# Game of Thrones Hand of the King is a fun little game

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 26, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-hand-of-the-king-is-a-fun-little-game/826756 "2018-12-26T21:45:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-hand-of-the-king-is-a-fun-little-game/826756/1 "2018-12-26T21:45:14Z")

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I got this game recently and played it a few times. It is kind of a card game where you collect members of different houses and the person with the most houses captured wins. There are a random set of Companion available for each game which helps replayability because not all companions are in each game which changes things up. This is not a collectible card game. You get everything to play in the box.

The art on the cards is based on the books not the TV show which I found interesting but might frustrate some people but that’s a minor thing. The game was quick and fun for two players but can have up to four. I liked it.

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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-hand-of-the-king-is-a-fun-little-game/826756/2 "2018-12-26T22:22:08Z")

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> [@Quimby](#):
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> I got this game recently and played it a few times. It is kind of a card game where you collect members of different houses and the person with the most houses captured wins. There are a random set of Companion available for each game which helps replayability because not all companions are in each game which changes things up. This is not a collectible card game. You get everything to play in the box.
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> The art on the cards is based on the books not the TV show which I found interesting but might frustrate some people but that’s a minor thing. The game was quick and fun for two players but can have up to four. I liked it.

My wife and I play this game all the time, especially when we have another couple over. It’s a fun little game!