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Winter is Coming

“Oh, my sweet summer child,” Old Nan said quietly,

“what do you know of fear? Fear is for the winter,

my little lord, when the snows fall a hundred feet

deep and the ice wind comes howling out of the north.

Fear is for the long night, when the sun hides its face

for years at a time, and little children are born and

live and die all in darkness while the direwolves

grow gaunt and hungry, and the white walkers

move through the woods.”

—George R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire

Welcome to A Game of rones: e Card Game, a

game of politics, battle, intrigue, and betrayal based

on George R.R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice and

Fire fantasy novel series. is second edition core set

provides a fresh start to the A Game of rones (AGoT )

card game for new and experienced players alike.

ame Overview

A Game of rones: e Card Game can be played by two

or more players. A two-player game uses the joust

format, while a game with three or more players uses

the melee format.

In the game, each player plays as one of eight great

factions vying to inuence and control the Iron rone

and gain power in Westeros. Each player controls two

decks: a draw deck that provides the forces a player’s

faction has at its command each round, and a special

plot deck that is used to develop and manage a long

term strategy.

Over the course of the game the players engage one

another in military, intrigue, and political conicts,

until a single player emerges victorious. e rst player

to amass 15 power wins the game.

Using this Book

is Learn to Play book is written as an introduction

to A Game of rones: e Card Game for new players.

We recommend that new players learn the basics of

the game using the joust (two-player) format—this

format has the fewest steps and components, making it

ideal for rst time players. Games with three or more

players require the melee format, which is explained in

a later section of this book. After players have learned

the basics of the game, they will be ready to enrich

their experience by customizing and building their

own original decks.

e complete rules of play can be found in the Rules

Reference (RR), which also addresses more advanced

topics such as the interpretation of card text, resolution

of timing conicts, and a detailed phase sequence. It is

recommended that new players become familiar with

the game using the Learn to Play book and only look

up details in the Rules Reference as they occur in play.

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Components

e components in the game are presented here for

identication purposes. A complete card anatomy can

be found on pages 30-31 of the Rules Reference.

8 Faction Cards

(double-sided, agenda cards on back)

28 Plot Cards

6 Title Cards

30 Power Counters

30 Gold Tokens

10 Inuence Tokens

(double-sided)

1 First Player Token

A Living Card Game

A Game of rones: e Card Game is a two

to four player game that can be played using

just the contents of this core set. With an

additional core set, up to six players can play

the game together. In addition, A Game of

rones: e Card Game is a Living Card

Game® (LCG®), and the enjoyment and

experience of the game may be customized and

enhanced through the purchase of regularly

released 60 card expansions called Chapter

Packs, as well as larger deluxe box expansions.

Unlike collectible card games, all LCG

expansions have a xed distribution: there is no

randomization to their contents.

192 Player Cards

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Scheme. War.

When Revealed: Each player chooses up to 3 characters he or she

controls. Kill each character not chosen (cannot be saved).

Wildfire Assault

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Reaction: After you win a  challenge, move 1 power from the losing

opponent’s faction card to your own.

Noble.

A Clash of Kings

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Illus. Joshua Cairós

Attachment

Ambush (1).

Attached character gets +2 STR.

If attached character is Jorey Baratheon,

he gains a  icon.

Valyrian Steel. Weapon.

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Widow’s Wail

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Character

While Cersei Lannister is attacking during

an  challenge, raise the claim value on your

revealed plot card by 1.

“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”

Lady. Queen.

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Cersei Lannister

Agenda

Banner of the Kraken

Banner.

You may include non-loyal  cards in your deck.

You must include at least 12  cards in

your deck.

"Greyjoy demands half the kingdom as the price of

alliance, but what will he do to earn it?"

–Tywin Lannister

199B

Illus. David Grith

House Lannister

200A

Illus. David Grith

Agenda

Banner.

You may include non-loyal  cards in your deck.

You must include at least 12  cards in

your deck.

"I never asked for Dragonstone. I never wanted it."

–Stannis Baratheon

Banner of the Stag

198B

Illus. David Grith

House Stark

203A

Illus. David Grith

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Character

Lady.

Stealth.

While Arya Stark has a duplicate, she gains

a  icon.

Reaction: After Arya Stark enters play, place

the top card of your deck on her facedown as

a duplicate.

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Arya Stark

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Illus. Jacob Murray

Character

Lord. Small Council.



Eddard Stark

Renown. (After you win a challenge in which this

character is participating, he may gain 1 power.)

Reaction: After a challenge is initiated against

you, stand Eddard Stark.

"e winters are hard, but the Starks will endure. We always have."

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Tit le

Master of Whispers

Supported by Master of Ships

Supports: Hand of the King

Rivals: Master of Laws,

Master of Coin

You may resolve your  claim

against any number of opponents

of your choice.

“ere are things I might tell you of that

eunuch that would chill your blood.”

–Grand Maester Pycelle

Illus. Chris Pritchard

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Supports: Master of Ships

Rivals: Hand of the King,

Master of Whispers

Within three years of his coming to court, he was

master of coin and a member of the small council,

and today the crown’s revenues were ten times what

they had been under his beleaguered predecessor…

though the crown’s debts had grown vast as well.

Supported by Master of Laws

Master of Coin

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utorial Joust

Game Setup

To setup the tutorial game, players perform the

following steps, in order. (Setup rules for all other

formats are in the RR under the heading “setup.”)

1. Select decks. e tutorial is a joust (two player)

game using a Stark starter deck and a Lannister

starter deck. Each player selects one of the decks

described below.

House Stark: is player’s draw deck consists of

all the Stark cards (141-159, 203A), 1 copy each

of Littlenger (28), Rattleshirt’s Raiders (30),

and Milk of the Poppy (35), and 2 copies each of

e Kingsroad (39) and e Roseroad (40). e

Stark player should use the following plot deck:

Summons, Wildre Assault, A Noble Cause,

Calling the Banners, Filthy Accusations, Calm

Over Westeros, Supporting the Faith.

House Lannister: is player’s draw deck consists

of all the Lannister cards (84-102, 200A), 1 copy

each of Littlenger (28), Rattleshirt’s Raiders (30),

and Milk of the Poppy (35), and 2 copies each of

e Kingsroad (39) and e Roseroad (40). e

Lannister player should use the following plot

deck: Summons, Wildre Assault, Marching

Orders, A Clash of Kings, Power Behind the

rone, Taxation, A Feast for Crows.

Note that these starter decks are smaller than standard

decks, so it is more likely the tutorial game will end

with a player running out of cards. If this occurs, the

player with the most power counters on cards he or she

controls wins. is is an exception to the standard rules.

2. Determine rst player. Randomly determine a

player to be denoted as first player while setting

up the game. Place the rst player token in front of

this player.

3. Place factions. Each player places the faction card

(200A or 203A) indicating his or her faction faceup

in his or her play area.

4. Create treasury. Place all the gold tokens, power

counters, and inuence tokens in a pile within reach

of each player. is area is known as the treasury.

5. Place plot deck. Each player places the seven

plot cards (listed in step one) facedown and in a stack

next to his or her faction card.

6. Shue draw decks. Each player shues his or her

draw deck (i.e., all the cards denoted for his or her

deck that are not the faction card or the plot cards

already placed in steps three and ve).

7. Draw setup hands. Each player draws seven cards

from his or her draw deck. Each player has the

option to take a single mulligan by shuing those

seven cards back into his or her deck and drawing

seven new cards. A mulligan is recommended if a

player does not receive a decent starting hand—for

instance, drawing no characters would be a good

reason to take a mulligan.

8. Place setup cards. Each player, in player order (see

page 6), may place up to a total of 8 cost worth of

character, location, and attachment cards from his

or her hand as setup cards. Setup cards are placed

facedown in a player’s play area. A card’s cost is

indicated in the upper left corner, within the gold

token graphic. A card’s type (character, location,

attachment, or event) is found just below its cost.

When placing setup cards, the following

restrictions must be observed:

✦

No more than 8 total cost worth of cards may be

placed.

✦

No more than one card with the “Limited”

keyword may be placed.

✦

Only character, location, and attachment cards

may be placed.

✦

Each attachment that is placed must be attached

to an eligible target under its owner’s control

when the attachment is revealed in the next

step. Attachments must always be attached

to an eligible character, unless the text on the

attachment states otherwise.

9. Reveal setup cards. All players turn their

setup cards faceup. If attachment cards need

to be attached, each player attaches his or her

attachments in player order.

10. Replenish opening hand. Each player draws cards

until there are seven cards in his or her hand. e

game is now ready to begin.

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Play Area Example (Mid-game)

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Character

Lord.

Renown.

Tywin Lannister gets +1 STR for each gold in

your gold pool.

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Tywin Lannister

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orge R.R. Martin ©FFG

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Character

While Cersei Lannister is attacking during

an  challenge, raise the claim value on your

revealed plot card by 1.

“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”

Lady. Queen.



Cersei Lannister

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orge R.R. Martin ©FFG

Illus. Sergey Glushakov

Location

Stronghold. e Westerlands.

You may initiate an additional  challenge

during the challenges phase.

“ey say there is naught but stone

at the heart of Casterly Rock.”

–Catelyn Stark



Casterly Rock

©George R.R. Martin ©FFGIllus. David Demaret

Character

Dominance Action: Kneel e Tickler to

discard the top card of an opponent’s deck.

en, you may choose 1 copy of that card,

and discard it from play.

"Tickler makes them howl so hard they piss themselves."

–Chiswyck

Ally.



The Tickler

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Location

e Westerlands.

Limited.

Marshaling Action: Kneel Western

Fiefdom to reduce the cost of the next

 card you marshal this phase by 1.

Western Fiefdom

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Character

Burned Men

Clansman.

Ambush (2). (You may pay 2 gold to put this

card into play from your hand during the

challenges phase.)

Every clan in the Mountains of the Moon feared

the Burned Men, who mortied their esh

with re to prove their courage.

Plot Deck Dead Pile

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orge R.R. Martin ©FFG

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Event

Play only if you control a  Lord or

Lady character.

Challenges Action: Kneel your faction

card to choose a character with printed cost

X or lower controlled by an opponent, and

return it to its owner's hand.

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Discard Pile

Characters in Play

Locations in Play

House Lannister

Faction Card

Gold Pool

Revealed Plot Card

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orge R.R. Martin ©FFG

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ston Stone

Kingdom. War.

When Revealed: Choose a character with printed cost 5 or lower in

your hand or discard pile, and put it into play.

Reinforcements

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Draw Deck

First Player

Token

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ey Concepts

is section introduces a number of foundational

concepts to keep in mind while learning and playing

the game.

he Golden Rule

If the text on a card directly contradicts the text of

the rules (either in this document or in the Rules

Reference), the text on the card takes precedence.

Winning and Losing

e object of the game is to amass 15 power. Power

represents the inuence of a player’s faction in the

Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. e rst player to

have 15 (or more) power on cards he or she controls

immediately wins the game.

ere are numerous means by which a player may

acquire power in the game:

winning power challenges,

winning challenges unopposed,

winning dominance, and by

resolving card abilities which

instruct the player to gain power.

Instant Loss: Running Out of Cards

If a player has no cards remaining in his or her draw

deck, that player instantly loses the game.

Discard and Dead Piles

An important feature of A Game of rones: e Card

Game is that each player has both a discard pile and a

dead pile for cards that have left the play area. When

a character is killed, place it faceup in its owner’s dead

pile. When a card is discarded or sacriced, place it

faceup in its owner’s discard pile. Attachments on a card

that leaves play are returned to their owners’ hands.

Unique Cards

is symbol next to a card’s title indicates that the

card is unique: 󲀋. A player cannot have more than

one copy of any given unique card in play at a time.

A player may use additional copies of unique cards as

duplicates. (See Rules Reference, page 7.)

“In Player Order”

e phrase “in player order” is used throughout

this document to dictate the order in which players

resolve or execute a game step. When the players are

instructed to do something “in player order,” the rst

player does so rst, followed by each other player, one

player at a time, in clockwise order around the table.

Standing and Kneeling

Cards enter play in a standing position (upright). In

order to declare for a challenge, or to use certain card

abilities, many cards must kneel, which is indicated

by rotating the card 90 degrees (sideways). A kneeling

position indicates that the card has been used, and

the card is not able to kneel again until it is standing

(made so by a game step or card ability).

Amass 15

power to win

Standing Kneeling

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Character

While Catelyn Stark is participating in a

challenge, your opponents cannot trigger

card abilities.

I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become

suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter

longings. ere is an empty place within me where my heart was once.

House Tully. Lady. e Seven.

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Catelyn Stark

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Character

While Catelyn Stark is participating in a

challenge, your opponents cannot trigger

card abilities.

I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become

suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter

longings. ere is an empty place within me where my heart was once.

House Tully. Lady. e Seven.



Catelyn Stark

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Phase Sequence

A Game of rones: e Card Game is played over a series

of rounds. During a round, players will reveal their

plots, gather resources (in the form of cards and gold),

marshal their forces into play, initiate challenges against

one another, and nally regroup in anticipation of the

next round. Each round is divided into the following

seven phases:

1. Plot

2. Draw

3. Marshaling

4. Challenges

5. Dominance

6. Standing

7. Ta xation

Each phase is described in detail, below.

Phase 1: Plot

e plot phase is divided into two steps:

1. Choose plot cards

2. Reveal plot cards

Step 1. Choose Plot Cards: Each player looks at all

the cards in his or her plot deck, and chooses one that

he or she intends to reveal in the next step. is choice

is signaled by removing the card from the plot deck

and placing it facedown on the table. Do not reveal the

identity of the chosen plot card at this time.

Step 2. Reveal Plot Cards: Each player simultaneously

reveals the plot card that he or she chose in step 1.

e player with the highest total initiative value wins

initiative (see sidebar). e tiebreaker is the player

with the lowest power total; if the tied players have

the same power total, randomly select one of the

tied players.

e player who wins initiative must now choose a first

player for this round. Place the rst player token in

front of that player. e rst player acts rst during

subsequent phases this round.

Some plot cards also have “When Revealed” ability

text. “When Revealed” abilities resolve after the rst

player has been chosen. If multiple plot cards have

“When Revealed” abilities, the rst player decides the

order in which those abilities resolve.

What do plots do?

Plot cards represent a long-term strategic

commitment that will inuence the remainder

of the game round.

e rst value (4) represents the amount

of gold the plot provides, which is used to

marshal cards into play. e second value (9)

is initiative, which is used to determine which

player wins initiative. e third value (1) is

claim, which determines how eective your

challenges are. e reserve value (6) on the

bottom right of the card is a hand size limit,

which is checked at the end of the round. Most

plots also feature an ability that either resolves

when the plot card is revealed, or persists while

the plot remains revealed and in play.

Plot States

Plot cards exist in three states: in the plot deck,

revealed, or in the used pile. When a player

reveals a plot card, it leaves the plot deck, enters

the revealed state, and is placed on top of his or

her previously revealed plot card. All plot cards

under a player’s currently revealed plot card are

considered that player’s used pile.

When a player reveals the nal card of his or

her plot deck, the cards in that player’s used pile

are returned to his or her plot deck after all plot

cards just revealed have taken eect. Note that

the just revealed plot card remains revealed, and

does not return to the plot deck.

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Reaction: After you win a  challenge, move 1 power from the losing

opponent’s faction card to your own.

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Phase 2: Draw

Each player simultaneously draws two cards from his

or her draw deck.

Phase 3: Marshaling

During the marshaling phase, each player (in player

order) becomes the active player. e active player has

the opportunity to marshal (bring into play) character,

location, and attachment cards from his or her hand.

When a player becomes the active player during the

marshaling phase, that player collects income by adding

the gold value on his or her revealed plot card to the

total value of any active gold modiers that aect that

value (usually found on cards the active player controls),

and taking that number of gold tokens from the

treasury and adding them to his or her gold pool.

e active player may now marshal a character,

location, or attachment card from his or her hand by

paying the card’s gold cost (indicated in the upper left

corner of the card) and placing the card in his or her

play area. A player pays a gold cost by returning the

indicated number of gold tokens from his or her gold

pool to the treasury.

Cards enter play as follows:

x Character cards enter play standing, in the front

row of a player’s play area.

x Location cards enter play standing, in the back row

of a player’s play area.

x Attachment cards enter play standing, and must

be attached to (overlapped by) another card. e

default state for attachment cards is to attach to

a character, but some attachments have text that

enables them to attach to other card types.

e active player may continue to marshal character,

location, and attachment cards from his or her hand

until he or she chooses to stop, or cannot marshal any

more cards. A player may choose not to spend all of

his or her gold in the marshaling phase, as that gold

may be used to pay for some card abilities throughout

the round. However, this is the only part of the round

during which a player may marshal character, location,

and attachment cards from his or her hand.

After the active player announces that he or she is

done marshaling cards, each of the other players (in

player order) becomes the active player and has an

opportunity to marshal.

Event Cards

Character, location,

and attachment cards

are marshaled into play

during the marshaling

phase. Event cards,

however, may be played

directly from a player’s

hand at various times

throughout the game

round. e specic time

at which an event card

may be played can be

identied by the event

card’s text.

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Event

Play only during a challenge.

Action: Until the end of the challenge,

raise the claim value on your revealed plot

card by 1. (Max 1 per challenge.)

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Phase 4: Challenges

During the challenges phase, each player (in player

order) becomes the active player, and as the active player

has the opportunity to initiate challenges against his

or her opponent(s).

ere are three types of challenges in the game. Each

type follows the same general rules of initiation and

resolution, but has dierent potential outcomes.

Military challenge: e goal of a 󲀈 challenge is

to kill an opponent’s characters.

Intrigue challenge: e goal of an 󲀊 challenge

is to discard cards from an opponent’s hand.

Power challenge: e goal of a 󲀉 challenge is

to move power from an opponent’s faction card

to yours.

e active player is permitted to initiate one challenge

of each type during this phase, in any order. When a

player initiates a challenge against an opponent, he or

she is the attacking player, and the opponent is the

defending player.

After the active player has resolved each of his or her

challenges, or has passed on an option to initiate a

challenge, the next player (in player order) becomes the

active player, until all players have been the active player

and had the opportunity to perform challenges.

Initiating and Resolving a Challenge

To initiate and resolve a challenge, perform the

following steps, in order:

1. Attacking player announces challenge type,

opponent, and declares attackers.

2. Defending player declares defenders.

3. Compare STR and determine challenge winner.

Each of these steps is now explained in further detail:

Step 1. Announce challenge type, opponent, and

declare attackers: To initiate a challenge, the active

player does the following:

x Announces the type of challenge being initiated.

x Announces the opponent against whom the

challenge is being initiated.

x Announces which characters (under his or her

control) are being declared as attackers, and kneels

those characters.

In order to be declared as an attacker, a character must

have a challenge icon that corresponds with the type

of challenge being initiated, and the character must be

standing. At least one character must be declared as an

attacker to initiate a challenge.

Step 2. Declare defenders: e defending player now

has the option to declare characters he or she controls as

defenders.

In order to be declared as a defender, a character must

have a challenge icon that corresponds with the type of

challenge that is currently underway, and the character

must be standing. Each character declared as a defender

is knelt at this time.

Cersei Lannister may be declared as an

attacker or defender in an 󲀊 challenge,

or in a 󲀉 challenge, because she has those

challenge icons. While participating in

a challenge, she contributes 4 STR

to her controller’s side.

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Character

While Cersei Lannister is attacking during

an  challenge, raise the claim value on your

revealed plot card by 1.

“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”

Lady. Queen.



Cersei Lannister

Strength

(STR)

Challenge

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Step 3. Compare STR and determine challenge

winner: Add together the STR of each attacking

character, as well as any modiers the attacking player

has active. is value becomes the total attacking

STR. Next, add together the STR of each defending

character, as well as any modiers the defending player

has active. is value becomes the total defending STR.

e player whose side has the higher total STR wins

the challenge. (Note: in the case of a tie, the challenge

is won by the attacking player.) If this player does not

have a total STR of 1 or higher, and/or if there are no

participating characters on this player’s side when this

step (i.e., the STR comparison) occurs, neither player

wins or loses the challenge.

If the attacking player wins a challenge of any type

and the defending player has a total defending STR

of 0 (Note: having no defending characters gives a player

a base defending STR of 0), the attacking player gains 1

bonus power for his or her faction. is is known as the

unopposed bonus, and occurs in addition to all other

eects of winning a challenge.

If the defending player wins a challenge, no unopposed

bonus or claim eect takes place.

If the attacking player wins a challenge, one of the

following claim eects occurs, depending on the type of

challenge that is resolving:

󲀈 Military challenge: e defending player must

choose a number of dierent characters under his or

her control equal to the claim value on the attacking

player’s revealed plot card, and kill those characters.

(e chosen characters do not have to be characters

that participated in the challenge.) Killed characters are

placed in their owner’s dead pile. (Each attachment on

any card that leaves play is returned to its owner’s hand.)

󲀊 Intrigue challenge: e defending player must

discard, at random, a number of cards from his or her

hand equal to the claim value on the attacking player’s

revealed plot card. (is can be done by shuing the

hand and fanning the cards facedown towards the

opponent, and allowing the opponent to choose which

cards are discarded.)

󲀉 Power challenge: e defending player removes a

number of power counters from his faction card equal

to the claim value on the attacking player’s revealed

plot card, and moves them to the attacking player’s

faction card.

Phase 5: Dominance

Each player simultaneously counts the total combined

STR of his or her standing characters, and adds 1 to

this total for each gold token in his or her gold pool.

e player with the highest total wins dominance

for the round, and gains 1 power for his or her

faction. If there is a tie for the highest total,

no player wins dominance.

Phase 6: Standing

Simultaneously stand each kneeling card in play.

Phase 7: Taxation

e taxation phase is divided into two steps:

1. Return unspent gold

2. Check reserve

Step 1. Return unspent gold: Each player

simultaneously returns all unspent gold in his or her

gold pool to the treasury.

Step 2. Check reserve: In player order, each player

compares his or her current hand size (i.e., the number

of cards in the player’s hand) with the reserve value

in the lower right corner of his or her revealed plot card.

If a player’s hand size is higher than his or her reserve

value, that player must choose and discard cards from

hand until the hand size is equal to the reserve value.

e end of the taxation phase also marks the end of

the game round. Play proceeds to the plot phase of the

next game round, and continues until one player wins

the game.

What’s Next?

You now know the basics of how to play

A Game of rones: e Card Game. After playing the

tutorial, you may wish to try dierent out-of-the-box

starter decks, a melee format game, or to build your

own custom decks. Rules for these formats await on

pages 12-15. A quick reference of icons and keywords is

placed on the back cover of this guide. Also remember,

much additional information about the game can be

found in the Rules Reference.

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Challenges Phase Example

e challenges phase has begun. JoAnn is the rst

player, and is playing House Lannister. She is

permitted to initiate each of her challenges before the

Stark player, Je, may initiate his.

1. JoAnn wants to start with an 󲀊 challenge, and

chooses to declare “Cersei Lannister” as an attacker

by kneeling her. She could have also declared “e

Tickler” and/or “Tywin Lannister” as attackers, but

she wants to save them for dierent challenges.

2. Je has one standing character with an 󲀊 icon,

“Catelyn Stark.” He could declare Catelyn as a

defender, but he would not have enough STR to win

the challenge, so he chooses to declare no defenders.

JoAnn has an attacking STR of 4 and Je has no

defenders, so JoAnn wins the challenge! Since the

challenge was unopposed, she gains 1 power and

places it on her faction card.

For the claim eect, she discards 2 cards at random

from Je’s hand: 1 because her revealed plot card has

a printed claim value of 1, and 1 because Cersei’s

ability raises that claim value by 1.

3. Next, JoAnn decides to initiate a 󲀈 challenge by

declaring “e Tickler” as an attacker (kneeling

him in the process). She could have also declared

“Tywin Lannister” as an attacker, but she chooses

not to do so.

4. Je defends with “Vanguard of the North” (kneeling

it in the process).

JoAnn’s attacking STR is 2, and Je’s defending

STR is 4. Je wins the challenge as the defending

player, so no claim eect occurs.

5. JoAnn could now initiate a 󲀉 challenge with

Tywin, but she wants to keep him available to

defend against Je’s challenges, so she passes. Je

becomes the active player and may now initiate

his challenges.

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Character

Army.

No attachments.

While a player has a War plot revealed, Vanguard

of the North does not kneel when declared as an

attacker in a  challenge.

Vanguard of the North

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Character

While Catelyn Stark is participating in a

challenge, your opponents cannot trigger

card abilities.

I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become

suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter

longings. ere is an empty place within me where my heart was once.

House Tully. Lady. e Seven.



Catelyn Stark

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Character

Renown.

Reaction: After a  character you control

is sacriced or killed, stand each character

you control. (Limit once per round.)

"I have won every battle, yet somehow I'm losing the war."

Lord.



Robb Stark

146

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Character

Army.

No attachments.

While a player has a War plot revealed, Vanguard

of the North does not kneel when declared as an

attacker in a  challenge.

Vanguard of the North

151

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Character

While Cersei Lannister is attacking during

an  challenge, raise the claim value on your

revealed plot card by 1.

“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”

Lady. Queen.



Cersei Lannister

©George R.R. Martin ©FFGIllus. Tommy Arnold

Character

While Cersei Lannister is attacking during

an  challenge, raise the claim value on your

revealed plot card by 1.

“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”

Lady. Queen.



Cersei Lannister

©George R.R. Martin ©FFGIllus. Tommy Arnold

Character

Lord.

Renown.

Tywin Lannister gets +1 STR for each gold in

your gold pool.



Tywin Lannister

©George R.R. Martin ©FFGIllus. David Demaret

Character

Dominance Action: Kneel e Tickler to

discard the top card of an opponent’s deck.

en, you may choose 1 copy of that card,

and discard it from play.

"Tickler makes them howl so hard they piss themselves."

–Chiswyck

Ally.



The Tickler

©George R.R. Martin ©FFGIllus. David Demaret

Character

Dominance Action: Kneel e Tickler to

discard the top card of an opponent’s deck.

en, you may choose 1 copy of that card,

and discard it from play.

"Tickler makes them howl so hard they piss themselves."

–Chiswyck

Ally.



The Tickler

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elee Rules

e three to six player–or melee–game follows the

same basic round structure and rules as the joust game.

In addition to that basic structure, it also introduces

the title cards to the game.

itle Cards

Each of the six title cards represents a position on

the Small Council at King’s Landing. During each

round of the melee game, each player assumes one of

these roles, which create relationships of alliance and

opposition among the players. Each title also provides

a unique bonus ability that its bearer may use during

the game round.

When setting up a melee game, place the six title cards

(numbered 206-211) in a title pool near the treasury,

within easy reach of all players.

Using the title cards in a melee game adds a third step

to both the basic structure of the plot phase and the

taxation phase, as detailed below.

elee Plot Phase

In a melee game, the plot phase is divided into

three steps:

1. Choose plot cards

2. Reveal plot cards

3. Select titles

Steps 1 and 2 are played following the same rules as in

a joust game, as detailed on page 7.

Melee Plot Phase, Step 3. Select Titles: Shue the

titles facedown and randomly remove one of them

from the pool for this phase by placing it on the table

facedown near the treasury. (In a three player game,

two titles are removed at random; in a six player game

no titles are removed.)

In player order, each player secretly selects one of the

title cards from the pool and places that title facedown

near his or her faction card. Once each player has

selected a title, all players simultaneously reveal their

selections by turning the selected titles faceup. Any

title cards not selected are returned facedown to the

title pool—they won’t be used this round.

elee Taxation Phase

In a melee game, the taxation phase is divided into

three steps:

1. Return unspent gold

2. Check reserve

3. Return titles

Steps 1 and 2 are played following the same rules as in

a joust game, as detailed on page 10.

Melee Taxation Phase, Step 3. Return Titles:

Each player simultaneously returns his or her title,

facedown, to the title pool.

itle Abilities

e following is a description of the terms, symbols,

restrictions, and eects that are associated with the

title cards.

Supports

If a player’s title supports another title, that player

cannot initiate challenges against the player holding

the title that he or she supports.

Rivals

If a player’s title rivals another title, that player is

rewarded for winning a challenge against the player

holding the title that he or she rivals. A player gains 1

additional power for his or her faction after winning

a challenge (as the attacking or defending player)

against an opponent holding a rival title. In each

round, a player cannot gain more than 1 power per

rival opponent in this manner by winning a challenge

against that opponent.

Crown Regent

is title contributes 2 STR to its bearer’s total during

the determination of the dominance winner. is title

also has a special ability that can be used to redirect

one challenge each round. After a player initiates

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a challenge and declares a target and attackers, the

Crown Regent may use this title to force that player to

choose a new target for the attack.

Note that the Crown Regent title has no “supports” or

“rivals” relationship with any of the other titles.

Hand of the King

is title contributes 1 STR to its bearer’s total during

any 󲀉 challenge in which its bearer controls at least one

participating character.

e bearer of this title may initiate one additional 󲀉

challenge during the challenges phase. However, this

challenge cannot be initiated against an opponent that

this bearer has already initiated a 󲀉 challenge against

this phase. (In other words, the additional challenge

must be initiated against a dierent opponent.)

Master of Laws

is title increases the number of cards its bearer draws

during the draw phase by 1.

is title provides its bearer with a +1 reserve modier.

Master of Ships

is title contributes 1 STR to its bearer’s total during

any 󲀈 challenge in which its bearer controls at least one

participating character.

During 󲀈 challenges, the bearer of this title increases

the claim value on his or her revealed plot card by 1

while attacking an opponent he or she rivals.

Master of Whispers

is title contributes 1 STR to its bearer’s total during

any 󲀊 challenge in which its bearer controls at least

one participating character.

e bearer of this title may resolve his or her claim

eect against any number of opponents each time he

or she wins an 󲀊 challenge as the attacker. (e full

claim eect is resolved against each opponent chosen by

this title’s bearer.) is ability only aects how claim is

handled; the challenge is still considered won against

(and lost by) the defending player.

Master of Coin

is title provides its bearer with a +2 gold modier.

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Deckbuilding

e A Game of rones: e Card Game core set is

designed to be a complete game experience with

signicant replayability. After learning the basics of

the game, players may wish to explore building original

decks. e deckbuilding rules are presented here.

Why Build a Custom Deck?

Deckbuilding is a process by which a player may

customize his or her deck to challenge opponents with

original strategies and ideas. is allows a player to

experience the game in new ways; instead of adapting

his or her play to the strategy of a starter deck, each

player may construct a deck that functions as he or

she desires. Custom decks open up new layers of

possibility, and lead to games in which a player feels

more invested. When a player constructs an original

deck, that player doesn’t just participate in the game:

he or she actively shapes how it is played.

Custom Deckbuilding

e following are the deck customization rules for

sanctioned tournament play. Note that for more

customization options, players may want to obtain

additional copies of this core set and/or other

expansion sets containing new cards.

x A player must choose exactly 1 faction card.

x A player may choose 1 agenda card, or may choose

to not use an agenda.

x A player’s plot deck must contain exactly 7

cards. Up to one of the chosen plot cards may be

duplicated once (by title) within the plot deck. No

more than 1 copy of each of the other plot cards

may be in the plot deck.

x A player’s draw deck must contain a minimum of

60 cards, and can only contain up to 3 copies (by

title) of any given card.

x ere is no upper limit on a player’s deck size.

x Unless otherwise permitted by an ability (e.g. the

Banner agendas), each card in a player’s deck and

plot deck must be neutral or its aliation must

match the aliation of that player’s faction card.

Out-of-the-Box Decks

Two to four players sharing a single core set can enjoy

a full game experience without the need to build their

own decks by using pre-constructed “out-of-the-box”

decks. ese decks are intended only for games played

out of a single core set, and ignore the loyalty rules

that are used for custom deckbuilding.

e Old Ways (Stark/ Greyjoy)

is deck includes:

✦

e Stark faction card (203A)

✦

All of the Stark cards (141-159)

✦

All of the Greyjoy cards (65-83)

✦

One copy each of the following neutral cards:

e Roseroad, e Kingsroad, Seal of the Hand,

Littlenger, Rattleshirt’s Raiders, Varys, and Milk

of the Poppy

✦

e following plot cards: Summons, e Winds of

Winter, Supporting the Faith, Naval Superiority,

Rebuilding, Conscation, Calm Over Westeros

At the Wall (Night’s Watch/ Baratheon)

is deck includes:

✦

e Night’s Watch faction card (202A)

✦

All of the Night’s Watch cards (122-140)

Loya lt y

Loyalty is a deckbuilding

restriction that limits which

cards can be used out-of-

faction. A card is loyal to its

faction if it has a scroll of

parchment below its shield.

A loyal card’s aliation must

match the aliation of a

deck’s faction card in order

to be included in the deck.

Certain card abilities (such as

the Banner agenda cards in

this core set) permit players to use

non-loyal cards out-of-faction in a deck.

House Baratheon,

Loyal

House Baratheon,

Non-Loyal

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✦

All of the Baratheon cards (46-64)

✦

One copy each of the following neutral cards:

e Roseroad, e Kingsroad, Rattleshirt’s Raiders,

Put to the Torch, Wildling Horde, e Iron rone,

Syrio’s Training, and Superior Claim

✦

e following plot cards: Wildre Assault,

Building Orders, Marched to the Wall, Marching

Orders, Fortied Position, Filthy Accusations,

Jousting Contest

From East to West (Targaryen/ Martell)

is deck includes:

✦

e Targaryen faction card (204A)

✦

All of the Targaryen cards (160-178)

✦

All of the Martell cards (103-121)

✦

One copy each of the following neutral cards:

e Roseroad, e Kingsroad, Varys, Put to the Torch,

Wildling Horde, Milk of the Poppy, Noble Lineage,

Put to the Sword

✦

e following plot cards: Summons, A Feast for

Crows, A Noble Cause, Power Behind the rone, A

Storm of Swords, A Clash of Kings, Counting Coppers

Secrets and Schemes (Lannister/ Tyrell)

is deck includes:

✦

e Lannister faction card (200A)

✦

All of the Lannister cards (84-102)

✦

All of the Tyrell cards (179-197)

✦

One copy each of the following neutral cards:

e Roseroad, e Kingsroad, e Hand’s Judgment,

Bodyguard, Superior Claim, Little Bird, Tears of Lys,

Littlenger

✦

e following plot cards: Wildre Assault,

Taxation, Calling the Banners, A Game of rones,

Heads on Spikes, Sneak Attack, Reinforcements

When players are ready to move beyond these pre-

constructed out-of-the-box decks, they are encouraged

to try dierent combinations of factions, neutral cards,

and plot decks to explore the full breadth of the game.

Credits

2nd Edition Game Design: Nate French with

Michael Hurley

1st Edition Game Design: Eric M. Lang and

Christian T. Petersen with Nate French

Rules: Nate French and Michael Hurley

Editing: Alexander Hynes, Patrick Brennan, and

Kevin Tomczyk

Graphic Design: Mercedes Opheim with Chris Beck,

Shaun Boyke, Taylor Ingvarsson, Samuel Shimota,

Michael Silsby, Evan Simonet, and Monica Skupa

Graphic Design Manager: Brian Schomburg

Cover Art: Jacob Murray

Art Direction: Debra Freytag

Managing Art Director: Andy Christensen

Producer: Nate French

Production Management: Megan Duehn and

Simone Elliott

LCG Manager: Chris Gerber

Executive Game Designer: Corey Konieczka

Executive Game Producer: Michael Hurley

Publisher: Christian T. Petersen

Special thanks to our inspiration, George R.R. Martin,

and to all of our loyal fans!

For a full list of playtesting credits, see page 32 of the

Rules Reference.

and depictions applied to this game are derived from works by George R.R. Martin, and

may not be used or reused without his permission. Licensed by George R.R. Martin.

A Game of rones and Fantasy Flight Supply are TMs of Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.

Fantasy Flight Games, the FFG logo, Living Card Game, LCG, and the LCG logo are

Flight Games is located at 1995 West County Road B2, Roseville, Minnesota, 55113, USA,

and can be reached by telephone at 651-639-1905. Components may vary from those shown.

Made in China. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A TOY. NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY

PERSONS 13 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER.

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Phase Sequence

1. Plot

2. Draw

3. Marshaling

4. Challenges

5. Dominance

6. Standing

7. Taxation

eywords

A keyword is an attribute that conveys specic rules to

its card.

Ambush (X): You may, as a player action, pay the

ambush cost (in gold) to put this card into play during

the challenges phase. e “(X)” is the ambush cost.

Insight: After you win a challenge in which this

character is participating, you may draw 1 card.

Intimidate: After you win a challenge in which

you control one or more attacking characters with

intimidate, you may choose and kneel a character,

controlled by the losing opponent, with a STR equal

to or lower than the amount of STR by which the

challenge was won. No more than one character can be

knelt by intimidate per challenge.

Limited: A player may not marshal or play more than

1 limited card each round, or place more than 1

limited card during setup.

No attachments: is card cannot have attachments.

Pillage: After you win a challenge in which this

character is participating, you may discard 1 card from

the top of the losing opponent’s deck.

Renown: After you win a challenge in which this

character is participating, you may gain 1 power on

this character.

Stealth: When this character is declared as an

attacker, you may choose a character without stealth

controlled by the defending player. at character

cannot be declared as a defender for this challenge.

Termina l: (Appears on attachments.) If the attached

card leaves play, this attachment does not return to its

owner’s hand, and is discarded from play.

Symbols & Icons

󲀋 Unique card.

Military icon or military challenge. In text, it

looks like this: 󲀈

Intrigue icon or intrigue challenge. In text, it

looks like this: 󲀊

Power icon or power challenge. In text, it looks

like this: 󲀉

Gold

modier

Initiative

modier

Reserve

modier

Faction Loyal Non-

Loyal

In Tex t

House

Stark

󲀆

House

Lannister

󲀅

House

Baratheon

󲀁

House

Greyjoy

󲀇

House

Tyrell

󲀃

House

Martell

󲀀

House

Targaryen

󲀄

e Night’s

Watch

󲀂

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