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1. RALLY PHASE
1. Determine Advantage
The player with the most command tokens on his command
board is the first player and acts first for the rest of the round.
If there is a tie, the player with the momentum token wins.
SETUP
1. Choose a Battle and a House to Play
Choose a battle and the House each player will control; in the
core game, either House Stark (white) or House Lannister (red).
Each player takes his Houses command board, Leadership
cards, Commander cards, and Unit Reference cards.
2. Create the Battlefield
Place any map overlays and tokens required onto the battlefield.
Each player sits with his Houses board edge in front of him.
3. Take Commanders
According to the battle plan, each player takes his commander
figures and Commander cards. Commander cards should be
placed uncommitted side up (full color portrait faceup).
4. Build Leadership Decks
Each player takes his Houses 10 basic Leadership cards (no
portrait in the lower right). Each commander has 5 commanderspecific Leadership cards (portrait in the lower right). Take the
commander-specific cards that match your commanders and
shuffles them with your 10 basic Leadership cards. Place this
deck facedown to form your Houses Leadership deck.
5. Place Round Track and Round Marker
Place the round marker on the 1 space of the round track. The
Round Limit icon number shows how many rounds a battle lasts.
6. Place Morale Track and Morale Marker
Assemble the morale trackmoral hub in the center and the
2 House segments on either sideand place it next to the
battlefield. Each players House morale segment must be
the one nearest to his board edge. Ensure that the side of
your morale segment that is faceup corresponds to the side
indicated in the battle plan. The last space of each morale
segment must match the space dictated in the battle plan.
Place the morale marker on the center space of the morale hub.
7. Create Token Stockpiles and Place Command Tokens

Sort the tokens for use during the game into piles within easy
reach of both players to form the stockpiles for the game.
Each player places a number of command tokens on his
command board equal to the number beside the Command icon
in the battle plan.
8. Form and Place Units

Consult the battle plan to see what starting units players will
use for the battle and where those units will be deployed.
In the core game, figures are either infantry, ranged, or cavalry.
The banner color is the rank of the unit (green, blue, or red).
A unit with a commander shows the commanders figure with
the units rank banner. Which commander should be used is
shown (different versions are identified by their titles). Refer
to the upper left corner of the Commander cards uncommitted
side to see what kind of unit must be placed with this figure.
The commander figure takes the place of one of the normal
figures (as the banner bearer).
9. Assign the Momentum Token

The battle plan specifies who takes the momentum token.
2. Refresh Commanders
Each player takes all command tokens from his Commander
cards and places them back onto his command board.
3. Rally Units
Each player rotates his units banners so the proper side is
facing his edge of the game board; thus making all of his units
active (able to be ordered) during the coming Command Phase.
The color of the round markers current space on the round
track is the round color (white or black). Rotate your units
banners so the round indicator matching the round color is
facing your board edge. This is known as rallying a unit. A
banner that already matches the round color is not rotated.
An active unit is a unit whose banner matches the current
rounds round color. An inactive unit is a unit whose banner
matches the next rounds color.
Only active units can be given orders during the Command
Phase. Inactive units are normally unable to move and/or attack.
2. MARSHALING PHASE
These actions are executed in order by the first player; his
opponent then executes them in order. The player currently
performing an action is referred to as the active player.
1. Receive Order Tokens

The active player rolls dice equal to the battle plans Order
Rating. He then takes order tokens from the supply that match
the results and adds them to any order token he carried over
from the previous round. This forms his Order Pool.
2. Draw Leadership Cards
The active player draws cards from his Leadership deck equal to
the battle plans Leadership Rating, and adds them to any card
he carried over from the previous round. This forms his hand.
If there are no cards remaining in the active players Leadership
deck, he shuffles his discard pile to form a new deck.
3. COMMAND PHASE
Starting with the first player, each player in turn selects and
executes one of the following actions. That players turn is then
complete and his opponent becomes the active player and
selects an action. This process is repeated until both players
pass and the phase is over.
a. Use Order Token

Order tokens are direct orders given to a single active unit.
You must have at least 1 token in his Order Pool to select this
option. The following tokens allow you to order these units:
Order a green rank unit.
Order a red rank unit.
Order a blue rank unit.

Order a unit of any rank.

Increase your Houses morale by 1; or decrease by 1 to rally
one of your units. No unit is ordered.
To issue an order to a unit, declare which token you intend to

use and which active unit you intend to order. Then discard that
order token from your Order Pool back into the supply. Turn a
units banner to its inactive side after being ordered.
b. Play Leadership Card

Leadership cards give the commander the ability to affect and/
or order multiple units as indicated by the cards command box.
Some of the cards allow players to utilize special abilities
before or after resolving the command text on the card as
indicated by a cards tactic box.
To play a Leadership card, reveals a card from your hand and
selects one of your commanders to play the card on. For each
command on the card that you resolve, move 1 command
token from your command board to the chosen commanders
Commander card. The Leadership card is then discarded to
your Leadership discard pile.
All units ordered by the card must be in the chosen
commanders zone of control (ZOC) when the card is played.
Commands only affect friendly units unless noted otherwise.
If you wish to use the tactic from the tactic box on the card as
well, you must first show that its requirements are fulfilled. You
then resolve the tactic either before or after all commands are
resolved, according to the text.
Leadership cards with a commander pictured in the lower right
can be played by any commander.
c. Pass
You may choose to pass. Once you pass, you can no longer use
order tokens or Leadership cards until the next round. Your
opponent can continue taking actions until he also chooses to
pass. You are forced to pass when you are unable to play an
order token or Leadership card on your turn.
UNITS AND ORDERING

A single unit is made up of multiple figures in the same hex
that move and attack as a group; the total number of figures
is its strength. One figure of each unit is a banner bearer and
holds the units banner in its base.
Green rank is lightly armored units or inexperienced units, blue
rank is moderately equipped or experienced units, and the red
rank is heavily armored units or veteran units.
The rank of an ordered unit combined with the units class
(infantry, ranged, or cavalry) determines what a units available
actions are when ordered.
Ordering Units
A unit can only be ordered if it is active; the units banner must
be on the active side (the round indicator matching the current
round must be facing the units owner).
After a player orders one of his units, he rotates its banner to
the inactive side; the unit is considered inactive and cannot be
ordered again until the unit is rallied.
Morale order tokens and some Leadership cards allow players to
rally units. Units can potentially be ordered multiple times in a
single round. Otherwise, every unit automatically rallies during
the Rally Phase.
4. REGROUP PHASE
Ordering Units with an Order Token

When ordering a unit with an order token, declare which of
your active units is to be ordered, then discard a token from
your Order Pool that matches the units rank (banner color),
or discard a valor (purple) order token. You can also discard 2
tokens of the same type at once to order any unit.
Perform the following upkeep actions in order. Both players can

perform each action simultaneously; if a timing issue arises, the
first player must resolve his actions first.
Decide whether the unit will move and/or attack; all movement
must be completed before it attacks. After the order has been
completed, rotate the units banner to the inactive side.
1. Resolve Status Conditions

Status conditions are represented by tokens that certain cards
and units can place onto the battlefield.
Ordering Units with a Leadership Card

When playing a Leadership card, select a commander figure to
give the command(s) and optionally use the tactics on the card.
It is irrelevant whether the commanders banner is on the active
side or not. A Leadership card can be played regardless of
whether or not the commanders unit is ordered by the card.
2. Score Victory Points

The battle plan specifies when victory points (VPs) are awarded.
If the battle is not in its last round, only the objectives that
provide VPs every round are scored. If the battle is in its last
round, objectives that provide VPs every round and objectives
that provide VPs at the end of the game are scored.
3. Check Victory Conditions
Check to see whether it is the last round of the battle as
dictated by the battle plan. If it is, the game ends; consult the
battles victory conditions to see who has won. If it is not the
last round, the game continues. Instant victory conditions are
checked throughout the game.
4. Discard Excess Resources
Choose and discard Leadership cards and order tokens so that
you have a maximum of 1 Leadership card and 1 order token to
carry over to the next round.
5. Recover Morale
If your morale marker is on a morale break (a space with an
arrow pointing to it) or on a grey bordered space, no morale can
be recovered. If the marker is not on a morale break, you can
increase your morale by moving it to the closest morale break
that matches the color of the area the marker is currently in.
6. Advance Round Marker
Advance the round marker to the next space up the round track.
Leadership cards with a commander pictured in the lower right

can be played by any commander (not just the one pictured).
Commands only affect units in the ZOC of the commander
the card is played on. Those units are said to be controlled by
that commander. In the core game, all commanders have a
ZOC of 2 hexes. It is possible for a unit to be under multiple
commanders control at the same time.
Commands are a number of single orders executed at the same
time and possibly additional abilities that modify orders for the
current turn. The ordered units must have active banners and in
the ZOC of the commander the card is played on.
1. Declare which commander is being used to play the
Leadership card.
2. Pay any Command cost(s).
3. Declare all units to be ordered.
4. Move all ordered units.
5. Attack with all ordered units.
To execute the command, take a command token from your
command board for each Command icon and place it on your
chosen commanders Commander card. A card cannot hold
more command tokens than its commanders Command Limit.
If you wish to execute multiple commands from a single

card, you must pay all costs before executing the commands.
However, you can execute the commands in any order desired.
Each command can be executed once per card.
Tactics are special optional orders and actions, but do not have
to be resolved in order to use the command.
1. Check Requirements
To fulfill an Order Pool requirement, you must have the
corresponding order tokens in your Order Pool; this is called
checking an order token. A single order token can only be
checked once for a given Leadership card.
If a tactic requires 2 or more of the same type of order tokens
to be checked, you cannot check the same order token more
than once.
To fulfill a tactic requirement that is dependent upon morale,
you must determine whether the morale marker is in the correct
position on the morale track.
2. Execute Tactic
If all requirements are fulfilled, resolve the effects according to
the timing text, either before resolving any commands (Before
Command) or after resolving all commands (After Command).
Some tactics also allow the player to choose to resolve the
tactic before or after resolving the cards command section.
Commander Units
A unit with a commander as a banner bearer is a commander
unit. The figure type of each commander unit is shown on the
commanders Commander card next his name and title.
Each commander unit has the abilities of a normal unit as well
as special unit abilities on the corresponding Commander card.
Commit abilities are special effects that can normally be used
only once a battle. After use, the Commander card is flipped to
the committed side (the monochrome portrait).
MOVEMENT
You must order a unit to move it (unless forced to retreat).
You must complete one units movement before moving another
unit, and must move all units you wish to move before attacking
with any unit. An ordered unit is not required to move.
A unit can only move into whole hexes. It can only move off the
battlefields edges when allowed to do so by the battle plan.
Only one unit can occupy a hex at a time. You cannot move
a unit into or through a hex occupied by another unit. A unit
cannot split up or combine with another unit.
Units can move up to the amount listed on the Order Table.
Some terrain impacts movement.
If an ordered unit is not going to attack, the round indicator
that matches the next round (the inactive side) must be facing
the units owner after the unit completes its movement.
If an engaged unit is going to move, the unit it is engaged with
can interrupt the active players turn to attack it.
COMBAT
After all movement, each ordered unit can attack one at a
time in any order you choose. An ordered unit is not required
to attack. The number of figures in a unit does not affect the
number of dice it rolls in attacks or counterattacks.
1. Declare Attacker
Declare which of your ordered units is the attacker.
2. Declare Target
Declare an enemy unit to be the target of the attack.
3. Verify Range and Line of Sight (LOS)
The number of hexes from the attacker to the target (excluding
the attackers hex but including the targets hex) must be within
the attacking units Attack Range.
A unit with a Ranged Attack icon has its Attack Range next
to the icon. A unit with a Melee Attack icon can only attack
enemies in adjacent hexes, so it has an Attack Range of 1.
To check LOS, draw a line between the centers of the attacker
and target hexes. If this crosses any part of a hex with an
obstacle (terrain that blocks LOS, friendly units, and enemy
units), LOS is blocked. Units always have LOS to adjacent units.
Counterattacking
Retreating
A target unit able to counterattack can do so after being

attacked by any melee attacker as long as it is not eliminated
and remains in the same hex. The original attack must be
completely resolved before any counterattack can take place.
Retreats caused by card effects occur according to the text.

Combat retreats occur only after all hits have been taken. For
each result, the target of the attack must retreat 1 hex.
The counterattack does not disengage the unit, and the

counterattacking unit does not suffer a Parting Blow if it
counterattacks an attacking unit while engaged to another unit.
A counterattacking unit cannot be counterattacked in return,
and it cannot advance or pursue after a counterattack.
A counterattack is resolved like a normal attack. Modifiers that
take place when attacking cannot be used to modify the dice.
ENGAGING THE ENEMY
A unit must take its full retreat in the in the opposite direction
of the attack if this hex is empty (primary retreat direction). If
that hex is occupied or impassable, it must retreat to the first
hex adjacent to the primary retreat direction and nearest the
retreating unit owners board edge (secondary retreat direction).
All of a units retreats must be taken in the same direction. If
the unit can no longer retreat, it must take hits as normal.
Other terrain effects are ignored when retreating unless
specified. Impassable terrain cannot be retreated into.
A unit cannot retreat into a hex containing any other unit, or
off the board. If a unit cannot retreat, the number of remaining
retreat hexes become hits which are immediately applied.
When LOS is drawn directly along one or more hex edges,

if shifting the line slightly in both directions parallel to the
original LOS line causes LOS to be blocked, the target cannot
be attacked. If after shifting the line in either direction, LOS
can be established, and the attack can continue.
A unit is engaged with an enemy unit when an engagement

token is on the border between their 2 hexes, marking where
melee attacks (except melee flank attacks) have occurred. A
unit can only ever have one engagement token in its hex.
4. Place Engagement Token

When your attacker targets an unengaged unit with a melee
attack, place one your engagement tokens on the hex border
between the hexes. If the attacker is engaged with the target
already, remove any other engagement token before placing
your engagement token.
Flanking an Engaged Target

If an unengaged melee attacker targets an engaged unit, he is
flanking the target. The owner of the attacking unit, after rolling
his battle dice, may choose a battle die symbol. He then rerolls
all dice showing that symbol, accepting the new results. He
does not have to reroll any dice if he does not wish to.
Capturing Commanders
If the attackers target is already engaged with a unit other than

the attacker, the attack becomes a flank attack.
Moving with Engaged Units

An engaged unit cannot move unless it first disengages. The
owner of the unit orders the unit, announces his intention to
move it out of the hex, and removes the engagement token.
The unit being disengaged from may make a Parting Blow
attack on the moving unit. The disengaging unit continues with
its movement if is not eliminated, it. Morale results obtained
during a Parting Blow are ignored.
Certain cards allow units to take hits to perform special

abilities. A commander figure cannot take hits to trigger card
effects. However, figures in a commanders unit can take hits to
trigger card effects as normal.
5. Determine Attack Dice

Check a units Unit Reference card to determine the number of
dice it rolls in combat. Generally, Green rank units roll 2 dice;
Blue rank units roll 3 dice; and Red rank units roll 4 dice.
The number of dice may be adjusted by terrain, Leadership
card text, a units combat abilities, and the presence of tokens.
Determine all relevant modifiers and then add or subtract dice
as necessary to arrive at the total number of attack dice.
6. Roll Attack Dice

7. Resolve Attack
Calculate hits on the target unit. If it is not eliminated,
determine whether the target is forced to retreat.
Hits with Colored Shield Symbols The attack causes 1 hit
for each success (shield die results whose color matches the
targets rank) rolled.
Hits with Valor Symbols Valor results are hits unless the
attacking units Order Table has the no Valor hit icon. However
non-cavalry units that usually hit on Valor results cannot hit
cavalry units with a Valor result. In the core game, cavalry can
only be hit by other cavalry on a Valor result.
Taking Hits The target units owner removes one figure for
each hit received and sets them beside the board. The banner
figure is always removed last; when this happens, the unit
is eliminated and morale loss is taken. The total number of
hits taken is called damage. Commander figures do not take
damage; instead, they must be captured.
Causing Retreats with Morale Results If the target was not
eliminated, an attack causes the target unit to retreat 1 hex for
each
result rolled.
8. Rotate Attackers Banner

After making an attack, the owning player rotates the attacking
units banner to the inactive side.
Attacking with Engaged Units

An engaged attacker can only attack the unit it is engaged
with unless it disengages from it. If the engaged unit decides
to attack the unit it is engaged with, the player replaces the
engagement token with one of his own.
A ranged attacker cannot disengage except by moving. Although
a ranged attack does not cause an engagement, a ranged
attacker must still attack an opponent it is engaged with if it is
going to attack (unless it disengages by moving away).
If an engaged melee attacker attacks a unit other than the one
it is engaged with, the engagement breaks and the unit that
is being disengaged from has the option to make a Parting
Blow on the disengaging unit. If the disengaging unit is not
eliminated after this resolves, it continues with its attack.
Disengaging
When choosing to break an engagement, the owner of the
disengaging unit removes the engagement token, and then the
unit suffers a Parting Blow. If the engagement is broken in
some other way, the disengaging unit does not suffer a penalty.
If the target of an attack retreats or is eliminated, any
engagement token is removed.
Parting Blow
A Parting Blow is made before the disengaging unit can move
or attack. The unit performing the Parting Blow rolls its normal
attack dice and ignores any morale results. Hits are taken
following normal attack rules. If the disengaging unit has not
been eliminated, its owner can continue to order it normally.
Units forced to retreat are not susceptible to a Parting Blow.
If a unit can partially retreat, it retreats as much as possible

and then takes hits for the remaining hexes left to move.
When the other figures of a commanders unit has been

eliminated, the commander is subject to capture. The Capture
Rating (on the shield) on a commanders card shows how many
hits must be done in a single attack to capture the commander.
His figure is then placed in the capturing players play area.
MORALE
The morale track is formed at the beginning of the game as
specified in the battle plan. During the game, the morale
marker is moved to indicate increases and decreases in morale.
A shift of the morale marker one space or more toward a
players opponent is an increase in morale for the player. A shift
of the morale marker towards the player is a decrease in morale.
If the morale marker lands on a Rout space, that army
immediately flees from the battlefield; an immediate loss for
the routed army.
If the marker cannot move any further on the track but no Rout
space has been encountered, the marker stays in that position
until it shifts in the other direction.
The following circumstances cause shifts in morale:
Eliminating a green rank enemy unit: Morale +1
Eliminating a blue rank enemy unit: Morale +2
Eliminating a red rank enemy unit: Morale +3
Spend a Morale order token to increase morale: Morale +1
Spend a Morale order token to rally a unit: Morale -1
Card effect: Variable
NOTES ON VICTORY CONDITIONS

Ties Unless noted, the player with higher morale wins. If morale
is at the start space, the player with the momentum token wins.
Instant Victory The most common instant victory condition is
the Rout: if the morale marker reaches the Rout space on a
players side of the morale track, he loses. Otherwise, battlespecific victory conditions are as described. Instant conditions
always take precedence over normal conditions, and the Rout
instant condition takes precedence over others.
1. Rally Phase

Determine advantage
Refresh commanders
Rally units
2. Marshaling Phase

Receive Order tokens

Draw Leadership cards
3. Command Phase
(alternating player turns)

a. Use Order token

b. Play Leadership card
c. Pass
4. Regroup Phase

Resolve status conditions

Score victory points
Check victory conditions
Discard excess resources
Recover morale
Advance Round marker
Playing a Leadership card

Declare which commander is

being used to play the card
Pay any Command cost(s)
Declare all units to be ordered
Move all ordered units
Attack with all ordered units
Combat sequence

Declare attacker and target

Verify LOS and range
Place Engagement token
(if necessary)
Determine attack dice and roll
Resolve attack
Rotate attackers banner
KEYWORDS
Advance The attacking unit may move into the hex formerly
occupied by the target unit, if the target unit is eliminated or
is forced to retreat. A unit can only advance once per turn.
Cover X / Toughness X
The unit can ignore X hits before

any figures are removed. Toughness is provided by units; Cover
is provided by terrain.
Dogs of War
When ordered, this unit may make a special

ranged attack instead of moving (and attacking normally).
It can be used from 2 to 3 hexes away from the target (not
against adjacent units).
Before rolling battle dice, the attacking unit rolls 1 die to
determine what rank of unit it attacks as:
Attacks as a green rank unit.
Attacks as a blue rank unit.
Attacks as a red rank unit.
No attack is rolled but the target unit retreats 1 hex
(this result cannot be ignored).
No attack is rolled but the target automatically takes
a hit (this result cannot be ignored).
For this special ranged attack, friendly units do not block LOS;
river hexes do block LOS. Other blocking terrain acts normally.
Heavy Armor
This unit defends as if it were a unit of

1 rank higher. A red rank unit ignores Valor results. Morale
results have their normal effects on units with heavy armor.
Heavy Armor
Off-balance This unit must reduce its number of attack

dice by 1 if it moves before it attacks in the same turn.
Off-balance This unit must reduce its number of attack

dice by 1 if it moves before it attacks in the same turn.
Pursue X Once per turn, an attacking unit has the option

to pursue if the target of its attack is eliminated or is forced to
retreat. If so, the attacking unit can move up to X hexes (the
first hex moved into must be the one formerly occupied by the
target unit) and attack again. This new attack can be against
the same unit or a different one.
To execute the additional attack, the unit must move at least
1 hex. A pursuing unit can pursue without attacking.
Scorch the Earth When ordered, instead of attacking, this

unit can place a fire token in an unoccupied adjacent hex (as
long as the terrain has a Burn Limit). by targeting the hex and
rolling attack dice as normal. For each Green Shield result, a
fire level is added.
When adding a fire level, the player removes any existing fire
token and places a new token whose number represents the
sum of the fire levels.
Stalwart
This unit has the option to ignore the first

Morale result (flag) rolled against it. Stalwart units may also
counterattack. If a defending unit is adjacent to 2 friendly
units, the defending unit automatically gains becomes Stalwart
until that unit is no longer adjacent to 2 friendly units.
STATUS CONDITIONS
Fire
Fire tokens mark hexes where fires break out. The strength of
the blaze is indicated on the token. Each hex with a fire token
in it resolves a burn status condition during each Regroup
phase as follows:
1. Apply effects to terrain Burnable terrain has a Burn Limit

in the form of Burn X where X is the maximum value of the fire
token allowed in the hex. If the hex is at that level, the player
follows the effects under the Burn Limit for the terrain. Only
some terrain is affected by fire.
2. Apply effects to units During the Regroup phase, a unit in
a hex with a fire token must eliminate 1 figure for each level of
fire. A commander figure eliminated in this way is considered
captured. Only fire levels equal to a hexs Burn Limit can be in
the hex. Units cannot enter a hex with fire tokens.
2. Spread level 4 fires A level 4 fire spreads in the Status
step of the Regroup Phase. Draw a random direction token and
consult the directional indicator on the battle plan. Increase
the level of the fire of the adjacent hex in the chosen direction
by 1. If it is at 4, no additional token is placed. If there is no
fire there currently, a level 1 fire token is placed.

1 rank higher. A red rank unit ignores Valor results. Morale
results have their normal effects on units with heavy armor.
1. Rally Phase

Determine advantage
Refresh commanders
Rally units
2. Marshaling Phase

Receive Order tokens

Draw Leadership cards
3. Command Phase
(alternating player turns)

a. Use Order token

b. Play Leadership card
c. Pass
4. Regroup Phase

Resolve status conditions

Score victory points
Check victory conditions
Discard excess resources
Recover morale
Advance Round marker
Playing a Leadership card

Declare which commander is

being used to play the card
Pay any Command cost(s)
Declare all units to be ordered
Move all ordered units
Attack with all ordered units
Combat sequence

Declare attacker and target

Verify LOS and range
Place Engagement token
(if necessary)
Determine attack dice and roll
Resolve attack
Rotate attackers banner
KEYWORDS
Advance The attacking unit may move into the hex formerly
occupied by the target unit, if the target unit is eliminated or
is forced to retreat. A unit can only advance once per turn.
Cover X / Toughness X
The unit can ignore X hits before

any figures are removed. Toughness is provided by units; Cover
is provided by terrain.
Dogs of War
When ordered, this unit may make a special

ranged attack instead of moving (and attacking normally).
It can be used from 2 to 3 hexes away from the target (not
against adjacent units).
Before rolling battle dice, the attacking unit rolls 1 die to
Units cannot leave a hex with fire tokens. A unit can remove
all fire tokens in its hex by being ordered and then spending
its entire turn extinguishing the fire (the unit cannot move or
attack). The player then removes any fire tokens present in the
hex. Terrain with a Burn: None Burn Limit cannot have fire
tokens placed on them.
Any unit can attempt to remove all fire tokens in an adjacent

hex instead of attacking a unit. Roll 1 die: to successfully
remove fire tokens, the die result must be a Green Shield for
a hex with 1 fire level, a Blue Shield for 2 fire levels, a Red
Shield for 3 levels, or a Valor symbol for 4 levels.
No attack is rolled but the target automatically takes

a hit (this result cannot be ignored).

No attack is rolled but the target unit retreats 1 hex
Pursue X Once per turn, an attacking unit has the option

To execute the additional attack, the unit must move at least
1 hex. A pursuing unit can pursue without attacking.

When adding a fire level, the player removes any existing fire
token and places a new token whose number represents the
sum of the fire levels.
Stalwart This unit has the option to ignore the first

Morale result (flag) rolled against it. Stalwart units may also
counterattack. If a defending unit is adjacent to 2 friendly
units, the defending unit automatically gains becomes Stalwart
until that unit is no longer adjacent to 2 friendly units.
STATUS CONDITIONS
Fire
phase as follows:
1. Apply effects to terrain Burnable terrain has a Burn Limit

in the form of Burn X where X is the maximum value of the fire
a hex with a fire token must eliminate 1 figure for each level of
fire. A commander figure eliminated in this way is considered
consult the directional indicator on the battle plan. Increase
the level of the fire of the adjacent hex in the chosen direction
by 1. If it is at 4, no additional token is placed. If there is no
fire there currently, a level 1 fire token is placed.
TERRAIN
Wooden Bridge
Plains
Move:
Move:
Burn: 3. After 3 fire levels, Bridge destroyed

and removed with all fire tokens.

Special: No advance or pursuit onto hex.
Combat: No restrictions.

Burn: 4. No burn effect.
Move:
Stone Bridge
No restrictions.
Move:
Combat: Maximum of 3 dice rolled against

a unit in Hills (before modifiers) unless

attacker is in another Hills hex.

A unit in Hills does not have its

LOS blocked by units.
Burn:
None.
Move:
Move:
Move:

Burn:
Building
Move:
Burn: 1. After 1 or more fire levels, Tower

destroyed and removed.

Unit must stop when entering.
Combat: Unit in a Building has Cover 1 unless

engaged in combat and engagement

token shows their symbol.

Ford
Ranged attackers in a Building roll a

maximum of 2 dice (before modifiers).
Move:

Move:

Burn:
A unit that only uses Road hexes for

movement can move 1 additional hex
(this hex does not have to be Road).
Burn:

Road 4. Forest Road 3. After 3 fire

levels, Forest Road destroyed. Place a
devastation token (treat as Plains).
Special:

Units can advance 1 extra hex (up to a

total of 2 hexes) and units can pursue
1 extra hex (up to a total of 3 hexes)
as long as all movement is on road.
Combat: Units in a fire hex cannot attack.

Burn:
None.
Devastation
Special: The devastation token negates the

effect of any terrain hex it is placed on

(treat as Plains hex).

Burn:
Burn: 4. After 4 fire levels, Palisade


Tent
Move:
Burn: 1. After 1 or more fire levels, Tent


Special: See Battle Plan.
Siege Tower
Move:
None.
Move:

Impassable.

Ford

Move:

Burn: 4. After 4 fire levels, Building

destroyed. Place a devastation token

(treat as Plains).
Road
No restrictions.
Forest River
Impassable.
Impassable.
Unit in Forest rolls a maximum of 2

dice (before modifiers).
None.
Palisade
Move:



Infantry must stop when entering.

Cavalry reduce movement by 1 hex for
the rest of their current movement.
Units cannot enter. Units with a fire

token placed in their hex cannot move.
Burn:
Combat: Maximum of 2 combat rolled against a

unit in Forest (before modifiers).
Move:
Fire
Move:

None.
Treat as Road.
Building
None.
Burn:
Combat: Counterattacks from a unit in Ford are

a maximum 2 dice (before modifiers).
Forest Road
A ranged unit in Hills does not have its

LOS blocked by units.
Move:
Burn: 4. After 4 fire levels, Building


(treat as Plains).
Road
Impassable.
River
Siege Tower
Move:
Move:
Burn: 3. After 3 fire levels, Forest destroyed.

Place a devastation token (treat as
Plains).
None.
Stone Bridge
No restrictions.


Move:
No restrictions.




Forest
Tent
Forest River
Impassable.



Plains).
River
Impassable.

Move:
Palisade


Treat as Road.
Hills
Treat as Road.
None.
Move:
No restrictions.
Forest
Move:
Move:
Burn:
Wooden Bridge
Plains
No restrictions.
Hills
Treat as Road.
TERRAIN

Forest Road
Burn:


Special:



Burn:
None.
Move:


Fire

Burn:
None.
Devastation



Before rolling battle dice, this attacking unit rolls 1 die to

KEYWORDS
Advance This attacking unit may move into the hex formerly
occupied by the target unit, if the target unit is eliminated or is

forced to retreat. A unit can only advance once per turn.
Aimed Shot If this unit does not move, instead of rolling
normal attack dice, the controlling player discards an order

token to determine the rank (and therefore the number of dice)
of the attack.
Call to Arms X X number of Warhorn tokens are placed on
this Commander or unit reference card during setup.
Instead of attacking, you may discard a Warhorn token

from the card to attempt to summon the support of a
green rank infantry unit. Declare any available infantry
unit from your primary House, then roll dice equal to the base
strength of that unit. It is brought onto the board with a
strength equal to the combined number of green and blue
results. If no green or blue results are rolled, the unit does not
come into play. The new unit is placed active in any legal hex
adjacent to the unit that discarded the Warhorn token.
Collector Whenever they eliminate a unit, this unit

takes trophy tokens as described after the keyword.
These are used on specific cards to trigger abilities.
The unit takes a number of tokens equal to how far morale
has shifted after eliminating a unit and places them on the
Commander card with the same House trait as the unit. If there
is more than one eligible commander, the controlling player
may choose which Commander card.

No attack is rolled but the target unit retreats one hex
No attack is rolled but the target automatically takes a hit
Fearsome Enemy units cannot disengage (voluntarily move

or attack a unit it is not engaged with) from this unit.
Enemy units must retreat 2 hexes for each Morale result rolled
by this unit during combat.
Deflect After a melee attack against this unit is rolled, the

controller of this unit may discard X order tokens (that match
the attacking units rank) to ignore X hits. This unit is not
affected by other units with the Deflect keyword.
wishes to attack an enemy already engaged with another unit,

the current engagement token is replaced with a Baratheon
engagement token and is placed between the Honorable unit
and the unit it is attacking (no Parting Blow is rolled for this
disengagement).
If the engagement marker on an Honorable unit matches
its House affiliation, it gains +1 die in all combat situations
(including attacks and Parting Blows).
Pursue X Once per turn, this attacking unit has the option

To execute the additional attack, the unit must move at least 1
hex. A pursuing unit can pursue without attacking.
the zone of control of the commander who possesses the Relay

keyword as if it were his own.
Riverborn During setup, if a player has at least 1 Riverborn

unit, he takes the hidden ford tokens. As part of their regular
movement, these units are allowed to move into any river hex,
but must immediately forfeit all remaining movement and
place a hidden ford token on that specific river hex. Once all 3
tokens have been placed, riverborn units may no longer enter
river hexes.
Riverborn units always ignore the combat restrictions and
movement restrictions of ford hexes (including hidden fords).
Run Down When using Pursue, this unit can move through
This unit can trace its LOS from an adjacent

friendly unit when attacking. Range must still be counted from
the attacking unit.
enemy units as long as it obeys terrain restrictions and ends its

movement in an unoccupied hex. Enemy units that are moved
through suffer an automatic hit. After moving, the unit may still
make the free attack given to it by Pursue.
Inefficient This unit cannot rally during the Command
Phase.
Intimidate When attacking a target of equal or lower rank,
the target loses Stalwart.
Looter Looter units adjacent to an eliminated enemy

unit of higher rank receive a Loot token in their hex
(maximum of 1). If the Looter unit is moved from the
hex during the same round, the token is discarded.
If the unit using this keyword has the Polearm keyword, 1

additional hit can be ignored.
A unit with a Loot token in its hex during the Resolve Status
Conditions step of the Regroup Phase discards the token and
may then upgrade to the next higher rank (once per round) by
replacing the old banner with a new one with the new rank.
Dogs of War When ordered, this unit may make a special
Mountain-bred When this unit is next to a crag hex, it may
ranged attack instead of moving (and attacking normally). It

can be used from 2 to 3 hexes away from the target (not against
adjacent units).
Polearm This unit gets +1 die during rolls against cavalry
units.
Honorable The unit may never flank enemy units. If the unit
Indirect Fire
in its hex. A unit with this keyword can also place a defend
token in its hex after it advances.
If the only eligible targets are Stealth units, the attacker may
choose to attack one of the Stealth units.
by one if it moves before it attacks in the same turn.
Relay (X) If the commander (X) is in play, he may utilize
Disloyal During the Resolve Status Conditions step of the
Defender If this unit does not attack, place a defend token
Off-balance This unit must reduce its number of attack dice
Morale results have their normal effects on units with heavy

armor.

1 rank higher. A red rank unit ignores Valor results.
any figures are removed. Toughness is provided by units; cover is

provided by terrain.
Regroup Phase, this units controller checks the morale track.
If the controlling Houses morale is green, the opponent rolls 1
die; if yellow, the opponent rolls 2 dice; if red, 3 dice. Check
each disloyal unit separately. For each Morale result or shield
rolled that matches the rank of the disloyal unit, remove 1
figure from the unit.
Stealth Enemy units (including Ranged units) cannot
Raider This unit may attempt to steal an opponents order

token. The raider units controller rolls a die after eliminating an
enemy unit. If the result matches an order token his opponent
has in his Order Pool, he may take the token from his opponent
and place it in his own Order Pool.
Heavy Armor
When initiating an attack against a unit it is already engaged

with, an Honorable unit does not replace the enemy engagement
token with its own. It is thus possible to deny an Honorable
unit its +1 attack die by engaging it first before it can engage
your unit.
Cover X / Toughness X This unit can ignore X hits before
as a space when determining how far the unit can move. The
unit may not, however, stop its movement directly on the crag
hex it is passing through. They may only stop on a crag hex by
accessing it from an adjacent hill or crag, as normal.
move directly through that crag hex to any hex on the other side
(besides other crags). The crag hex that was moved through
does not stop the units movement as normal, nor does it count

When adding a fire level, remove any existing fire tokens and
place a new token whose number represents the sum of the
fire levels.
Scrapper After this unit is attacked it performs its regular
counterattack (if available) and can then eliminate 1 of its own

figures to make 1 additional counterattack (whether the unit
had an original counterattack or not).
Stalwart This unit has the option to ignore the first Morale
result (flag) rolled against it. This unit may also counterattack.
If a defending unit is adjacent to 2 friendly units, the defending
unit automatically gains becomes Stalwart until that unit is no
longer adjacent to 2 friendly units.
attack a Stealth unit unless it is the only eligible unit that

can be attacked during the Declare Target step of the Combat
Sequence.
Stealth units that are flanking cannot be counterattacked.
Targeted Shot Before rolling attack dice for this unit, the
controller may declare it is targeting a specific single figure of
the target unit.
The rank of the target unit is lowered by 1 (to a minimum of
green) and all the damage is taken by the chosen figure.
It is possible to eliminate a commander figure without first
eliminating the other figures in his unit.
Tree Archer The unit increases its Attack Range by 1

whenever it is in a forest hex.
When moving, Tree Archer units ignore all forest hex movement
restrictions. When attacking, Tree Archer units ignore all forest
hex combat restrictions.
Vital If the unit or commander is captured or eliminated,

place its banner next to the morale track.
During the Regroup Phase, after morale has been recovered,

each player increases his morale by the number of enemy
banners next to the morale track.
Volley This unit adds +X dice when making a ranged attack

where X equals the number of friendly ranged units (whether
active or not) contiguously adjacent to this keyword.
Zealot The unit never retreats and instead takes hits for each
hex they would normally be forced to retreat.
Zealot units always make a counterattack (if eligible), even after
an attacking unit eliminates them.
FORMATIONS
The unit reference card of a unit with this keyword has 2 sides,
each representing a different stance.
During Setup and during the Resolve Status Conditions step
of the Regroup Phase (once per round), the controlling player
controlling decides which side of the card he wants faceup.
Line This unit gets +1 attack die against infantry. This unit
defends as 1 rank lower against ranged attackers. If already a
green ranked unit, this unit is always hit on Valor results from
a ranged attack.
Hedgehog This unit normally gets -2 attack dice. On
counterattacks and Parting Blows, it instead gets +2 dice.
Pike Square This unit gets +1 attack die, but any melee
attack against this unit is considered flanking.
Wedge If at least 1 Morale result is obtained when this unit
attacks, add 1 additional Morale result to the attack roll.
This unit defends as 1 rank lower against ranged attackers.
If already a green ranked unit, this unit is always hit on Valor
results from a ranged attack.
Road
Move:

TERRAIN
Burn: None, unless noted otherwise.
Plains
Move:
No restrictions.

Hills (elevated)
Move:
Impassable unless units entering the

hex are moving from an adjacent hill or
crag hex (they must then stop).
Combat: Units attacking from or into Crags

cannot use melee attacks unless their

target is in an adjacent Hill or Crag hex.

Ranged attackers in Crags add 1 to

their maximum range.
Targets in Crags cause their attackers

maximum range to be reduced by 1.
A unit in Crags does not have its LOS

LOS blocked by units or terrain
(except elevated blocking terrain).
Forest
Move:


Plains).
Unit must stop when entering. Units

in a Marsh may only move 1 hex or
attack instead of normal order options.
Combat: Units lose Stalwart. Ranged attacks

targeting units in a Marsh have their

attack dice increased by 1.
Special:


Tower
Stone Bridge
Treat as Wooden Bridge except:
Burn:
River
Move:
None.
Forest River
Impassable.



Impassable.
Special: Cards that affect river hexes affect

lake hexes as well.
Building
Move:
Units cannot attack with or be attacked

by melee attacks. Ranged attackers add
1 to their maximum range. Targets in
the tower cause the maximum range of
attackers to be reduced by 1. A ranged
unit in a tower does not have its LOS
blocked by blocking terrain (except
elevated) or other units.
Cavalry units cannot use the tower.
Quays
Move:


Burn: 4. After 4 fire levels, the Building is


on it (treat as Plains).
Treat as Quays.
Burn: 2. After 2 or more fire levels, the dock

is destroyed and removed from the

board, along with all fire tokens.
Trebuchets
Move:

Impassable.
Burn: 4. After 4 fire levels, the gate is
destroyed. Remove it from the board,

along with the fire token in its hex.
Postern Gate
Move:

Units may pass through a postern gate

hex. The hex does not cost any
movement to move into and may not be
stopped in.
Tent
Move:
No restrictions.

Siege Tower
Move:
Impassable.

Move:
Impassable.

Catapult Tokens
Docks
Move:
Palisade
Units attempting to move from a
damaged ship hex to a quay hex are not
required to roll a die to see if they can
make the move.



Combat:

Move:

Units have Cover 1 unless engaged in

combat and the engagement token
shows their primary Houses symbol.
Ranged attackers roll a maximum of 2
combat dice.
A unit cannot retreat from a tower and

takes 1 hit for each morale result rolled
against it.
Lake
Move:
Combat:

Ford
Move:

Burn: 4. After 4 fire levels, the Outpost is


on it (treat as Plains).
Barracks
Treat as Road.
Gate Token
When one of your units enters an outpost hex, place an outpost

position token on the side that corresponds to the terrain you
want your unit to utilize (tower or barracks). If a unit leaves an
outpost hex, the token is removed. Blocking terrain, movement,
and Burn Limit remain unchanged no matter the token side.
Marsh
Move:






Burn:

Crag (elevated)
Move:

Move:
Move:
No restrictions.
A unit in Hills does not have its

LOS blocked by units or terrain
(except elevated blocking terrain).
Outpost (elevated)
Wooden Bridge



Forest Road
For movement, trebuchet hexes are

treated like the terrain type located in
the background of their piece.
Burn: 3. After 3 fire levels, the trebuchet is

destroyed. Remove it from the board,

along with the fire token in its hex.
Special: If a unit begins its turn on a trebuchet

hex, that unit may choose to destroy

it and remove the hex from the board.
When catapult tokens are being used, mix the catapult targeting
tokens common side up in a common stockpile.
If a catapult token is on its active side, it may be fired in the
Resolve Status Conditions step of the Regroup Phase before
other status conditions are resolved. If the token starts the
Regroup Phase on its inactive (divided flag) side, it does not
fire; instead it is flipped to the active side. To fire a catapult:
1. Select an enemy unit within range (4 hexes for a green
rank catapult, 6 for blue, and 8 for red).The first hex when
counting range is any hex adjacent to the owners board
edge. LOS is ignored.
2. Roll a single die. If the result matches the color of the
catapult token, the attack hits.
3. If the attack hits, draw a random catapult targeting token.
Apply damage to the target unit according to the color of
token drawn: 2 hits for green, 3 hits for blue, and 4 hits
for red. Then mix the catapult targeting token back into its
stockpile.
4. Flip the catapult token to its inactive side.
STATUS CONDITIONS
FIRE
phase as follows:
1. Apply effects to terrain Burnable terrain has a Burn Limit in

the form of Burn X where X is the maximum value of the fire
a hex with a fire token must eliminate one figure for each level
of fire. A commander figure eliminated in this way is considered
consult the directional indicator on the battle plan. Increase the
level of the fire of the adjacent hex in the chosen direction by
one. If it is at 4, no additional token is placed. If there is no fire
there currently, a level 1 fire token is placed.
Fire
Move:



Burn:
None.
WILDFIRE
WILDFIRE
Each wildfire token has an unstable and a burning side. All

unstable wildfires spread during the Resolve Status Conditions
step of the Regroup Phase (at the same time as regular fire and
in a similar manner).
Each wildfire token has an unstable and a burning side. All

unstable wildfires spread during the Resolve Status Conditions
step of the Regroup Phase (at the same time as regular fire and
in a similar manner).
Each unstable wildfire token is drawn for separately when

determining where it spreads (returning the drawn token to the
facedown pool after each draw). A normal D6 can also be used
to determine this if all players agree.
When spreading, the new wildfire token is placed facedown
(unstable side). Immediately after an unstable wildfire spreads
to a new hex and a new unstable wildfire token is placed, flip
the original unstable wildfire token to its burning side. It will
not spread any further.
As an unstable wildfire token is flipped to its burning side,
any unit occupying that hex is immediately eliminated. Any
commander eliminated in this fashion is considered captured.
Any unit eliminated in this fashion provides VPs to the opposing
House (if applicable) and a shift in morale.
Units cannot attempt to put out either version of the wildfire.
Wildfire always supersedes regular fire. If both a fire and a
wildfire token exist in the same hex, remove the fire token. If
an unstable wildfire spreads onto a wildfire token that is on its
burning side, no new token is added.
Burning wildfire always counts as a level 4 fire.
Wildfire
Move:

Units cannot enter either burning or

unstable wildfire hexes. However, units
may leave unstable wildfire hexes.
Combat: Units in an unstable wildfire hex may

not attack and lose Stalwart.
Burn:
None.
Special: See Wildfire rules.
DEVASTATION
Devastation



DEFEND TOKENS
Certain card effects and abilities can give units a

defend token. The token stays in the same hex as
the unit until the unit is ordered, is eliminated, or is
forced to move. A given unit can only have 1 defend
token and is a Defender while the token is in its hex.
STATUS CONDITIONS
FIRE
phase as follows:
1. Apply effects to terrain Burnable terrain has a Burn Limit in

the form of Burn X where X is the maximum value of the fire
a hex with a fire token must eliminate one figure for each level
of fire. A commander figure eliminated in this way is considered
consult the directional indicator on the battle plan. Increase the
level of the fire of the adjacent hex in the chosen direction by
one. If it is at 4, no additional token is placed. If there is no fire
there currently, a level 1 fire token is placed.
Fire
Move:



Burn:
None.
Each unstable wildfire token is drawn for separately when

determining where it spreads (returning the drawn token to the
facedown pool after each draw). A normal D6 can also be used
to determine this if all players agree.
When spreading, the new wildfire token is placed facedown
(unstable side). Immediately after an unstable wildfire spreads
to a new hex and a new unstable wildfire token is placed, flip
the original unstable wildfire token to its burning side. It will
not spread any further.
As an unstable wildfire token is flipped to its burning side,
any unit occupying that hex is immediately eliminated. Any
commander eliminated in this fashion is considered captured.
Any unit eliminated in this fashion provides VPs to the opposing
House (if applicable) and a shift in morale.
Units cannot attempt to put out either version of the wildfire.
Wildfire always supersedes regular fire. If both a fire and a
wildfire token exist in the same hex, remove the fire token. If
an unstable wildfire spreads onto a wildfire token that is on its
burning side, no new token is added.
Burning wildfire always counts as a level 4 fire.
Wildfire
Move:

Units cannot enter either burning or

unstable wildfire hexes. However, units
may leave unstable wildfire hexes.
Combat: Units in an unstable wildfire hex may

not attack and lose Stalwart.
Burn:
None.
Special: See Wildfire rules.
DEVASTATION
Devastation



DEFEND TOKENS
Certain card effects and abilities can give units a

defend token. The token stays in the same hex as
the unit until the unit is ordered, is eliminated, or is
forced to move. A given unit can only have 1 defend
token and is a Defender while the token is in its hex.
The unit gains the heavy armor and stalwart keywords.
The unit gains the heavy armor and stalwart keywords.
The defend token may be discarded to have the Defender unit

resolve its counterattack at the same time as an attack against
it. Damage is applied simultaneously to both the attacker and
the defender.
The defend token may be discarded to have the Defender unit

resolve its counterattack at the same time as an attack against
it. Damage is applied simultaneously to both the attacker and
the defender.
After hits are taken, if there is more than 1 morale shift by both
parties, only the difference is applied. This results in a single
morale shift rather than 2 consecutive shifts (1 for each House).
After hits are taken, if there is more than 1 morale shift by both
parties, only the difference is applied. This results in a single
morale shift rather than 2 consecutive shifts (1 for each House).
Defend tokens are removed from all units during the Resolve
Status Conditions step of the Regroup Phase.
Defend tokens are removed from all units during the Resolve
Status Conditions step of the Regroup Phase.
ALLY ARMIES
A primary House is identified by the House symbol found on a
players command board. An ally House is any commander or
unit with a House symbol on its reference card that is not on a
players command board.
Ally armies allow players to augment their primary House with
other Houses. Allied units are tan in color; commanders (dark grey)
are identified by the House symbol on their Commander cards.
Allied units utilize the banners showing their own Houses
symbol (except those from the Brotherhood Without Banners
expansion, which do not use banners). If a player is using any
allied forces, his opponent may not use units of the same ally.
Any given commander can only be fielded by 1 side in each
battle or skirmish, regardless of their House affiliation.
Ally Leadership Cards When building the Leadership deck,
follow the core rules. The deck will have some cards with different
backs: after shuffling, have your opponent cut your deck.
Ally Skirmish Cards Like the commander-specific Leadership
cards, ally Skirmish cards have backs matching the ally House
they represent.
After selecting a Skirmish Setup card, each player may select 1
set of ally Skirmish Setup cards to play with in addition to his
primary Houses Skirmish Setup cards. Players may select from
any available ally House, no matter which primary House they
are playing. The player with momentum selects first.
BROTHERHOOD WITHOUT BANNERS

Reviving the Brotherhood
While Thoros of Myr is on the board, any Brotherhood unit
eliminated from the game for any reason is replaced on the
board with an corpse token corresponding to its class (ranged,
infantry, or cavalry). If the eliminated unit is a commander unit,
use the corresponding commander disc instead.
Place the token facedown (with the class icon or the
commanders image facing down) in the hex the eliminated unit
last occupied.
These tokens remain on the board for the remainder of the
game and are only removed if a fire token (of any level) is
placed in the hex.
If a Brotherhood unit is eliminated and there are no remaining
corpse tokens in the supply that correspond to its class, a
corpse token of that class must be moved from elsewhere on
the board to the newly eliminated units hex.
When Thoros ends his turn in a hex containing a corpse token,
an eliminated Brotherhood unit of the class on that token is
returned to an empty adjacent hex at half of its starting strength
(rounded up).
ALLY ARMIES
A primary House is identified by the House symbol found on a
players command board. An ally House is any commander or
unit with a House symbol on its reference card that is not on a
players command board.
Ally armies allow players to augment their primary House with
other Houses. Allied units are tan in color; commanders (dark grey)
are identified by the House symbol on their Commander cards.
Allied units utilize the banners showing their own Houses
symbol (except those from the Brotherhood Without Banners
expansion, which do not use banners). If a player is using any
allied forces, his opponent may not use units of the same ally.
Any given commander can only be fielded by 1 side in each
battle or skirmish, regardless of their House affiliation.
Ally Leadership Cards When building the Leadership deck,
follow the core rules. The deck will have some cards with different
backs: after shuffling, have your opponent cut your deck.
Ally Skirmish Cards Like the commander-specific Leadership
cards, ally Skirmish cards have backs matching the ally House
they represent.
BROTHERHOOD WITHOUT BANNERS

Reviving the Brotherhood
While Thoros of Myr is on the board, any Brotherhood unit
eliminated from the game for any reason is replaced on the
board with an corpse token corresponding to its class (ranged,
infantry, or cavalry). If the eliminated unit is a commander unit,
use the corresponding commander disc instead.
Place the token facedown (with the class icon or the
commanders image facing down) in the hex the eliminated unit
last occupied.
These tokens remain on the board for the remainder of the
game and are only removed if a fire token (of any level) is
placed in the hex.
If a Brotherhood unit is eliminated and there are no remaining
corpse tokens in the supply that correspond to its class, a
corpse token of that class must be moved from elsewhere on
the board to the newly eliminated units hex.
When Thoros ends his turn in a hex containing a corpse token,
an eliminated Brotherhood unit of the class on that token is
returned to an empty adjacent hex at half of its starting strength
(rounded up).
When Thoros ends his turn in a hex containing the commander

disc of an eliminated Brotherhood commander, that commander
returns to an empty adjacent hex (with no extra figures besides
the commander himself ).
After selecting a Skirmish Setup card, each player may select 1

set of ally Skirmish Setup cards to play with in addition to his
primary Houses Skirmish Setup cards. Players may select from
any available ally House, no matter which primary House they
are playing. The player with momentum selects first.
When selecting commanders, a player may select from all

commanders belonging to his primary and/or ally House.
In either case, if no empty hex is available the token remains on

the board and no units may be revived there.
When selecting commanders, a player may select from all

commanders belonging to his primary and/or ally House.
In either case, if no empty hex is available the token remains on

the board and no units may be revived there.
All Skirmish Setup cards (from both his primary and ally House)
that were not chosen as commanders are then shuffled together
to form 1 deck that will be used to select units and terrain
(drawing cards from the bottom of the deck).
Whenever a unit or commander is revived by Thoros, the

opponent loses any VP previously gained for eliminating the
unit, although the morale track remains unchanged.
All Skirmish Setup cards (from both his primary and ally House)
that were not chosen as commanders are then shuffled together
to form 1 deck that will be used to select units and terrain
(drawing cards from the bottom of the deck).
Whenever a unit or commander is revived by Thoros, the

opponent loses any VP previously gained for eliminating the
unit, although the morale track remains unchanged.
When drawing cards for a skirmish, if a card dictates that

a player receives more troops of a particular type than are
available, he may instead use any available unit of the same
class and rank from his primary House. If there are no more
units available of the same class and rank from his primary
House, no further substitutions may be made.
When assembling terrain overlays for a skirmish, the player
with momentum always draws all his terrain hexes first. If any
specific type of terrain hex runs out, neither player may collect
any more of that terrain type. No substitutions are made.
GAMBIT CARDS
Gambit cards can be used instead of the momentum token from
the core set if both players agree.
Prior to a battle or skirmish, each player secretly chooses a
Gambit card matching his primary House or chosen ally House
to use during the game, and places that card facedown in his
play area. When momentum is determined, the player with
momentum turns his Gambit card faceup instead of taking the
momentum token. If there is ever a tie for advantage, the player
with the faceup Gambit card wins the tie.
During the game, the player with the faceup Gambit card may
use the ability on the card. If he does so, he immediately turns
his Gambit card facedown (as stated on the cards text). His
opponent then turns his own Gambit card faceup. Momentum
has changed hands, and the other player now has momentum
and all the benefits associated with it (he wins ties for
advantage and may use his gambit ability). A player with more
than one Houses Gambit cards to choose from still only selects
1 Gambit card.
Controlling the Brotherhood

Brotherhood Without Banners units do not use
banners and do not follow normal activation rules;
instead, you must spend Brotherhood tokens to
activate them.
During setup, a player using any Brotherhood commander or
unit takes a number of Brotherhood tokens equal to 3 x the
number of Brotherhood commanders on the battlefield + 3.
When drawing cards for a skirmish, if a card dictates that

a player receives more troops of a particular type than are
available, he may instead use any available unit of the same
class and rank from his primary House. If there are no more
units available of the same class and rank from his primary
House, no further substitutions may be made.
At the end of any turn in which 1 or more Brotherhood units

were ordered, you must discard a single Brotherhood token.
When assembling terrain overlays for a skirmish, the player

with momentum always draws all his terrain hexes first. If any
specific type of terrain hex runs out, neither player may collect
any more of that terrain type. No substitutions are made.
All Brotherhood units are considered active as long as the

Brotherhood player has at least 1 Brotherhood token. As
soon as there are no Brotherhood tokens in his play area, all
Brotherhood units are immediately considered inactive.
Gambit cards can be used instead of the momentum token from

the core set if both players agree.
If any effect would normally make a Brotherhood unit inactive

(such as certain opponents abilities or cards), the Brotherhood
player instead discards a single Brotherhood token for every
such effect.
To receive more Brotherhood tokens:
a. When units are rallied in the Rally Phase, the Brotherhood
player takes one of his spent Brotherhood tokens and places
it back in his play area. If all of the Brotherhood tokens are
already in use, no more Brotherhood tokens are generated
that round.
b. Any rally effects (such as Rally __ Leadership cards, morale
order tokens, etc.) that affect at least 1 Brotherhood unit
give the Brotherhood player 1 additional Brotherhood token
per effect. Rally effects played on Brotherhood units do not
cost Brotherhood tokens.
GAMBIT CARDS
Prior to a battle or skirmish, each player secretly chooses a

Gambit card matching his primary House or chosen ally House
to use during the game, and places that card facedown in his
play area. When momentum is determined, the player with
momentum turns his Gambit card faceup instead of taking the
momentum token. If there is ever a tie for advantage, the player
with the faceup Gambit card wins the tie.
During the game, the player with the faceup Gambit card may
use the ability on the card. If he does so, he immediately turns
his Gambit card facedown (as stated on the cards text). His
opponent then turns his own Gambit card faceup. Momentum
has changed hands, and the other player now has momentum
and all the benefits associated with it (he wins ties for
advantage and may use his gambit ability). A player with more
than one Houses Gambit cards to choose from still only selects
1 Gambit card.
When Thoros ends his turn in a hex containing the commander

disc of an eliminated Brotherhood commander, that commander
returns to an empty adjacent hex (with no extra figures besides
the commander himself ).
Controlling the Brotherhood

Brotherhood Without Banners units do not use
banners and do not follow normal activation rules;
instead, you must spend Brotherhood tokens to
activate them.
During setup, a player using any Brotherhood commander or
unit takes a number of Brotherhood tokens equal to 3 x the
number of Brotherhood commanders on the battlefield + 3.
At the end of any turn in which 1 or more Brotherhood units
were ordered, you must discard a single Brotherhood token.
All Brotherhood units are considered active as long as the
Brotherhood player has at least 1 Brotherhood token. As
soon as there are no Brotherhood tokens in his play area, all
Brotherhood units are immediately considered inactive.
If any effect would normally make a Brotherhood unit inactive
(such as certain opponents abilities or cards), the Brotherhood
player instead discards a single Brotherhood token for every
such effect.
To receive more Brotherhood tokens:
a. When units are rallied in the Rally Phase, the Brotherhood
player takes one of his spent Brotherhood tokens and places
it back in his play area. If all of the Brotherhood tokens are
already in use, no more Brotherhood tokens are generated
that round.
b. Any rally effects (such as Rally __ Leadership cards, morale
order tokens, etc.) that affect at least 1 Brotherhood unit
give the Brotherhood player 1 additional Brotherhood token
per effect. Rally effects played on Brotherhood units do not
cost Brotherhood tokens.
NEW TOKENS
Goods Tokens
HOUSE BARATHEON EXPANSION

A Baratheon player uses the Baratheon command
board, inserts the Baratheon segment into the
morale track, and uses the 10 Baratheon basic
Leadership cards.
SHIPS
Ships are placed on a hex, superseding the hexs
normal terrain features. Each ship has an intact
side and a damaged side.
Each intact ship belongs to a specific primary
House, and only that primary House can use that
ship. When a ship is damaged, however, the ship
does not belong to any one House and may be
used by any players units.
Intact Ship
Move:

Any friendly unit may enter a ship matching the

House on their players command board, but must
stop. Enemy units may not enter. Units may only exit
onto an adjacent empty passable terrain hex and
cannot move from the intact ship hex to any other
ship hex. Only 1 unit may occupy each ship.
Combat: A unit on an intact ship hex cannot attack or be

attacked and is not adjacent to any other unit.
Burn: 3. After 3 fire levels, the ship is flipped to its

damaged side. Any units on the ship are destroyed.
Special:

During the Resolve Status Conditions step of

the Regroup Phase, each player (starting with the
one with momentum) may move each of his intact
ships (and any units on them) to any other water
hex joined by a continuous path of water hexes.
Ships can move though bridges (they may not stop
in the hex), but not through fords.
Damaged Ship
Move: Any unit may enter. When attempting to leave the

hex, roll 1 die. On a green, the unit must remain in

that hex and forfeits all of its remaining movement

that turn. The unit may still attack. (The unit is still

considered to have moved for purposes of abilities
like Off-balance.) On any other result, you may

continue with the rest of your movement; rolling

again if wishing to leave another damaged ship hex.
Combat:

A unit on a damaged ship hex may attack, but no

Advance or Pursue is allowed onto or off of the hex.
If a retreat would cause a unit to enter a damaged
ship, you must first roll 1 die. If you roll a green, the
ship is impassable and you must then take hits for
each hex of retreat the unit cannot take. If you roll
any other result, you must retreat onto the ship.
Each Goods token can be discarded at the beginning

of a Marshaling Phase to draw an additional
Leadership card or roll an additional die when
rolling for order tokens.
Rhllor Tokens
Rhllor tokens may be placed on friendly and enemy
units. They move with that unit and last until a rite
is performed or that unit is eliminated. Multiple
Rhllor tokens may be accumulated and stacked on
a single unit, but only 1 token is removed when a
rite is performed on the unit. Commander units
cannot possess Rhllor tokens.
Shadow Child Tokens

Shadow Child tokens are placed on Melisandres
Commander card to act as a timer for the Shadow
Child rite. When the last token is removed from the
card, the rite takes place.
card and stack a number of Shadow Child tokens on top of that

disc equal to the number of hexes away from Melisandre that
commander currently is.
Remove 1 Shadow Child token from the stack at the end of
each Command Phase. As soon as the last token is removed
and only the commander disc remains, eliminate that
commander.
This rite is only used to target commanders themselves, not
the units they reside in. If there are figures remaining in the
eliminated commanders unit, remove the commanders banner
and place it with one of the remaining figures.
This is not considered an attack and the commander is
removed regardless of rank, capture rating, traits, keywords,
or text abilities.
SKIRMISHES
The Crown Symbol
As with other previously released cards, players must each
choose to play one of the 2 Houses listed in the upper right of
the Skirmish card.
If Melisandres unit ever moves or engages (or is engaged

by) an enemy unit, the Shadow Child rite is interrupted and
canceled completely. All Shadow Child tokens (as well as the
corresponding commander disc) are immediately discarded
from her Commander card with no effect.
However, the presence of a crown symbol in place of a House

symbol indicates that a player can choose to play any available
primary House. If there are 2 crown symbols present, both
players may choose from any available primary House. Players
still cannot choose the same primary House.
Rites of Rhllor
If 1 crown symbol is present along with any other primary

House symbol, one of the players must play the listed House.
The remaining player may then choose from any other available
primary House.
Cleansed by Flame
Friendly units with a Rhllor token may have this rite performed
on them. Remove 1 Rhllor token from the chosen unit and roll
dice equal to the units original number of figures.
For each colored shield result that matches the rank of the
unit, add 1 eliminated figure back to the unit (up to its original
strength).
Conversion
Enemy units with a Rhllor token may have this rite performed
on them. (Each unit, no matter how many tokens it possesses,
can only have this rite performed on them once per turn.)
Remove 1 Rhllor token from the chosen unit and roll a number
of dice based on the enemy units rank as follows:
Green rank = 4 dice; blue rank = 3 dice; red rank = 2 dice.
If the enemy is a Cavalry unit, 1 less die is rolled.
If at least 1 Valor result is rolled, the unit has been converted.
The enemy unit is now under the control of the Baratheon
player as if it were one of that players own units. Replace the
enemy banner with a Baratheon banner of the same rank.
The converted unit remains in the same ordered state that
it was in just prior to the conversion, and is not considered
eliminated. The converted units original controller does
not suffer morale loss, nor does the new controller gain VP.
The converted unit is now considered a member of the new
controllers forces and its new controller will lose morale and
his opponent will gain VP (if applicable) if it is later eliminated.
Burn: 2. After 2 fire levels, the ship (and any units on it) is

completely destroyed and removed from the board.
Shadow Child
When allowed by a card effect, Melisandre can perform this
rite on any enemy commander on the board, as long as that
commanders commander disc is not already in use for another
game element.
Special: Damaged ships are completely immobile and do not

move during the Regroup Phase like intact ships.
The commander does not need to possess a Rhllor token.

Place the targets commander disc on Melisandres Commander
ALLIANCE BATTLE
An Alliance battle allows the game to be played by
up to 8 players.
While players can use these rules in any battle or skirmish,
the alliance icon marks battles and skirmishes that have been
designed specifically to utilize the rules.
All battles marked with this icon can always be played with 2
players as well.
Player Distribution
Players form 2 teams (one team for each primary House in the
battle) by distributing themselves as evenly as possible.
The most experienced player on each team is designated his
teams Lord and takes the command board for his teams
primary House. All other players on that team are considered
Bannermen and take 1 alliance command board with his Lords
House icon printed on the back.
Whenever a conflict or disagreement would occur among the
players on one team, the Lord of that team always determines
the final outcome.
Each teams Lord then chooses and distributes all commanders
on his team among the players on his team as evenly as
possible. Each player is assigned at least 1 commander that is
his for the remainder of the game.
Determining Advantage
When determining advantage, the command tokens on all of a
teams command boards are added together.
Command Rating
All players on a team split the scenarios Command Rating as
evenly as possible (rounded up).
When refreshing his commanders, a player always places the

used command tokens back on his own command board.
Leadership Rating
Each player on each team has his own hand of Leadership
cards, but all cards are drawn from a shared Leadership deck.
When drawing Leadership cards during the Marshalling Phase,
each teams Lord draws a number of Leadership cards equal
to the battles Leadership Rating. After looking them over, he
then distributes the cards as he chooses to his Bannermen and
himself so that each player on his team has at least 1 card.
If, after cards have been distributed, one or more players on a
team has fewer cards than any other player on that team, those
players each draw 1 card from the top of the Leadership card
deck.
Order Pool/Rating
All players on a team share an Order Pool. When receiving order
tokens during the Marshalling Phase, the Lord for each team
rolls dice according to the battles Order Rating and places the
matching tokens in a common Order Pool. During the Command
Phase, any player on that team is free to utilize order tokens
from the common pool.
Excess Resources
During the Regroup Phase, each player may choose to keep 1
order token in their teams Order Pool and 1 Leadership card
from his hand to carry over to the next round.
Ordering Units
During their teams turn in the Command Phase, any player (but
only one player) on a team may choose to act. A teams Lord
may choose to pass at any time. After passing, no members of
that team may act for the remainder of the round.
A player can choose to play his Leadership cards only on
the commanders assigned to him, but he is free to order any
available units within that commanders ZOC, including another
players commander.
Any effects that refer to the words your or friendly are
considered to reference any player on your team. Any effects
that refer to the words your enemy or opponent are
considered to reference any of the players on the other team.
Substitute Commands
When playing a Leadership card, the player of that card may
always choose to consider it to have the printed text Order 1
unit in place of all other printed text (all other commands and
tactics are ignored).

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7. Create Token Stockpiles and Place Command Tokens

8. Form and Place Units

9. Assign the Momentum Token

1. Receive Order Tokens

a. Use Order Token

Order a blue rank unit.

To issue an order to a unit, declare which token you intend to

b. Play Leadership Card

UNITS AND ORDERING

Ordering Units with an Order Token

Perform the following upkeep actions in order. Both players can

1. Resolve Status Conditions

Ordering Units with a Leadership Card

2. Score Victory Points

Leadership cards with a commander pictured in the lower right

If you wish to execute multiple commands from a single

A target unit able to counterattack can do so after being

Retreats caused by card effects occur according to the text.

The counterattack does not disengage the unit, and the

ENGAGING THE ENEMY

When LOS is drawn directly along one or more hex edges,

A unit is engaged with an enemy unit when an engagement

4. Place Engagement Token

Flanking an Engaged Target

If the attackers target is already engaged with a unit other than

Moving with Engaged Units

Certain cards allow units to take hits to perform special

5. Determine Attack Dice

6. Roll Attack Dice

8. Rotate Attackers Banner

Attacking with Engaged Units

If a unit can partially retreat, it retreats as much as possible

When the other figures of a commanders unit has been

NOTES ON VICTORY CONDITIONS

Receive Order tokens

a. Use Order token

Resolve status conditions

Playing a Leadership card

Declare which commander is

Declare attacker and target

The unit can ignore X hits before

When ordered, this unit may make a special

This unit defends as if it were a unit of

Off-balance This unit must reduce its number of attack

Off-balance This unit must reduce its number of attack

Pursue X Once per turn, an attacking unit has the option

Scorch the Earth When ordered, instead of attacking, this

This unit has the option to ignore the first

1. Apply effects to terrain Burnable terrain has a Burn Limit

This unit defends as if it were a unit of

Receive Order tokens

a. Use Order token

Resolve status conditions