On FFG's website it says that A Clash of Arms is the first series of chapter packs for the A Game of Thrones LCG. I ordered them and realized on the back it says for the CCG. Also the card format is slightly different then my LCG. My question is, are these cards compatible with the LCG set? And if they are why are the cards different? and do I have to remove any other cards from my LCG set in order to use these? I'm a bit confused why this set came out before the LCG core set did, and why the game stores in my area have never heard of this first series but they carry all the other sets. Thanks, just trying to clear the confusion.

This set was in a transition period from CCG to LCG. They had a bunch of cards that had been designed as an expansion set to the last CCG block. Then they made the switch to LCG and started designing the Core Set.

Long story short, these cards are perfectly legal and compatable in LCG despite the border color difference and box wording. The only two that are not are Jaqen Ha'gar and pyromancher's chache, but that is only for tournamnet play and you can use them if you want in your own games.

Thanks Lars, that clears things up. I'm really glad they have this forum and that there are plenty of people out there who enjoy boardgames like me. I have been playing boardgames for many years and its nice to see the boardgame industry grow like it has compared to years past when there were very few choices compared to today. Well thanks again and keep on gaming.