT Specifications.
Before you begin, ensure your computer meets the minimum or required specifications.
Download League of Legends from the website.
From your Downloads folder, double-click to open the new file called Install League of Legends na.exe
Follow the prompts to finish the download and begin playing.
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