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A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
- Players
- 3–5
- Listed play time
- 150 min
- Age
- 14+
- Published
- 2011
- Category
- fantasy
What this is
Make alliances—and break them!—as they strive to both unite and conquer Westeros. When armies meet in combat, they secretly choose one of their House cards to add strength to the battle. Each player also receives a deck of House Cards, which are used as leaders in battles against rival Houses.
At a glance
- Players
- 3–5
- Listed play time
- 150 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 2011
- Category
- fantasy
- Designer
- Christian T. Petersen
- Publisher
- Fantasy Flight Games
- Photographs
- 3
Also published as
- A Game of Thrones
Publisher
- Fantasy Flight GamesOfficial site
How players rate A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 3p7.386 ratings
- 4p7.786 ratings
- 5p7.286 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.5/10
- Ease of teach4.2/10
- Gateway friendliness4.8/10
- Component quality6.2/10
- Table presence6.6/10
- Travel friendliness5.2/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.7SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.3FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced4.7Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong8.0Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.8LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.5SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.2No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.4Lap trayTwo tables
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Gallery
2 further photographs · select one to enlargeRules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookA Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) RulebookEN · 32 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- faqA Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) FAQ v2.0 — Base Game OnlyEN · 8 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.
