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  • May 18, 2013: Netrunner in Austin, Texas
    By Keggy
    Back to Austin for Netrunner regional #2. After squeaking into the top 8 last time, I was hoping to either get top 2 or blow out and have fun. The TO took up the score sheets I...
  • Centerville Tourney Report May 19, 2013
    By erocklawell
    Hey Everyone!! This is my first tournament break down, but second tournament, and I felt the need to record the games I've played. I may do a report on my first tour...
  • May 11, 2013: A Game of Thrones Regional in Austin, Texas
    By Keggy
    Round three of regionals in Austin. I'm gonna apologize in advance for many, many memory gaps. Pre-Tournament Report This was gonna be my first Thrones tourney, and I was...
  • Ottawa Regional
    By darknoj
    So my second regional of the session was a bit smaller then the first. I think the lower turn out was due to the extremely high cost to attend (35 to get into the con, 10 for th...
  • Stark City of Shadows (Winter Burn)
    By agktmte
    So I'd like to start off by posting a deck list I made for a "creative deck night" we had a few weeks back at the Team Covenant store in Tulsa, OK. I had previously...
  • Laval Regional
    By darknoj
    So I went to my first regional of the year last weekend. Thirteen players showed up at BD Cosmos in Laval Quebec to play AGoT. I had prepared three different decks for the event...
  • Game of Thrones Regionals 2013
    By 14Shirt
    Well I took the plunge and entered my first-ever regionals for GoT (first-ever card tournament of any kind, actually). I took a Stark Siege army deck I was having some fun with...
  • April 20, 2013: Netrunner Regional in Austin, Texas
    By Keggy
    Another week, another regional. I enjoyed my Star Wars tournament at Mothership Games in Austin the week before, and looked forward to going back. Pre-Tournament Report I was...
  • April 13, 2013: Star Wars Regional in Austin, Texas
    By Keggy
    Maybe I shouldn't wait two weeks to write up tourney reports. Oh, well. Pre-Tournament Report So, this was my first official tournament for any LCG. We had hosted a few...
  • Tourney Report: UK Huddersfield Regional 2013
    By JCWamma
    With regional season back upon us I can resume my favourite part of this game - talking for too long about my competitive experiences and expecting people to pay attention!...

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Game of Thrones Archives

Words are Wind - Populating a Meta

Feb 23 2012 06:00 AM | Shenanigans in Game of Thrones

Words are wind, especially these words: an AGoT LCG opinion column Populating a Meta: How Chicago Got its Groove Back I’ve been involved in the competitive *1 AGoT LCG scene for about a year and a half now. As I would imagine happens to m...

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With Fire and Blood - Resource Management

Nov 07 2012 06:00 PM | doulos2k in Game of Thrones

Today, we're going to talk a bit about resource management. In this House, we can't even begin that without discussing the House keyword: Ambush. This is one of the most feared keywords in the game because your opponent has to just assume when they see the Targaryen house card, that at some point, you're going to bring a card from hand to defend or attack (or to trigger some other effect). As powerful as Ambush is, it requires you to think about resources much differently than you would if you were playing any other house.

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With Fire and Blood - Recursion

Jan 16 2013 06:00 PM | doulos2k in Game of Thrones

One of the big themes in House Targaryen is Recursion. As far as card effects go, the number of recursion cards in this House are significant, to say the least. Today, we're going to take a look at the recursion cards available, what they do, and how they work (and what you need to watch for or take advantage of).

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With Fire and Blood - Knights of the Hollow Hill

Dec 05 2012 06:00 AM | OKTarg in Game of Thrones

Last session doulos2k took a look at agendas for Targaryen in general, overviewing some great things to keep in mind when choosing your agenda as a Targaryen player. This week, we're going to focus in on perhaps the most talked about agenda this side of the House of Dreams. You know it; you fear it; you can not defeat it--the Knights of the Hollow Hill.

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With Fire and Blood - Following the Path

Jan 02 2013 06:00 AM | OKTarg in Game of Thrones

Welcome back to Fire and Blood, CardGameDB’s article featuring discussion about House Targaryen and all that it entails. Thanks for indulging doulos2k and I in our off week around the holidays. I hope that all of your stockings were stuffed full of Dragon Eggs and that you enjoyed your toast of Shade of the Evening to celebrate the new year. I’m not really up to date on my Chinese New Year, but for us Targaryens, every year is the year of the Dragon. In this week’s installment, we will talk about the best of cards, and the worst of cards. In my opinion, it’s actually the same card—The Maester’s Path.

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With Fire and Blood - Agendas

Nov 21 2012 06:03 PM | doulos2k in Game of Thrones

With House Targaryen, you'll find that you can build a deck with a large number of the available agendas. This week, we're going to look at the most common choices and generally discuss the strengths and weaknesses. Your mileage will vary and the beauty of this House is that there is so much flexibility in deck design - which means there's a lot of flexibility in agenda choice.

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With Fire and Blood

Oct 24 2012 05:05 AM | OKTarg in Game of Thrones

Welcome to "With Fire and Blood," CardGameDB.com's article focusing on the in's and out's of Westeros' rightful rulers, House Targaryen. I am pleased to announce that there will be three dedicated minds working to bring you insightful articles on topics ranging from competitive builds, underused tech, metagame concerns, expansions on cardpool and so on, but to start with, we want to take you readers on the journey that we contributors have traveled: from the Core set to competitive Targ players. You can read a bit more about us at the bottom, but let's get to the cards. The Core set cards, that is.

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Who is the Real Driver—the Deck or the Player?

Aug 13 2012 04:00 PM | Twn2dn in Game of Thrones

As some of you may know, I am a long-time A Game of Thrones cards (AGOT) player. I have enjoyed the evolution of this game from the first entrance of House Targaryen during the Ice & Fire era of the CCG. Over the past year or so, I have become simultaneously more excited about where the game is in terms of its diversity, and frustrated about where we are in terms of powerful effects (especially character removal). In short, every house has competitive options, but the decks at the competitive level increasingly feel like they drive the player, rather than the other way around.

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White Cloak Arsenal - Recursion

Feb 01 2013 06:10 AM | clu in Game of Thrones

There is a reason you play with certain cards in your deck. Why wouldn't you want to play them again? Bringing cardboard heroes back from the grave like Beric Dondarion can lead to card advantage and mismatches to exploit. However, not all recursion cards are created equal. And some houses have better targets than others. In the world of bringing back that dead don’t forget to check cross house for some particular good beats.

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White Cloak Arsenal - Hand Control

Nov 30 2012 07:15 PM | clu in Game of Thrones

No matter what you’ve been told size matters. Your grip of cards represents potential. A two cost character is equally valuable as a five cost character when it is stuck in your hand. Those cards only matter if they hit play. Once in play, the five cost character should exert more influence over a game than the two cost dude. Hand control actually robs your opponent of making a choice of what to play. The goal is to reduce potential, preferably to zero.

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We Have a Dream - Athens, Greece Last Winter Jo...

Feb 17 2012 06:00 AM | Greekguy in Game of Thrones

There is a small country at eastern Europe that faces many problems, economic and many more. But it's citizens never forgot where the word "games" started to have a meaning. Gio Karab reporting from Greece for the AGoT LCG madness that takes...

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Valar Morghulis Card Reviews

May 12 2012 06:50 AM | Darksbane in Game of Thrones

Our staff has put together a first blush analysis of the newly released chapter pack Valar Morghulis. 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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Valar Morghulis

Feb 05 2012 07:00 PM | Egg in Game of Thrones

Valar Morghulis (Core) 2-0-0 Limit 1 per plot deck. When revealed, kill all characters in play. Arguably THE meta-defining card for A Game of Thrones LCG, Valar Morghulis demands the attention of every player not only during play but also as they bu...

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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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Uniquely Suited - Stannis Baratheon

May 15 2012 05:30 PM | imrahil327 in Game of Thrones

Welcome back to Uniquely Suited, the column that explores unique characters and which version of each best suits your deck. This week we turn our focus to another Baratheon: the elder of Robert’s two brothers and the Lord of Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon.

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Uniquely Suited - Robert Baratheon

May 01 2012 05:00 AM | imrahil327 in Game of Thrones

Welcome to the first installment of my new series, Uniquely Suited. This series will take a look at characters (and the occasional location) that have multiple ‘personas’- that is, multiple versions of the same character. I will be breaki...

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Uniquely Suited - Melisandre

Jul 24 2012 05:29 PM | imrahil327 in Game of Thrones

Welcome back to another installment of Uniquely Suited, the column where we take a look at the big players of Westeros and explore which is best for your deck. Today we’ll be taking a look at Stannis’ confidante, Melisandre. There are currently 3 versions of Melisandre that are legal in the LCG, let’s see which one is best for you.

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Tournament in the Nation's Capital!

Jan 12 2012 05:00 AM | Danigral in Game of Thrones

The Kingsguard of DC invite you to the nation's capital for The Battle of the Chesapeake Bay. When: Sat Feb 25 check-in at 11 and Sun Feb 26 check-in at 12. Where: Labyrinth Games (645 Pennsylvania Ave SW Washington, DC 20003) Entry: $15 Details...

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Thrones Times Issue 3 (Winter 2011)

Dec 29 2011 05:00 AM | Twn2dn in Game of Thrones

Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know that the third issue is now available here: http://www.cardgamed...rones-times-v1/ In this 6-page issue: • Collective results from three November tourneys--Days of Ice & Fire, Tourney of Stah...

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Things I Do For Win – Breaking the Resource Code

Dec 21 2012 05:45 PM | clu in Game of Thrones

Resources are the backbone to many decks. Resources are a dead draw in all decks. Characters do the heavy lifting in winning AGOT. Resources don’t actively win you anything except the ability to play either more or bigger characters. Running the correct number of income providers in your deck is a delicate balance. The only thing I got out of my poetry class in college is “You can’t break the rules until you understand them.”

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Things I Do For Win - Phase: Cancel Triggers

May 11 2012 05:34 AM | clu in Game of Thrones

Touting a control deck means you have answers for many if not all contingencies. Using canceling effects is an efficient use of card slots to nullify more than one card. A card that reads “Cancel triggered effect” is worth its weight in gold because it denies events completely, character, location, and attachment one time triggers. A card that can cancels triggered effects every turn is a world beater.

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Things I Do For Win - Location, Location, Location

Mar 23 2012 05:05 AM | clu in Game of Thrones

Location, Location, Location Control An overlooked aspect of A Game of Thrones by beginners is location control. Every new block of chapter packs gives us more and more weapons that can’t be killed by claim. If you don’t have an answer for Ghaston Gre...

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Things I Do For Win - Format Changes

Dec 07 2012 06:50 PM | clu in Game of Thrones

Things I Do For Win is getting a format change. Click through for a quick explanation on how things will change and what will be coming in future articles.

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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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There Are No Decks Like Me - Iowa Regional Cham...

Jun 22 2012 05:12 PM | clu in Game of Thrones

What I love about this deck it's utter and complete appearance of meh. The subtle restrictive elements housed here work together to create fewer and fewer options. The game is over before the opponent notices it. Jeremiah Duggan carved his way 7-0 to the championships and appeared unstoppable.

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