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[JCWamma]

It was mentioned in a topic somewhere or another that articles should be easier to find. I figure the easiest way to do that (at least while search functionality remains down) is to just create a list of articles for people to cross-reference.

 

I have some plans for this that I may act on - a big one being to list 'tags' for each article so if you're searching for a specific type of article you could look at ones that are tagged "new player" or "review" or "deckbuilding" or whatever else; for now though I figured it'd be more worthwhile to just actually get this started rather than prevaricating the topic in the name of "phase 2" ideas.

 

If people think this is a worthwhile venture then let me know and perhaps we can get the topic stickied; failing that, let me know what I can do to improve it!

 

Currently this is simply a list of every article on second edition, in chronological order from newest to oldest. Update! I've now categorised each of the articles by general type, then sub-categorised by article series (if applicable).

 

I'm leaving out podcasts and videos (but I am including links to articles on other websites) as the idea was simply to preserve written content. If I miss any out that have been posted on this site, please, let me know!

 

Analytical

 

End-of-Cycle Poll (JCWamma first polls the community on what their opinions of a cycle were, then analyses the results of the poll)

• Westeros Cycle: Community Poll RESULTS

istaril plays with stats (no actual consistent title so I improvised with a self-descriptive one)

• The Math of Street of Silk

• The Meta: A Year in Review (Annals of Castle Black)

 

Card Focus

 

Plot Rehab (ChannelDelibird looks at rarely-used plots and analyses what would it take to get them played again)

• A Storm of Swords & Fortified Position

JoeFromCincinatti Rambles (no actual consistent title so I improvised with a self-descriptive one. Note these links are to articles on an external site, cross-posted to cgdb.)

• Why (Core Set) Jon Snow Sucks and Will Probably Always Suck

• The Resurgence of the Old Bear

Let's Break This Card (AlexFrog attempts to build around specific cards)

• #1: King Robert’s Warhammer

Miscellaneous (Stuff that didn't fit elsewhere)

• The first weeks with the first snow of winter

 

Card Preview/Review

 

Chapter Pack/Deluxe Box Reviews (various members of the site rate new cards on a 1-5 scale)

• Called to Arms

• Across the Seven Kingdoms

• True Steel

• Calm Over Westeros
• Wolves of the North Part 2
• Wolves of the North Part 1
• No Middle Ground
• The King's Peace
• The Road to Winterfell
• Taking the Black
• Core Set Review: Tyrell
• Core Set Review: Martell
• Core Set Review: Greyjoy
• Core Set Review: Targaryen
• Core Set Review: Baratheon
• Core Set Review: Night's Watch
• Core Set Review: House Lannister
• Core Set Review: House Stark
• Core Set Review: Neutrals
• Core Set Review: Plots
• Meet the AGoT Chapter Pack Reviewers

End of Cycle Review (Guest-writers for the Wardens of the Midwest analyse each faction's cards from a cycle. Note these links are to articles on an external site, cross-posted to cgdb.)

• Targaryen First Cycle Review

• Martell First Cycle Review

• Greyjoy First Cycle Review

• Baratheon First Cycle Review

• Tyrell First Cycle Review

• Stark First Cycle Review (By Jonathan Herr)

• Lannister First Cycle Review

• The Night’s Watch First Cycle Review

2nd Edition Speculation (various writers write on what they want for a faction for second edition, prior to its release. Unlikely to be any more of these any time soon...)

• House Martell
• House Lannister
• House Tyrell
• House Greyjoy

 

Deckbuilding/Strategy

 

Dumb Fun Decks (bored2excess creates, well, decks that are dumb yet fun)

• Strapping Swords to Direwolves

• Tears of a Wolf

Qyburn's Dungeon (JCWamma creates decks based off an unusual theme)

• "Re-Animating the Dead"
• "Men He Rated Badly"

JoeFromCincinatti Rambles (no actual consistent title so I improvised with a self-descriptive one. Note these links are to articles on an external site, cross-posted to cgdb.)

• A New Breed of Night’s Watch Decks

• The Mystical Lady Sansa's Rose Deck Type

• What is the Difference Between Card Draw and Card Advantage?

Miscellaneous (Stuff that didn't fit elsewhere)

• A Pleasant Problem: Tough Choices at the High End of the Curve, by 14Shirt

• Beating Targ 101

• Crying and How to Get Over It

 

Editorial

 

JoeFromCincinatti Rambles (no actual consistent title so I improvised with a self-descriptive one. Note these links are to articles on an external site, cross-posted to cgdb.)

• A New Approach to Providing Content

• Joe's Feelings on the Meta At Large

• Joe From Cincinnati's Concerns about Targeted Kill

What Are You Smoking? (istaril, assisted by WWDrakey and JCWamma, complains about stupid decisions by FFG's Organised Play team. Somehow it happens enough that this became a series.)

• What are you Smoking? (Tournament Rules, Redux)
• Checking into Rehab (Tournament Rules Changes, part II)
• What are you smoking? (Tournament Rules Changes)

Calling the Banners (MightyToenail offers his thoughts on the metagame so far)

• Calling the Banners: Season 1 Article 2
• Calling the Banners: Season 1, Article 1

Miscellaneous (Stuff that didn't fit elsewhere)

• What to Do When Something Goes Wrong- AGOT version

• Scheming on the Sands - Most Underrated Faction

 

Educational (Rules)

 

Chapter Pack FAQ (mplain looks at cards from the latest pack and gives answers to any and all rules questions people may have regarding them)

• Called to Arms

• Across the Seven Kingdoms

• True Steel

• Calm over Westeros

The Quill & Tankard Regulars (Ire, istaril, JCWamma, ratatoskr and WWDrakey study the rules of the game)

• Vol II, Issue 12

• Vol II, Issue 11

• Vol II, Issue 10

• Volume 2, Issue 9

• Volume 2, Issue 8

• Volume 2, Issue 7

• Volume II, Issue 6

• Volume II, Issue 5

• Volume II, Issue 4

• Volume II, Issue 3

• Volume II, Issue 2

• Volume II, Issue 1

Miscellaneous (articles that didn't fit into another category)

• Jon vs Robb: Initiating Abilities / Marshaling Cards

 

Educational (Non-Rules)

 

Champions Favour (JCWamma looks at top decks of the meta, examining why those are the decks that, well, champions favour, and how to beat them)

• Issue #01: Lannister Banner of the Dragon

ReCrafting the Theory (WWDrakey theory-crafts on various subjects)

• Deck Archetypes (Pt. 3)

• Deck Archetypes (Pt. 2)

• Deck Archetypes (Pt. 1)

Twn2dn Teaches (no actual consistent title so I improvised with a self-descriptive one)

• Deckbuilding in 2.0: Initial Thoughts on the Game of Thrones Second Edition Metagame

• Game of Thrones Deck Building: Crafting the Cost Curve

Miscellaneous (Stuff that didn't fit elsewhere)

• AGoT Faction by Faction Primer

• The Grand Melee - Revisiting Title Relationships in Second Edition

 

Tournament Play/Reports

 

Ascending in the Ranks (Barnie25 documents his experiences at tournaments)

• Volume III – Fire and Gold in Madrid

• The Current state of Baratheon (a small tourney after thought)

• Volume I 'Tabula Rasa'

Miscellaneous (Stuff that didn't fit elsewhere)

• Fire and Gold: Portland Dec 12 Tournament Report (Targ/Lanni) (1st)
• The Adventuring Sub-optimal Snakes and Highgarden's Optimal Limited Economy deck part 1

[ojimijam]

This is marvellous, some kind of tagging system, or even rough  categories (rules/deck building/reviews/meta) would make it better. This is a great resource for new players and people looking for a bit of historical thought.  Not only does this  put everything in one place but is a fantastic place to look before someone writes a new article as well.

 

Thanks wamma.

[istaril]

Awesome idea, definitely something to get stickied (just PM Pipes)! If we do start pushing for discussion of articles to happen in the forum (and not in the comments), we could link the discussion thread too. 

 

I think a tag system is wise, as is potentially an author field?

[LordVampire]

New player here, so thank you very much, cheers!

[OniNoOdori]

That's awesome, just what I was yearning for on this site. Thanks a lot for putting in the necessary time and effort!

 

May I suggest making this a sticky?

[JCWamma]

Thanks for the positive feedback people, and thanks also Pipes for the sticky!

 

I'm going to try to work on improving this over the next few days, but first I'd like to know what tags people would be interested in.

 

Current ones I have in mind:

[Author(s)] - self explanatory

[Article Series Name] - self explanatory

Review - looking back at released cards/events

Preview - looking forward to unreleased cards/events

[Faction] - specifying what factions are talked about

Deck - concerns one specific deck (or multiple specific decks)

Analysis - is analysing something - anything

Construction - is looking at building something (most commonly decks, but could be anything else, be that metas, tournaments, modules to go in a deck, anything)

New - aimed at newer players

[Format] - is this targeted specifically at players of Joust, Melee, Draft, etc.

Strategy - concerns playstyle or metacalls in some way

[Region] - focuses on a specific meta or metas

Rules - deals with rules

Editorial - might be a "miscellaneous" category of sorts, but will be people posting their thoughts and musings typically.

External - some people dislike external links, so might as well flag them when they come up?

[Cycle name] - Concerns a specific cycle, or cards from a specific cycle.

 

 

 

Does anyone have any other suggestions for useful tags they might want to search by?

[JCWamma]

OK, instead of the tagging idea, I decided to just categorise by article type then by series it belongs to. Hopefully it should be easier to navigate now than just the list there was before!

[sparrowhawk]

OK, instead of the tagging idea, I decided to just categorise by article type then by series it belongs to. Hopefully it should be easier to navigate now than just the list there was before!

 

James. Please append the following to your post and get mods to change your pinned post's title to something like "Links to Articles and Threads?" It would be best to minimise pinned posts.

 

JOUST DECK THREADS

Baratheon

Baratheon Fealty

Baratheon Kraken

Baratheon Sun

Greyjoy

Greyjoy Fealty

Greyjoy Sun

Greyjoy Winter

Lannister

Lannister Crossing

Lannister Fealty

Lannister Rose

Lannister Stag

Lannister Sun

Martell

Martell Crossing

Martell Kraken

Martell Rose

Night's Watch

Night's Watch Fealty

Night's Watch Sun

Night's Watch Wolf

Stark

Stark Fealty Rush

Stark Kraken

Stark Rose

Targaryen

Targaryen Crossing

Targaryen Fealty

Targaryen Lion

Targaryen Sun

Tyrell

Tyrell Crossing

Tyrell Fealty

 

MELEE THREADS

Deck Building

​Diplomacy

​Discussion

Lannister

​Martell

Targaryen

 

OTHER THREADS

Card Designs

Card Game Concepts

Current Tiers

FAQ Wishes

How do I get good at this game?

'I was wrong' Thread

Is this game in a good position?

Player of the Year

Puzzles & Riddles

Starting Hand Scenarios

TV Show Discussion

4 Decks from 3 Core Sets