u/CursedHarrenhal

Castles = Red dots & green dots

Great Castles = Red dots

Sea Ports = Red donuts

Sea Routes = Orange lines

Borders = Black line

Items = board, instructions, command cards, event cards, dice, special tokens, plastic mini figures, cardboard coinage (dragons and stags), Castle sigils

I've been dreaming of this game for a few years now. I havent figured it all out and I definitely haven't play tested it. It's modeled on Risk: Europe. Meant for 4 to 12 players. The goal of the game is to win the Iron Throne before the arrival of Winter (the Others). You win the Iron Throne by winning a majority of all the castles. Each castle is worth 1 Crown. 16 Crowns wins. There is a mechanism to prevent the game from going on indefinitely where, as the game progresses, the seasons change from spring, to summer, to autumn, to winter. Each season gets progressively harder. If no player wins the majority of castles by the end of the winter round, the Others breakdown the Wall and invade Westeros. At this point, if a player has acquired the Three-Eyed Raven token, they win. If not, everyone loses.

Each player starts out with 10 footmen at one capital (the red dots). If a player loses all their capitals, they are out of the game. There are three types of troops; footmen (cost 1 silver stag), archers (2 stags), and knights (3 stags). In addition, there are siege weapons (cost 1 golden dragon) and ships (15 stags). These are all represented by mini plastic figurines. All troops units can only "spawn" at castles (red & green dots) the player controls. Ships can only spawn at ports the player controls.

Each player gets a certain amount of "command cards", let's say 12. At the beginning of each round, each player chooses three command cards and places them face down in their chosen order (you can't change it later). Then it's player #1's turn. #1 flips their first command card. Each card allows you to choose between 2 actions. The actions are:

- move troops (allows you to move troops one space into a new territory, or two spaces in territories you control, or ships from a single port can move once)

- split troops (allows you to move troops from one player-controlled territory into 2 new territories)

- tax (you collect 1 silver stag for each territory you control, 2 to 5 for castles. 20 stags = 1 golden dragon)

- spend (buy troop units, seige weapons, castles, ships, etc)

- take first player (whoever plays this card becomes the first player in the next round of command cards)

Command Round: Player #1 plays the first command in their pre-chosen order, then Player #2 and so on. After all the first cards have been played, there is another round of turns for all the second-chosen commands, and then a final round for the third face down card. Once all players have played all three command cards, those command cards are disposed, and (after the battle round) the players choose another three cards from the remaining

Battle Round: IF, at the end of the three command cards, there are any territories where two players have troops in the same territory, those territories must battle before the next round of three command cards can be played. A third player may not enter into a territory that already has two players Battle is done with dice. Both players role two 6-sided die at a time. Each dice represents a single troop unit. The higher number wins. Ties go to the invader (the person who moved into a territory already occupied by another). So if Player #1 rolls 6 & 5, and Player #2 rolls 5 & 4, then Player #2 loses two troops. But if P#1 rolls 6 & 4, while P#2 rolls 5 & 5... both players lose 1 troop. Archers are +1 and knights are +3. Siege weapons are +5. Troops can not move into a castle without a seige weapon. Battle continues until 1 player has lost all their troops. Every contested territory must do battle before the next round of command cards can continue

Troops can not move between ports (red donuts) unless they have ships to carry them. 1 ship can carry up to 10 troop units (or 2 siege weapons, or 1 siege + 5 troops). Ships can only spawn and land at ports. Ships can only move once per turn, to the nearest port in either direction (unless otherwise stated). Ships do not have to "disembark"/do battle with enemy troops on land. They can remain at port or move on to another port. If someone moves into a port occupied by ships, they must battle in the Battle Round. If the enemy spawns ships at that port, ships must battle in the Battle Round. You don't need ships to take Sea Routes (orange lines), but you do risk losing troops this way.

Sigil Cards: The major castles (and a few regular castles) have Sigil Cards in the shape of their house sigil. Each card gives the owner of that territory special advantages. A few ideas:

Winterfell: Can spawn troops in any non-castle territory, enemies must have two siege weapons to invade Winterfell

Castle Black: Lose 3 troops before every Battle Round in which the holder must fight a battle. Gain a chance to win Three Eyed Raven token every time you lose troops to the Watch

King's Landing: Worth 2 Crowns has 2nd heir

Harrenhal: Worth 3 crowns. Roll 8-sided die after every battle round, if you roll one, lose one Heir or King

Pyke: Ships cost 10 stags. Ships can move two ports in one move. Ships can move to any port on the map in 2 moves

Dragonstone: Ships cost 13 stags. Ships can move two ports in one move (must disembark)

Oldtown: Every time you tax, spawn 2 knights in Oldtown

Casterly Rock: Every time you spend, spawn 4 knights. Holder wins ties when defending a castle

Anyway, I have a bunch more ideas. King and Heir mechanism (lose both, you're out); Event Cards to cause extra chaos between rounds; an RPG element to create a character and create marriage alliances when you have 8 or more players. Let me know what you think about it. Would you ever play it? Am I insane for thinking this much about a game that may never be played? Based on a book series which will never be finished?