A Game of Thrones Board Game 2nd Edition Board Game

Three to six players take on the roles of the great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. Each player will vie for control of the Iron Throne using diplomacy and warfare. Based on the best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones is an epic board game in which it will take more than military might to win.

Each player starts with an army of Footman, Knights, Siege Engines, and Ship units, as well as a set of Order tokens and other necessary components. Each player also receives a deck of unique House Cards, which are used as leaders in battles against rival Houses.

Each round in the game is made up of three phases: the Westeros Phase, the Planning Phase, and the Action Phase. The Westeros Phase represents special events and day-to-day activities in Westeros. There are three different Westeros Decks, and each denotes a different global action, potentially affecting all players.

In the Planning Phase you secretly assign orders to all of your units by placing one order token face down on each area you control that contains at least one unit. Players may make promises to each other (for aid or peace, for example), but these promises are never binding.

During the Action Phase, the orders are resolved, and battle is entered! When armies meet in combat, they secretly choose one of their House cards to add strength to the battle. Finally, the Houses can consolidate their power in the areas they control and use that power in future turns to influence their position in the court of the Iron Throne and to stand against the wildling Hordes.