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A Game of Thrones: The Board Game. Players must give orders to armies, control important characters, gather resources for the coming winter, and survive the onslaught of their enemies in order to win dominance over the land.

In A Game of Thrones: The Board Game, players take control of one of the great Houses of Westeros. Via resource management, diplomacy, and cunning, they seek to win dominance over the land. Players must give orders to armies, control important characters, gather resources for the coming winter, and survive the onslaught of their enemies. A unique phase mechanic, battle resolution, and special ordering system make for an engaging game in which all players are actively involved at all times.

Playable with: 3-6 players; best with: 3 or 6 players.

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Supporting Routed Units in A Game of Thrones

In FFG's A Game of Thrones boardgame, can routed units be supported? In a recent game, one player (the aggressor) attacked another (the defender) but was defeated. His routed units had to retreat into the area they started from and were turned on…
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Is the 4-player variant unbalanced? Is there a fix?

In Game of Thrones (second edition): I have marveled at the balancing put into this game, specifically for 3-player games, where the whole south of the map is blocked, forcing the game to stay in the north, and thus creating a very good balance…
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How to win with Greyjoy in Game of Thrones board game?

Seems like Greyjoy have a massive disadvantage. No special orders, so no mustering. When the cards for possible mustering or bidding on the tracks came up, other players declined those options. So as Greyjoy, I had no possible way of replacing any…
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What's new in A Game of Thrones 2nd Edition?

I recently acquired the 2nd Edition of A Game of Thrones: The Board Game. I've played the older edition for years. I'm having people over to play the new version later today, many of whom are familiar with the old version, but I haven't…
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Can routed ships retreat to port in the same sea area?

Playing the Game of Thrones board game and using the Clash of Kings Port rules expansion, I was Stark and my ships in the Narrow Sea were attacked by Baratheon and lost. Baratheon didn't have any swords, so my two ships were still alive, but routed.…
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Game of Thrones: ship rules

It's really not clear to us how ships work in Game of Thrones Can you use a ship (an empty one, not carrying land units) to attack a castle/fortress/territory/port? What happens if you attack such areas with ships and those areas are defended by…
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Can you support through ships in Game of Thrones?

In Game of Thones, one can send attacking troops to a distant region in one order with a chain of ships. Does this also apply to support orders? That is, can I support a combat with land troops in an otherwise non-adjacent region if I can connect…
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What is done with discarded Tides of Battle cards?

In A Game of Thrones Second Edition there is an optional rule variant to use the included Tides of Battle (TOB) cards. However, the rule book does not mention what is to be done with the discards. We have been playing that after each battle, all…
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Is house Baratheon meant to be able to expand this quickly?

We just played a 4 player game of Game of Thrones and wondered a bit about the balance of house Baratheon. Unlike in the 3 player game where all of the southern zones are excluded from the game and can't be conquered, in the 4 player game all of…
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In Game of Thrones naval battles, do land units on the ship count?

If I have moved units on to a ship, and then that ship gets attacked, do I add their points to my defense power?
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What is the value of the Iron Throne track?

I have only played the game once, but after that experience I do not see why anyone would bid on the Iron Throne track. The main advantage it offers is to go first, but I never could see a use in it. It always seems like it was best to go last,…
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What regions count towards support of another region?

When attacking from a region into another region, do supporting units from territories connected to the region the attackers are coming from count toward their total strength? Or is it only supporting units from regions connected to the defender's…
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How can we play Game of Thrones as a league game?

Our group of players has increased in size quite a lot, and we wanted to start having tournaments and league games. However, we don't want to restrict ourselves to 2 player games only, like Twilight Struggle or Android: Netrunner (even though these…
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When do routed units capture a castle/stronghold

If some units rout and are able to retreat in to a territory that has an unoccupied castle or stronghold, does that castle count as captured immediately? Or do you need to wait until the next turn when the routed units are able to 'stand up'…
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When can sea units support land battles, and vice versa?

In the 1st edition rule book it is explained that ships can support an adjacent battle: Ship units may support adjacent combat in a sea area or a ... But what if I'm attacking from a spot that touches water, into a spot that does not touch water?…
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