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11.75 x 3 x 11.75 inches

Item Weight

2 pounds

ASIN

1589944208

Item model number

GOT36

Manufacturer recommended age

12 years and up

Best Sellers Rank

#875,758 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
#5,685 in Dedicated Deck Card Games

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4.1 110 ratings

4.1 out of 5 stars

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Release date

September 1, 2009

Language

Spanish

Manufacturer

Fantasy Flight Publishing

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For 2-4 players in either the melee (multiplayer) or joust (head-to-head) format, the core set is an ideal starting point for new players. Includes 240 fixed cards featuring a complete deck for the Starks, the Lannisters, the Baratheons and the Targaryens, and six massive plastic title figurines, gold dragon tokens, power counters and a game board.

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When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground. inches -Cersei Lannister Across the Seven Kingdoms, the Great Houses of Westeros struggle to control the Iron Throne. The battle begins here in the Game of Thrones Card Game. The beloved heroes, villains, locations, and events of George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire saga comes to life in this customizable card game. Players take control of the Starks, Baratheons, Lannisters, or Targaryens and attempt to plot, fight, conspire, manipulate, and bribe their way to victory. The Game of Thrones card game can be played in multiplayer inches melee inches format with 3-4 players, or in one-on-one inches joust inches format with players. But whichever format you choose, the game has only just begun! In the world of the Living Card Game, hundreds of additional cards are available separately, allowing players to customize the four houses included here, or create entirely original decks. Welcome to Game of Thrones: The Card Game, where you'll experience George R.R. Martin's Westeros like never before!Game Contents: Game BoardRulebook6 Plastic Title Markers66 Multi-player Reference Cards60 Power Counters44 Gold Coins6 House CardsFour 52-cards Decks inches

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4.1 out of 5

110 global ratings

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Customers like the entertainment value, appearance and craftsmanship of the tabletop game. They mention that it's a fun, interesting and engaging game. Some appreciate the beautiful art in cards, saying it'll be a piece of art. They also appreciate the well executed mechanics, which do a faithful job of capturing the drama of Westeros. Customers are also happy with multiplayer. However, some customers disagree on ease of use and balance.

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35 customers mention33 positive2 negative

Customers find the tabletop game entertaining, interesting, and engaging. They say it provides numerous hours of entertainment and is perfect for casual adult gamers.

"...We just followed along with the manual and learned as we went. It was fun enough, considering we were floundering our way through...." Read more

"...a month now, and have come to truly like it; it is one of the more interesting card games I have ever come to play..." Read more

"...day at a distributor that I worked for at the time and it was a really fun game even then...." Read more

"...It's engaging, tactical, and is complex enough to keep us interested in the game long term." Read more

10 customers mention10 positive0 negative

Customers find the appearance of the game beautiful, intriguing, and old school. They also say the illustrations are good and the game conveys the theme and feel very well.

"...who make this game (Fantasy Flight) Always make beautifully crafted and illustrated componets...." Read more

"...They have and old school card feel, and good illustrations...." Read more

"...The materials and cards themselves are well made and interesting to look at, but not much fun to play with which is why I'm giving 2/5 stars." Read more

"...The artwork on the cards is mostly great, and the mechanics are pretty interesting...." Read more

8 customers mention6 positive2 negative

Customers like the craftsmanship of the tabletop game. For example, they say it has well-executed mechanics, faithful to the drama of Westeros, and interesting. They also mention that the game is very strategic and tactical.

"...of deck variety as MTG, but it is affordable, each part of the game is very strategic, the balance is impressive..." Read more

"...The artwork on the cards is mostly great, and the mechanics are pretty interesting...." Read more

"...This didn't really work with this game. It seems pretty combative and brutal. Not that that's a bad thing, just the nature of the game." Read more

"...It's engaging, tactical, and is complex enough to keep us interested in the game long term." Read more

5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

Customers find the multiplayer in the tabletop game great for 2 or more players. They also say the game has some variety, and is fairly easy to play two player.

"...But the addition of plotting, multiplayer titles, three types of conflict, and other developments make this, in our opinion anyway, a superior game..." Read more

"...Each game has some variety because there is no single perfect deck...." Read more

"A great thematic card game that is fairly easy to play two player but which really shines with 4!..." Read more

"...one plays like the HBO version with a few more rules and it can be played with 4 players. The HBO version is a rip off compared to this...." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers find the tabletop game affordable, worth the money, and easy to get into. They also say it's an excellent purchase and has deck variety as MTG.

"...Overall the game is worth the money and is allot of fun...." Read more

"...do not have anywhere near the level of deck variety as MTG, but it is affordable, each part of the game is very strategic, the balance is impressive..." Read more

"According to my son, this toy has been an excellent purchase...." Read more

"Interesting, tactical, and cheaper to get into than a lot of other card games...." Read more

23 customers mention7 positive16 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the tabletop game. Some mention that it's easy to learn, with seemingly easy instructions. However, others say that it takes forever to learn how to play and is too complicated for inexperienced gamers.

"...an LCG, which means that there are rules (lots of them) and learning them will take time...." Read more

"...I mean it is more complex than it needs to be and ridiculous in its formatting...." Read more

"...This is pretty cut and dry and that makes it easier for other people to pick up on. I would call it a good gateway game...." Read more

"...The first negative is that the game is subject to lots of rules lawyering because of huge amounts of errata, cards subject to interpretation, and..." Read more

5 customers mention3 positive2 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the balance of the tabletop game. Some find the balance impressive, while others say it's not balanced.

"...it is affordable, each part of the game is very strategic, the balance is impressive (Save the Lannisters are a bit overpowered), and the learning..." Read more

"...The bad part is that the 4 pre-made decks are not exactly balanced. The Lannister is a beast for acumilating gold...." Read more

"This is an amazing GoT themed card game that is VERY well balanced for each house represented...." Read more

"The game is not balanced at all." Read more

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Godlike

Stand Alone review (Gateway gaming)

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2012

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I only have the this stand alone set and no other expansions. I have had a chance to play around and get a good feel for it. I wont go into depth of how the game mechanics work, thier is a how to play video here on amazon that pretty much covers all of that. I have played a bunch of other card games such as magic, call of cthulhu, WWE Raw and others. I mention this because I think this game is easier to learn than many other card games. I am sure many people enjoy complex games that take a long time to figure out the rules and the long discussions on how the rules exactly work. This is pretty cut and dry and that makes it easier for other people to pick up on. I would call it a good gateway game.

I have read the books and love the show and this conveys the theme and feel very well. The people who make this game (Fantasy Flight) Always make beautifully crafted and illustrated componets. One thing I was concerned about was that the cards might contain accidental spoilers to the story. (I am avidly against any spoilers) But I was pleased to see that it does not do so.

The bad part is that the 4 pre-made decks are not exactly balanced. The Lannister is a beast for acumilating gold. The Starks are almost unable to participate in intrigue challanges. (I understand that the intrigue challanges are meant to be such as shady under the table kind of actions, yet not being able to attack or defend in one of these challanges makes you discard cards from your hand and your opponet get more power tokens.) While this may be realistic to the story, it is not balanced. You can view it as a challange or a negative. If you buy expansions you may be able to level the playing field. Though it may add more depth to the game and add the enjoyable possibilty of custumization this stand alone set is really all you need.

Overall the game is worth the money and is allot of fun. It takes about an hour to play and can get intense with how fast the scales of victory can be tipped. Unlike in games like magic where if you have the correct cards you can build a nearly impenetrable defense this game pushes you to try and win while forcing you to become paranoid if you are making the right move.

8 people found this helpful

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Greyhame

A perfect game for casual adult gamers

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2011

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I recently purchased this game to give it a try on our weekly game night. Our game night consists of 4-6 guys playing things like Axis and Allies, Magic: The Gathering, Risk, Stratego, or just Super Smash Bros, and we all got into the new Game of Thrones HBO series, and some of us got into the books.

So when an Amazon search of "A game of thrones" brought up this LCG I gave it a shot. For under $30 it seemed like a worthwhile set since it comes with enough for 4 players right out the box.

The details of the set have been covered in other reviews so I'll skip that. My set however came missing the "Stark" deck. Undaunted I emailed Fantasy Flight Games and they sent me the Stark deck right away, I had it in 3 days from noticing the deck was missing. All in all I can't complain about the missing deck because it instilled a great deal of faith in Fantasy Flight Games for their quick and ZERO hassle resolution of the issue.

Now we are all old school MTG players who no longer have the money or desire to keep up with the full time investment that can be MTG. The concept of an LCG rather than a CCG appeals to that greatly as it allows for casual and even competitive play with a much lower monetary investment.

Many of the conceptual elements of the game will be familiar to MTG players. But the addition of plotting, multiplayer titles, three types of conflict, and other developments make this, in our opinion anyway, a superior game for older and more casual players. No you do not have anywhere near the level of deck variety as MTG, but it is affordable, each part of the game is very strategic, the balance is impressive (Save the Lannisters are a bit overpowered), and the learning curve is only about 2-3 games.

After a couple game nights and about 6 four player melees we have decided this game will be a regular part of game night. Everyone is already finding their favorite houses and everyone had already chipped in to buy one of each of the deluxe house expansions and another core set to get us all deck building for the game. But honestly you could have an awesome time with just the core set for many nights of games, and for under $30 I would say I've gotten much more than that amount in enjoyment of the games.

And again I have to mention that in an ocean of horrible customer service Fantasy Flight Games impressed me with their quick and easy service. That alone puts me at ease buying from this company from here on out.

26 people found this helpful

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Juan Hernandez

a nice card game to own

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2013

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at first it was kind of confusing and after watching videos on youtube it make sense on how to play. it was very different from that
yugioh game I played from my pc. Still for new people getting on to this kind of card strategy game it may take a while to learn it.

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ERock

Very interesting game, but you need to be dedicated

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2013

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The low ratings are simply due to the wrong person buying the game. It is an LCG, which means that there are rules (lots of them) and learning them will take time. Having said that, learning is half the fun, along with creating decks and actually playing the game. One piece of advise I would give though, make sure you have some nerdy friends available to play who are willing to dedicate some serious time to learning/playing this game. Also, reading the books makes the characters/places/events on the cards much more enjoyable, but you can get buy just watching the show. If you've never seen either, avoid this game. Buy Magic instead.

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RJ Guado

Imprescindible para empezar

Reviewed in Spain on January 7, 2016

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El Living Card Game de "Game of Thrones" es la primera compra que debe hacer todo el que quiera iniciarse en este complejo juego. Hay que advertir que es un juego que involucra mucha estrategia y tener en cuenta muchas cartas sobre la mesa. Para algunos puede ser demasiado lento. Pero cuando pierdes, te quedas con la sensación de que has perdido por tomar malas decisiones y no por el azar, y eso no es algo que se pueda decir de otros TCG/LCG.

En sí, con los cuatro mazos que vienen aquí ya puedes empezar a hacer partidas entre dos o tres jugadores, porque yo recomiendo o comprar ya una expansión, o bien desmenuzar uno de los mazos (preferiblemente el Targaryen, que tiene menos feedback entre sus cartas) para alimentar los otros tres hasta que lleguen a 60 cartas.

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A Card Game of Thrones

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2014

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I gave this Item a 5* review due to the engaging gameplay experience and the brilliant card designs.

I found the gameplay and general premise of this game rather easy to pick up, which is contrary to some opinions that the game is over convoluted, I found that after investing a short time reading the instructions we were ready to play and we hit the ground running, there may of been a few brief pauses whilst we consulted the rules, but it did not detract from this enthralling game - infact I for one find the intricacies the thing that make this game so appealing.

I would recommend this game to people who enjoy games of strategy but who also enjoy sudden turns of fortune to keep them guessing. This game is also a must for people who like me crave more from the world of A Song of Ice and Fire by GRRM, with its extracts from the books and all of the characters we know and love on top knotch quality (illustrated) card deseigns.

We will be playing this time and time again.

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Somagi79

Bello

Reviewed in Italy on April 2, 2013

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Il gioco mi è piaciuto proprio tanto. Ho preso il set base per provare le meccaniche del gioco e perchè consente di giocarci in 4. Le meccaniche sono valide, il gioco è complicato e bisogna metterci la testa ma giocarci da soddisfazioni.
Sono soddisfatto solo in parte perchè in 4 perde tantissimo, diventa praticamente ingiocabile.

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Leshrack

La mejor opcion de compra

Reviewed in Spain on July 5, 2016

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Sinceramente es la mejor opcion de compra, ya que en la reedicion como en el juego oficial de la serie, solo incluye 2 mazos (lannister y stark), mientra que en este incluye 4 mazos (con los targaryen y los baratheon).

Las ilustraciones estan muy bien y a este precio (10 euros menos que en librerias altamente conocidas), si tegustan los juegos de cartas tipo magic y la serie y/o libros de juego de tronos no dudes en hacerte con el.

Juego de 2 a 4 personas.

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Mike D

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2014

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If you enjoyed the Pokemon card game as a kid, you'll love this - it's the adult equivalent and awesome to play. The rulebook is quite big though and even now my friends and I have to consult forums, or Google the cards to find out what they mean. I think they are made that way so you can argue, discuss and come to your own conclusions sometimes. My favourite deck is Lannister, because of all the money, but I've still yet to win my first game because my friends betray me as they enjoy seeing me enraged and get mad.

If you like Game of Thrones and you like playing games you probably already have this. Just a warning also, some of the booster packs contain awesome cards so if you're playing anyone with a custom deck, you won't stand a chance.

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Age Range (Description)	Baby
Number of Players	2 to 4
Brand	Fantasy Flight Games
Theme	Anime
Material	Plastic

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