Game Of Thrones Westeros Intrigue

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Game of Thrones Westeros Intrigue is a fast-paced game of cards & intrigue at court created by renowned game designer Reiner Knizia Every game is played over a series of rounds as you & your opponents play character cards in an attempt to claim the Iron Throne for yourselves In each round you pursue your own plans & seek to foil your opponents by playing character cards Each turn you will play a character card from your hand adding to the court at King’s Landing You can advance your own prospects by playing your character cards cleverly but certain rules govern exactly where you can place your character cards The first character cards must be played in a single row forming the bottom row of the court Once there are two cards in a row you may play a card in a new row above them The card that you play in the new row however must match the House of one of the two cards below it In Game of Thrones Westeros Intrigue character cards are divided between House Stark House Lannister House Baratheon & House Targaryen & each player may have character cards from any of these Houses in his hand The court develops as you & your opponents play cards but a player will eventually discover that he can no longer legally play a character card Once this occurs that player is eliminated & the round continues A round ends when no one can play another character card & whoever played the last character card wins the round In Game of Thrones Westeros Intrigue you will play rounds equal to the number of players If you win a round of Game of Thrones Westeros Intrigue you reap the rewards by drawing an Iron Throne card which cancels a number of your penalty points Your opponents on the other hand must take penalty points equal to the number of character cards that they have left in their hand Over the course of the game players gain penalty points from having character cards at the end of the round & reduce their penalty points by winning a round & drawing an Iron Throne card At the end of the game the player with the least penalty points wins! Players 2-6 Ages 8 Playing Time 20 minutes