A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition)

2015 · Fantasy

A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition)

Players command rival Houses and bid for control of the realm by recruiting characters, seizing locations, and resolving political and military conflicts. Each round begins with each player choosing a plot card that sets income, initiative, special effects, and hand-size reserve; players then marshal resources, play cards from a draw deck, and initiate challenge types to claim power. Cards represent characters, locations, attachments, and events drawn from the setting; players build two decks (a draw deck and a plot deck) and use tactical choices and timing of interrupts, reactions, and forced effects to outmaneuver opponents. The first player to reach the required power total wins.

Players
2–4 best 2
Playing time
60–120 min
Age
14+
Complexity
3.5 / 5
6.9 on LudoyaFightingCard GameAlliancesRaceOpen Drafting

About the game

A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Wolves of the North2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Taking the Black2015A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The Road to Winterfell2015A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Lions of Casterly Rock2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The King's Peace2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – No Middle Ground2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Calm over Westeros2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – True Steel2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Watchers on the Wall2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Across the Seven Kingdoms2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Called to Arms2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – House of Thorns2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – For Family Honor2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – There is My Claim2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Sands of Dorne2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Ghosts of Harrenhal2016A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Tyrion's Chain2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – All Men Are Fools2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Guarding the Realm2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The Red Wedding2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The Fall of Astapor2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Oberyn's Revenge2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The Brotherhood Without Banners2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Journey to Oldtown2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The Archmaester's Key2017A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Kingsmoot2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Favor of the Old Gods2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Someone Always Tells2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Kings of the Isles2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The Faith Militant2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The Shadow City2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Fury of the Storm2019A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The March on Winterfell2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Streets of King's Landing2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Daggers in the Dark2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – In Daznak's Pit2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Music of Dragons2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Dragons of the East2019A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Pit of Snakes2019A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Beneath the Red Keep2019A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The Blackwater2019A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – City of Secrets2019A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – At the Gates2019A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Long May He Reign2019A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – Night's Watch Intro Deck2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – House Martell Intro Deck2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – The Things We Do for Love2020A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – House Baratheon Intro Deck2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – House Lannister Intro Deck2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – House Greyjoy Intro Deck2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – House Tyrell Intro Deck2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – House Stark Intro Deck2018A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) – House Targaryen Intro Deck2018A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game – Karstark Spearmen2021A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game – Clegane Brigands2021A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Westeros Draft Pack2014A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Ice and Fire Draft Pack2013

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  • A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) on the table, photo by Sir_Tim
  • A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) on the table, photo by Sir_Tim

On Ludoya's tables

Full stats in Ludoya
181
Plays logged
71
Players
1h 16m
Average play
47
In collections
2
On wishlists

6.9/10

from 16 Ludoya reviews

  • halbert827.0

    El joc em sembla molt interesant, però després de jugar-hi més de 50 partides, crec que acaba sent massa matemàtic i genera molt AP per calcular el resultat dels enfrentaments. Una mica d'incertesa li aniria molt bé, sent tot determinista resulta mooooolt lent i massa cansat de jugar. A més, això fa que jugar contra gent experta sigui un malson, ja que ells tarden molt menys que tu en jugar, i quedeu frustrats els dos. Desde que vaig començar a jugar (2016) les noves cartes han anat canviant el joc, i no estic convençut que la direcció que porten m'agrada. Al principi del joc era evident que hi havia un problema amb les taules plenes de personatges, i el joc es podia "estancar", amb els jugadors sense cartes en mà i amb un o cap "reset" al mazo de tramas. Ara, hi han molts resets disponibles, i baralles molt més ràpides, les partides duren 4-5 torns com a màxim, el que tampoc em sembla ideal. En un altre moment on tingués més temps segurament l'hi donaria més oportunitats, però amb tants jocs disponibles prefereixo dedicarme a altres (Netrunner o SATM, per exemple).

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Rules questions

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When do 'When Revealed' plot abilities happen, and can anyone interrupt or react to them?

When Revealed abilities initiate during the Plot phase reveal step (1.3 III) immediately after plots are turned faceup, with the first player choosing the order they resolve; interrupt/reaction timing follows the normal rules so relevant interrupts/reactions may be initiated in the appropriate windows (see pages 26 and 24).

If I lose control of a character, what happens to that character's attachments — do they stay with it or return to my hand?

Attachments remain attached to the card while it stays in play; attachments are only returned to their owners' hands if the card leaves play, while ownership and control rules explain who controls cards in each zone (see pages 27, 31, 12 and 14).

Can I declare a kneeling (already knelt) character as an attacker or defender, and how is STR determined?

A character must be standing and have the appropriate challenge icon to be declared as an attacker or defender; declared attackers/defenders are kneeled simultaneously, and total STR is the sum of all participating characters' STR plus relevant modifiers (if a side's total STR is less than 1 or there are no participating characters, neither player wins) (see pages 28 and 20).

When do I collect income and when can I marshal cards?

When a player becomes the active player during the Marshaling phase they collect income equal to the gold on their revealed plot, and during the marshaling action window the active player may marshal cards by paying their gold cost from their gold pool (see pages 9 and 27).

What happens when a card 'leaves play' — tokens, duplicates, and lasting effects?

When a card leaves play, all tokens on it return to the treasury, any duplicates on it are discarded, all attachments on it are returned to their owners' hands, and lasting/delayed effects affecting it expire simultaneously (see page 12).

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