Hear Me Roar!
Announcing Lions of the Rock for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game
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He bought loyalty with gold, and compelled obedience with his name.
- Tyrion Lannister, A Song of Ice and Fire, Volume I: A Game of Thrones
Fantasy Flight Games is proud to present the latest Deluxe Expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, Lions of the Rock, coming the fourth quarter of 2011! In Lions of the Rock, Residence Lannister will demonstrate its power by means of its classic hold over intrigue and card benefit, as properly as some exciting new possibilities.
Lions of the Rock consists of 165 cards – three copies every single of 55 unique cards &ndash featuring exciting new cards for Home Lannister as nicely as potent neutral cards that will quickly discover a location in decks of any Residence.
Knives Behind Every single Smile
For a lot more insight into this expansion, we present these designer notes from Lions of the Rock‘s developer, Damon Stone.
A lot more than any other, Residence Lannister divides fans of A Song of Ice and Fire. The loved ones is beyond dysfunctional and no quantity of appearances on Dr. Drew will ever patch up the rifts and fissures among the members of this family. Gorgeous, tragic, vicious, devious, ruthless, and potent. These are the words that came to mind when I sat down to style the Lions of the Rock Deluxe Expansion. The cards in this box would require to define for me every little thing the household and their banner males represent in the books. Deciding what of the numerous themes in House Lannister I wanted to highlight in this box came fairly simple.
Tyrion Lannister and his horde of clansmen were an obvious option to entice the newer players of A Game of Thrones. The “bro-mance” in the considerably lauded HBO series and the aggressive nature of the clansman cards in the Brotherhood Without Banners cycle helps attract attention of newer players and the defiance of typical Lannister expectations is enticing to veteran players. Tyrion as the leader of the horde of clansmen and the defender of King’s Landing led sorties, foiled energy grabs and machinations, and even survived an assassination attempt. This Tyrion works with the clansman characters beautifully, permitting him to stay on the board and lead wave right after wave of attacks at the head of his individual army of savages.
Cersei Lannister and her lethal scheming has resulted in some of the most tragic scenes in the books, frequently striking individuals seemingly from out of nowhere. She utilized her hold on the Little Council to rule the Seven Kingdoms and usually had a gambit to play and catspaw to use. Cersei’s capacity to attack without kneeling during intrigue challenges slots nicely with The Energy Behind the Throne Agenda making an aggressive hand control deck. Be cautious though if you lose that intrigue advantage you might suddenly find your opponent outstripping you and gaining an further boost.
We’ve seen Tywin Lannister as a resource accelerator in the LCG, adding to Residence Lannister’s gold advantage, but we haven&rsquot truly explored what a gold advantage can mean in the LCG beyond being able to put out a lot more pricey or a higher quantity of cards…until Devan Lannister. This Tywin represents the man who the Crown is indebted to by 400,000 gold dragons. The man who uses his wealth and the debts that people owe him to leverage himself and his Home to a position of energy and authority.
In addition to the Lannister cards this box contains a multi-house card that each House will share with Lannister and a quantity of neutral cards and plots that will uncover a home in any number of decks, such as Bastard, Warrior&rsquos Sons, and the Art of Seduction.
Thanks Damon!
Watch in the coming weeks as we preview much more cards and technique for Lions of the Rock. For more data on Lions of the Rock, visit our Lions of the Rock site.
This fourth quarter, Home Lannister will rise, propelled by gold and ruthless will. From one end of Westeros to the other, you will hear the lions roar!