# A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones is a board game for 3–5 players. It plays in 180 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 5.5 out of 10 by 24 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2003
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Political, Wargame, Negotiation, Bluffing, Novel-based
- **Mechanics:** Auction / Bidding, Area Movement, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Events, Order Counters, Memory, Simultaneous Action Selection, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.5 out of 10, from 24 reviews
- **Owned by:** 40 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 39
- **Unique players:** 34

**Designers:** Kevin Wilson, Christian T. Petersen

**Artists:** Roman Papsuev, Jason Engle, John Matson, Jacques Bredy, Scott Nicely, C. Michael Erickson, Cos Koniotis, John Goodenough, Jim Pavelec, Alexander Petkov, Sedone Thongvilay, J. P. Targete, Thomas Denmark, Thomas Gianni, Anders Finér, Mark Evans (I), Timothy Truman

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alphaspel | 449 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/176171-a-game-of-thrones-2nd-ed |
| Spelexperten | 595 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/a-game-of-thrones-second-edition.html |

## Expansions

- [A Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/a-game-of-thrones-a-clash-of-kings-expansion)
- [A Game of Thrones: A Storm of Swords Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/a-game-of-thrones-a-storm-of-swords-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/a-game-of-thrones)
- [A Game of Thrones in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/a-game-of-thrones)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6472)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._