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A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King

An honest retheme of That's My Fish!, with Varys wiping out Westeros. It works better with three players; with four, it is over before you get to enjoy it.

TheCuttlefish · 12 December 2016
A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King

A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King

Published
2016
Designer
Bruno Cathala
Publisher
Fantasy Flight Games, ADC Blackfire Entertainment, Asterion Press
Players
2–4
Playing time
30 min

A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King is, to me, an honest retheme of That's My Fish!. Varys wiping out Westeros gives the familiar setup a fitting, pleasantly nasty thematic touch.

I would not call it a bad game. Still, I see it primarily as a game for three players. That is where it has a little more room to breathe.

With four, on the other hand, the game ends in nanoseconds. Just as you start getting into the mood and working out what is happening around you, it is already over.

And once the engines had warmed up, the first course arrived: Incorporated.

Source: BoardGameGeek

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