
- BGG rank
- BGG #818
- BGG rating
- 7.5
A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (Second Edition)
- 2–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.5/5
- 2015

Expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game
2011
Rules assistance for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Queen of Dragons
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A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Queen of Dragons is an expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game released in 2011 for 2–4 players and 60 minutes per game. It was designed by Eric M. Lang, Christian T. Petersen, Nate French, and Damon Stone and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Simultaneous Action Selection.
There is a fire in the East burning under the three-headed dragon banner of House Targaryen. The lost queen is coming to claim her birthright... Queen of Dragons is the fifth large expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, featuring 165 cards new to the LCG card pool - three copies each of 55 unique cards - that add deck-building opportunities and strategic depth to your game. Queen of Dragons boosts House Targaryen's traits of Dothraki and Dragon and enhances its native strengths of strength reduction ("burn") and recursion. Queen of Dragons also includes two new Neutral agendas that will open creative new deck-building options for all Houses. Included with the Queen of Dragons expansion are two decklists, created with the aid of 2009 Melee World Champion Jonathan Benton and other devoted AGoT fans, that you can use as jumping off points to delve into House Targaryen's various strengths, or, if you are a new player, a starting place to explore the art of customizing a deck in general. These decks can be constructed using only the contents of one A Game of Thrones Core Set and one copy of Queen of Dragons.
A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Queen of Dragons supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Queen of Dragons is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Queen of Dragons has a complexity rating of 2.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Queen of Dragons belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Fighting. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Simultaneous Action Selection. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Queen of Dragons are: Eric M. Lang, Christian T. Petersen, Nate French, and Damon Stone. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists A Game of Thrones: The Card Game – Queen of Dragons as an expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need A Game of Thrones: The Card Game to use it. Check that your edition of A Game of Thrones: The Card Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.