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The Grand Melee - Playing Control in Melee - Part 4: One Card to Kneel Them All

Jun 21 2012 05:05 AM | Kalindas in Game of Thrones

Hello and welcome back to The Grand Melee. This week’s instalment was originally going to cover multiple houses and how each of them can bring control (or at least try...) to a Melee table. But after a bit of thinking I realized that I had enough material for a full article for at least two of them. So without further ado let’s start with House Lannister.

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All Things Shagga - The House That Shagga (Deck...

Jun 20 2012 06:50 AM | Devastacia in Game of Thrones

Deckbuilding can be an intimidating process, especially for newer players. The sizable number of cards allowed in the LCG format can be a lot for even the most seasoned player to handle. Even with card databases at a player’s disposal, building a successful deck can already be a daunting task. But what happens when a shiny new combo comes along that a player wants to exploit? Do they simply pull a few cards out of a normal build, throw the combo in and hope that it hits? The simple answer, in most cases, is no.

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Crafting The Theory - All Men Must Die

Jun 19 2012 05:34 PM | Kennon in Game of Thrones

So, ask anyone who’s been playing A Game of Thrones for some time what the most defining card in the history of the game (both CCG and LCG) is.

Ok, are you back? What did they say?

If they said anything other than this card, you might need to tell them that they’re wrong.

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First Tilt - Expanding House Lannister

Jun 19 2012 05:00 AM | Paladin in Game of Thrones

In this edition of First Tilt, we continue with our series of articles exploring how a new player might affordably expand each house into a reasonably competitive deck build with only a few purchases (2X Core Sets and 1X House Expansion + up to 6 chapter packs). This week we cover the powerful Lannisters, a wealthy and ambitious House hailing from the western end of Westeros, extracting riches from their gold mines and containing two of the most powerful figures in Westeros: patriarch Tywin, one of the richest and most feared men in the land and a former Hand of the King, and Queen Cersei who schemes from King’s Landing to advance the House to even further power.

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Valar Dohaeris Card Reviews

Jun 18 2012 06:03 AM | CardGameDB in Game of Thrones

Our staff has put together a first blush analysis of the newly released chapter pack Valar Dohaeris. We’ve used a one through five scale; five being the best. The cards are listed in numeric order. Our reviewers are listed in alphabetical order. Disagree with our assessment? Let us know!

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There Are No Decks Like Me: Iowa Regional Champ...

Jun 15 2012 04:10 PM | clu in Game of Thrones

It’s rare to see a deck simple in form, function, and win with an experienced pilot. Tim Lyons made it to the top eight with two losses under his belt. However, once you make it over the cut it’s a whole new card game. I have felt for quite some time this is the best deck in the environment right now.

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Quill & Tankard Regulars

Jun 15 2012 05:05 AM | CardGameDB in Game of Thrones

Welcome to the first issue of Quill & Tankard Regulars, a unique AGOT column concentrating on that most obscure of subjects: the rules of the game. We'll be covering a wide variety of topics from actual gameplay examples and the newest rulings from the FFG Rules Forum to individual cards with particularly complex behaviour and interactions.

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