Prominent Stark characters include Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn Tully, their son Robb Stark, as well as Maester Luwin, Ser Rodrik Cassel, and the Blackfish. The Stark shield is a grey Direwolf on a ice-white field. House Stark, the honorable rulers of the cold North.Each is identified by a shield bearing the arms of the house, located in the upper right corner of the card. Currently, there are six playable factions in the AGoT CCG. Certain cards are restricted to one or two houses, giving each house a unique flavor. Each house provides different strengths and weaknesses, allowing for various play styles to interact within the same game. There is no middle ground."Įach house represents one of the main factions involved in the struggle for the Iron Throne emulated by the AGoT CCG. As Cersei Lannister says in the first novel, "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. Sudden reversals of fortune are as common in the game as they are in the series. Players have at their disposal mighty armies, scheming courtiers, game-changing events, and many of the unique characters and locations that make up GRRM’s ASoIaF Fantasy setting. To achieve their goals, players launch military attacks against their opponents, undermine their opponents’ plans with intrigues of their own, and make brazen power plays to win the support of the realm. In the game, players assume the leadership of one of the great houses of Westeros vying for control of King's Landing and the Iron Throne.
The game's primary designer is Eric Lang, the lead developer is Nate French, and Damon Stone serving as associate designer.
The first set, Westeros Edition, was released in 2002 and the game has since won two Origins Awards.
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FFG Card Game 'Secrets of Oldtown' boxsetĪ Game of Thrones (or AGoT, for short) is a collectable card game (CCG) produced by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG), based on the A Song of Ice and Fire (ASoIaF) series of novels written by George R.