Game of Thrones: The Card Game cover
2012BGG rank #6,633

Game of Thrones: The Card Game

by Eric M. Lang, Christian T. Petersen · Fantasy Flight Games

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Players2
Time30–60m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age14+

About the game

What is Game of Thrones: The Card Game?

Game description from the publisher: Based on the epic HBO series, Game of Thrones: The Card Game is a card game in which two players wage war in the fields of Westeros and conspire to crush their opponents at court in King's Landing. Two fixed, fifty-card decks allow players to take control of either House Lannister or House Stark. Each deck includes the show's most recognizable characters and locations, including Eddard Stark, Cersei Lannister, Robert Baratheon, Littlefinger, and Jon Snow. Game of Thrones streamlines the rules of A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, the core set of the living card game series, to make it more accessible to a wider audience. Rules:http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/game-of-thrones-HBO/Game-of-Thrones-rulebook.pdf

How it plays

Mechanics

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameFantasyMedievalMovies / TV / Radio themeNovel-based

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