Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
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.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Simultaneous Action Selection
Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Read the full game description
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