Their second theme is going second. That means running high init to use cards that only work if you are the second player. It's okay and control wants to go second anyway. Finally, they have a late game rush that triggers largely on how many plots are in the plot deck. This is very risky and of limited use right now. The first volume was released on November 20, 2018. [1] The second half of this first volume (an expanded version of The Princess and the Queen ) has been adapted into the HBO series House of the Dragon , a prequel to Game of Thrones . Inis is a game deeply rooted in Celtic history and lore in which players win by being elected King of the Island (Inis). Players can try to achieve one of three different victory conditions: Leadership: Be the leader — i.e., have more clan figures than any other player — of territories containing at least six opponents' clans. Based on the best-selling novel series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Second Edition lets 3-6 players take control of the great houses of Westeros in an epic struggle to claim the Iron Throne. The updated second edition brings a host of enhancements to your A Game of Thrones experience. It's suprisingly balanced for players of all skill levels once you get the hang of the rules. You may take out a loan for 1 gold dragon, however that would count as one of your two loan limit (lannister excluded). The maximum total gold that can be borrowed per round is the printed limit. The key change is that the 6 player game requires 7 strongholds/cities for instant victory, rather than 6. Once everyone gets a good grasp of the game, this change puts a greater spotlight on tiebreaking in the 2nd edition. So one change with the second edition is that before looking to supply and then power tokens to break a tie at the end of The text ability of this card should read: “If the embattled area is a land area that does not contain a stonghold or a castle, each of your knights in the embattled area add an additional +2 combat strength.” FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS BASE GAME/GENERAL House Cards Q: When resolving a house card’s text ability that reads “after Even if everyone attacks Baratheon to balance it out, the absent player still distorts the fort:player ratio. Do yourself a favour and go to BGG and print out the 4/5 player print out variants if you plan on playing with less than 6 (they essentially restore the game to Game of Thrones 1st edition). YVke6N5.