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How to win with Greyjoy in Game of Thrones board game?
To the contrary. In the games I've played, Greyjoys win about 1/3 of the time. Though, I admit, it is most probably because their aggressive play style makes them more attractive for the experienced ...
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Game of Thrones: What if we run out of all the order tokens and are compelled to use special order tokens?
No. You may not use them.
From page 22. on the 2nd Edition rules:
In addition to 10 normal Order tokens, each House also have five Special Order tokens. A player may use any of his 10 normal ...
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Are armies supposed to be limited by available plastic units?
Armies ARE limited by the available plastic units
According to the rulebook for Game of Thrones Second Edition page 9 (emphasis mine):
A mustered unit is taken from its player’s unused units, and ...
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How do we assign Game of Thrones houses?
Where a player sits around the table has little influence on the turn order of the game. Straight out of the rule book, on page 7 (emphasis mine):
Your house position on the Iron Throne influence ...
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What happens when I successfully attack a player's home stronghold?
The token, representing the garrison of the stronghold, is removed once it has been taken by an enemy player.
If the original owner of that territory retakes it, the token is not replaced.
Relevant ...
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Are the Bay of Ice and the Shivering Sea areas connected?
No.
There's no movement outside of the board, and no justification in the rules for these areas to be treated differently. The two sea regions you mention aren't adjacent to each other, nor are they ...
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Game of Thrones: When exactly to use the Valyrian Steel Blade when playing with Tides of Battle?
"Now" means during the step being discussed by that explanation: the Valyrian Steel Blade step.
The Valyrian Steel Blade step is the fourth out of six parts in combat, as listed in the rules.
It ...
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Do you shuffle the already played cards back into the deck when using the 'Winter Is Coming' card?
It makes sense that you would put the discard pile back into the deck and re-shuffle - this is what we have always done in our games. This obviously means that you can have the reappearance of cards ...
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Can units support a battle if they came from the same march order that started it in Game of Thrones?
Option two would happen here, two supporting footmen from A + knight from B = 4.
From the rulebook:
Before resolving combat, all other non-combat movement from the area assign the March Order must ...
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Replacing ships after taking control of enemy ports
Available here means ships that are still in your supply. Use only those ships, not ones from the board.
You may find this useful from Page 4:
Exceeding the Components Provided
Each House is ...
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Does attacking zero strength units (eg. routed units, siege engines) require a full combat resolution?
Yes, there is still combat. The rules don't specifically mention attacking into a region with only routed units. Therefore we follow the default instructions: if you march into a region with enemy ...
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What happens if you move into a territory of your own that has a power token on it? What about territory with someone else's?
When you move into a territory that contains your own power token, you simply leave the power token there. That way, when you again exit the territory, it already has your power token.
When you move ...
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When units are destroyed by sword icons on house cards - how are the units chosen?
The loser choses. From the rules, page 21:
When a player suffers casualties, he decides which of his units are removed (unless stated otherwise by the text ability of a played House card). Remember ...
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Do supply limits apply when resolving march orders?
Yes, supply limits apply. From the rules, page 8:
A player is never allowed to take any action in the game that would cause him to exceed his actual supply limit as dictated by his position on the ...
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Game of Thrones: Are Tides of Battle cards used when attacking a neutral force?
The Combat section of the rules (page 17) states that Combat ensues "whenever a player marches one or more of his units into an
area containing units from another House…" However, it says ...
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Game of Thrones: Declaring a March to various adjacent territories at the same time
Answer 1 "Before resolving combat, all other non-combat movement from
the area assigned the March Order must be completed." GoT second edition rule book, page 15, 7th bullet point.
Answer 2 It is not ...
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Can units retreat over the sea?
Yes, the official rules allow it:
A player is allowed to use ship transport to retreat his
units.
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AGoT: Attacking and winning unit dies
tl;dr
What happens with the region?
It's empty.
Does the defender lose control of it?
Yes.
Does the attacker gain control of it?
No.
The long version
Combat resolution is done in four ...
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Can I choose difference house card without discard two power tokens?
I think the correct way to read this would be:
Discard 2 power tokens immediately
Discard Aeron Damphair
If able, choose a different house card from your hand.
Please note that step 2 can't be ...
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Should supports be used as the primary weight of your attack?
You've done a good job of detailing the main advantages of using a support order, but you've left out a key concern when using them: enemy raid orders can remove support orders, so your supporting ...
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Robb Stark house card. Need some help understanding what it can do
Normal retreat. No jumping rivers, no going two countries. Can use ships.
Optimal usage : Attack a big force with Robb to win, retreat them somewhere where you can attack them with one footman and ...
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Mustering in port territories
Yes, that is correct. However remember that as soon as you have two or more ships in the same area (port or sea), they are considered an army and must adhere to supply limits.
Obviously if you muster ...
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Do supply limits apply if you capture ships at a port?
No, you are not allowed to keep them if you are over your supply limit. From page 25:
Taking Control of Enemy Ports - If the land area connected to a Port is successfully attacked and taken control ...
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Exchange two footmen for knight anytime? Game of Thrones
Absolutely not! Nowhere in the rules is this permitted (also it doesn't make any thematic sense :))
As per page 9 of the rule book, you may upgrade a footman to a knight for the cost of 1 muster ...
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Mother of Dragons, Walder Frey, and Vassals
A bit late, but still :)
There are three words that adresses people in different ways in this game.
House, Player, Opponent. (in this specific scenario, the difference between opponent and player is ...
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Can the Wildlings attack twice in a turn?
The Wildlings attack twice.
From the rulebook under "Wildling Attacks"
Note: In rare circumstances, it’s possible for the wildlings
to attack twice during one Westeros Phase. This would occur if
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Game stagnates if supply card not drawn
First of all, yes. This is something that I have noticed happens sometimes in the game. I don't think it happens all that much, but it is definitely noticeable when by round 3 there has not been any ...
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What's the point of having ports as a territory?
As you deduced, the huge advantage is that it gives you a safe harbour to muster ships into, which is invaluable when all adjacent sea areas are occupied. Relatedly, they also give your ships a safe ...
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What's the best way to teach/learn the Game of Thrones board game for people who haven't played before?
This is a very general question and really depends on who you're playing with (and how they're feeling at the time).
Playing any new board game with a group of new players can be a daunting task, and ...
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What's a fair handicap?
The best way to get a good handicap going is to attack ruthless and try and make the other players ban together to stop you.( this works best with lanister since no one like them in the first place) ...
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