A Game of Thrones
3–6 players • 150 min • ages 14+ • 2003
- First published
- 2003
- Players
- 3–6 players
- Playing time
- 150 min
- Age
- 14+
- Genre
- Fantasy
How it plays
A Game of Thrones plays 3–6 players, takes about 150 minutes to play, and is recommended for ages 14 and up.
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Where it came from
A Game of Thrones was released in 2003 by Fantasy Flight Games as the inaugural board game set within George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire universe. Developed by Christian T. Petersen, the game was designed to capture the political maneuvering, backstabbing, and grand military strategy central to the novels. It emerged during a period of rising interest in complex, resource-management-heavy tabletop games, aiming to translate the dense, multi-perspective narrative structure into a competitive experience for three to five players.
The game is noted for its focus on diplomacy and alliance-building, where interaction between players is as critical as the movement of armies across the map of Westeros. Featuring thematic artwork that draws heavily from the established aesthetics of the book series, it received praise from critics for its deep strategic mechanics and its success in distilling the high-stakes atmosphere of the source material. It remains a foundational title in the genre of area-control games and helped solidify Fantasy Flight's reputation for high-production-value strategy games.
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About A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones is a game in the Board Games catalog on collecto.rs. 3–6 players • 150 min • ages 14+ • 2003. It's filed under fantasy. Catalog data is sourced from Wikidata. No public games collectors track this one yet — adding yours would make you the first on collecto.rs.
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A Game of Thrones is a board game for 3–6 players, running about 150 minutes, filed under fantasy. collecto.rs catalogues the game, not its rules — for the full rulebook, use the copy in the box or the publisher's own site.
How many players is A Game of Thrones for?
A Game of Thrones is built for 3–6 players. That count comes from this catalog entry alone — nothing from an expansion or a spin-off is folded into it.
How long does A Game of Thrones take to play?
A game of A Game of Thrones is listed at about 150 minutes. Real sessions run shorter or longer depending on player count and how well the table already knows the game.
What age is A Game of Thrones for?
A Game of Thrones lists a minimum age of 14. That's a recommended starting age rather than a hard rule.
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