Game of Thrones: The Card Game (second edition) (2015) – Accessibility Teardown
by Michael Heron on 25/08/2018 in Accessibility Teardown, Board Game Accessibility
Table of Contents
- Changelog
- Version Reviewed
- Introduction
- Colour Blindness
- Visual Accessibility
- Cognitive Accessibility
- Physical Accessibility
- Emotional Accessibility
- Socioeconomic Accessibility
- Communication
- Intersectional Accessibility
- Conclusion
Game Details
Name
A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition) (2015)
Review
Meeple Like Us
Complexity
Medium Heavy [3.54]
BGG Rank
493 [7.56]
Player Count
2-4
Designer(s)
Nate French and Eric M. Lang
Buy it!
Amazon Link
Changelog
25/8/18 – added an note about the difference between houses and traits, thanks to a correction from Andrew Keddie
Version Reviewed
English first edition
Introduction
Like all living card games (LCGs), Game of Thrones is challenging to learn and expensive to fully experience. An aggressive cycle of expansions means that you’re almost always going to be behind in the meta-game and time and money will limit your ability to keep up. If there ever was an LCG that I could fall for though, it would be this one – that’s why it got four stars in our review. The last game we looked at in a similar area was the Arkham Horror Card Game. That one made a strong case [...]