From the frozen lands of the Snark to the torrid intrigues of the Bannisters there is one truth that echoes through the Umpteen Kingdoms Gloom is coming Gloom of Thrones a standalone card game spreads the misery & suffering of Gloom to the ill-fated land of dead monarchs dead knights dead brothers dead sisters dead heirs dead grandmothers dead chambermaids & almost-dead bastards Wrest control of a noble family guide them through lives of satirically-riddled sadism & deliver them to their ultimate fate Which is of course more death Printed on transparent plastic cards Gloom of Thrones allows multiple cards to be played on top of the same character determining their ultimate fate while still allowing you to see straight through their machinations just like Lil' Finger advisor to his seventeenth whoops! eighteenth! king andor queen As your characters seek a moment of respite on the Porcelain Throne your goal is to plague them with horrible mishaps like being Seduced by a Sibling or Tumbled from a Tower while filling the lives of the other noble families with happy events & family reunions that will raise their Self-Worth score The player with the lowest-scoring most tragedy-afflicted family wins! When you aim for the Porcelain Throne you'd best not miss Players 2-5 Playing time 30-60 mins Ages 14