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A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game lets players take control of their favorite Houses from the novels — represented by trays of high-quality, pre-assembled miniatures — and lead them into battle against their opponents. Players can recreate their favorite moments from the series or create their own stories. What if the Red Wedding never happened, and Robb Stark assaulted King's Landing? Now fans can find out!
Battles can range from large-scale wars with hundreds of miniatures to simple skirmishes between a few units without complicating the elegantly designed rules. The game features several unique systems, including alternating activations that keep the players engaged; a Rank System that changes a unit's capabilities as the battle rages on; a Tactics System that provides strategic powers fueled by a finite resource each round; and, most importantly, the iconic Heroes, such as Robb Stark and Jaime Lannister, that can change the course of war both on and off the battlefield.
The Stark vs Lannister Starter Set has everything needed for two players to fight epic battles. Containing forces for both House Stark and House Lannister, players build their armies, select leaders, construct their tactics deck, and engage in one of five different game modes.
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- strong licensing and thematic fidelity
- plush minis and varied modes
- high price and setup time
- space-intensive
- epic, siege-driven warfare with extensive license
- George R.R. Martin's Westeros universe
- miniatures-based tactical battles with themed modes
- The Godfather: Corleone's Empire
- Rising Sun
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- mini-games — tabletop battles with large plastic figures
- miniatures war-game — tabletop battles with large plastic figures
- modular scenarios / sequential reveals — round-by-round track and outcome reveals
- several game modes — five modes named after the novels shaping play
- Simultaneous reveal — round-by-round track and outcome reveals
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- it's a thug placement game where you're controlling a family who's trying to jockey for the position to take over
- you can do different jobs and some of them like maybe a car bomb
- when you take out a thug or a family member you lay them face down in the hood
- the darkness part where they can hide in the shadows to gain additional powers