Stark Civil War Deck (1 Core Set + 1 Lords of Winter)

By Eldil, in 4. AGoT Deck Construction

I originally posted this over at BGG, but I thought I'd share it here, too.

I built this deck and played it twice with a friend last night. In the first game, we used mirror plot decks (just the plots from Lords of Winter), but the lack of a reset in such a military-heavy environment led to unstoppable momentum. So the second game, we swapped out "Family, Honor, Duty," for "Valar Morghulis" (if you only have one copy of the Core Set, Wildfire Assault will also serve"). The second game was much more balanced, with the resets keeping the board even and keeping us from overextending. The score wound up being very close: in the final round, my opponent got 14 power, but couldn't close the deal, and I swung back, winning 15-12. It was a really fun way to play, and playing from a single deck made it feel much more like a self-contained boardgame (ala Race for the Galaxy) than a CCG/LCG.

After posting the deck list, someone on BGG asked if there were any 120 or 140 card deck lists for 3 or 4 players. So I built two 20-card "expansions" out of cards from "A Time of Ravens" and "Defenders of the North" that can be combined with the original 100-card deck to increase the number of possible players. I've posted those below:

Stark Civil War (2-player, 100 cards)

Plots (7 cards each)
Marched to the Wall (Lords of Winter)
Fortified Position (Lords of Winter)
Calm Before the Storm (Lords of Winter)
Take Them by Surprise (Lords of Winter)
Storm of Swords (Lords of Winter)
Respect of the Old Gods (Lords of Winter)
Valar Morghulis/Wildfire Assault (Core Set)

Characters: 50 (20 Unique/30 Non-Unique)
1 Arya Stark (Core Set)
1 Bran Stark (Core Set)
1 Catelyn Stark (Core Set)
1 Eddard Stark (Core Set)
1 Greatjon Umber (Core Set)
1 Hodor (Core Set)
1 Hoster Tully (Lords of Winter)
1 Lady (Core Set)
1 Robb Stark (Core Set)
1 Sansa Stark (Core Set)
1 Ser Edmure Tully (Lords of Winter)
1 Ser Rodrik Cassel (Core Set)
1 The Blackfish (Lords of Winter)
1 Littlefinger (Core Set)
1 Varys (Core Set)
1 Maester Aemon (Core Set)
1 Qhorin Halfhand (Lords of Winter)
1 Benjen Stark (Core Set)
1 Ghost (Core Set)
1 Jon Snow (Core Set)
3 Deepwood Mercenary (Lords of Winter)
1 Direwolf Pup (Core Set)
3 Edmure's Host (Lords of Winter)
3 Guard at Riverrun (Lords of Winter)
3 Host of the Bear (Lords of Winter)
1 House Tully Recruiter (Core Set)
3 House Tully Septon (Lords of Winter)
1 Kennel Master (Core Set)
3 King Robb's Companions (Lords of Winter)
1 Knight of the Tumblestone (Core Set)
3 Riverrun Messenger (Lords of Winter)
1 War Host of the North (Core Set)
1 Winterfell Honor Guard (Core Set)
3 Wolf Pack (Lords of Winter)

Locations: 25 (20 Income/Discount, 5 Effect)
3 Narrow Sea (Lords of Winter)
5 Crossroads (Core Set)
3 Godswood (Lords of Winter)
3 Great Keep (Lords of Winter)
3 Northern Fiefdoms (Lords of Winter)
1 Lord Eddard's Chambers (Core Set)
1 Street of Sisters (Core Set)
1 Street of Steel (Core Set)
1 Winterfell Kennels (Core Set)
1 Winterfell Castle (Core Set)
1 Winterfell (Lords of Winter)
1 Riverrun (Lords of Winter)
1 Frozen Outpost (Lords of Winter)

Attachments: 10 (1 copy of each)
1 Grey Wind (Lords of Winter)
1 Ice (Core Set)
1 Nymeria (Core Set)
1 Shaggydog (Lords of Winter)
1 Summer (Core Set)
1 Bodyguard (Core Set)
1 Bowl of Brown (Lords of Winter)
1 Frozen Solid (Lords of Winter)
1 Lordship (Core Set)
1 Milk of the Poppy (Core Set)

Events: 15 (1 copy of each)
1 Distraction (Core Set)
1 Retreat (Core Set)
1 Support of the Kingdom (Core Set)
1 Seductive Promise (Core Set)
1 Distinct Mastery (Core Set)
1 Wolf Dreams (Lords of Winter)
1 At Night They Howl (Lords of Winter)
1 Nightmares (Lords of Winter)
1 Die by the Sword (Lords of Winter)
1 Winter is Coming (Core Set)
1 Kings in the North (Core Set)
1 Lethal Counterattack (Core Set)
1 Bran the Builder's Legacy (Core Set)
1 Routing the Charge (Lords of Winter)
1 Fear Cuts Deeper than Swords (Lords of Winter)

Expansion 1: Reinforcements & Ravens (from Time of Ravens cycle)

Plots: 7*
Marched to the Wall (Lords of Winter)
Fortified Position (Lords of Winter)
Calm Before the Storm (Lords of Winter)
Take Them by Surprise (Lords of Winter)
Storm of Swords (Lords of Winter)
Respect of the Old Gods (Lords of Winter)
Desolate Passage (Time of Ravens)

Characters: 10 (2 Unique, 8 Non-Unique)
1 Maester Vyman (Time of Ravens)
1 Samwell Tarly (Time of Ravens)
3 Depleted Host (Time of Ravens)
5 Carrion Birds (Time of Ravens)

Locations: 5 (4 income/discount, 1 effect)
1 Winterfell Rookery (Time of Ravens)
1 Narrow Sea (Core Set)
1 Northern Fiefdoms (Core Set)
1 Great Hall (Core Set)
1 Godswood (Core Set)

Attachments: 1
1 Needle (Time of Ravens)

Events: 4
1 Retreat and Regroup (Time of Ravens)
1 Missing Recruit (Time of Ravens)
1 Spy in Their Midst (Time of Ravens)
1 Beguiled Bodyguard (Time of Ravens)

Expansion 2: Wildlings Beyond the Wall (from the Defenders of the North cycle)

Plots: 7*
Marched to the Wall (Lords of Winter)
Fortified Position (Lords of Winter)
Calm Before the Storm (Lords of Winter)
Take Them by Surprise (Lords of Winter)
Storm of Swords (Lords of Winter)
Respect of the Old Gods (Lords of Winter)
Valar Dohaeris (Defenders of the North)

Characters: 10 (5 unique, 5 non-unique)
1 Osha (Defenders of the North)
1 Craster (Defenders of the North)
1 Old Bear Mormont (Defenders of the North)
1 Val (Defenders of the North)
1 Orell the Eagle (Defenders of the North)
1 Mammoth Riders (Defenders of the North)
1 Wildling Wisewoman (Defenders of the North)
1 Rattleshirt’s Raiders (Defenders of the North)
1 Skinchanger (Defenders of the North)
1 Traitorous Crow (Defenders of the North)

Locations: 5 (4 income/discount, 1 effect)
1 Borderland Keep (Defenders of the North)
1 Narrow Sea (Core Set)
1 Northern Fiefdoms (Core Set)
1 Great Hall (Core Set)
1 Shadowblack Lane (Core Set)

Attachments: 3
1 Longclaw (Defenders of the North)
1 Climbing Spikes (Defenders of the North)
1 Winter Cache (Defenders of the North)

Events: 2
1 Feigned Retreat (Defenders of the North)
1 Over the Wall (Defenders of the North)

*Four Player Plot Draft

In a four player game, plot decks will have to be more assymetrical. In that case, take the perform a plot draft with the following cards:

Uneasy Truce (Core Set)
Rains of Autumn (Core Set)
Drunken Allegations (Core Set)
Planning Ahead (Core Set)
The Power of Blood (Core Set)
Building Season (Core Set)
Calm Over Westeros (Core Set)
Snowed Under (Core Set)
Rule by Decree (Core Set)
Noose and Swordpoint (Core Set)
Holding the Trident (Core Set)
Fleeing to the Wall (Core Set)
Summoning Season (Core Set)
Counting Favors (Core Set)
Wildfire Assault (Core Set)
Condemned by the Realm (Core Set)
Valar Morghulis (Core Set)
Mutual Cause (Core Set)
Mutual Blackmail (Core Set)
Mutual Enemies (Core Set)
Respect of the Old Gods (Lords of Winter)
Marched to the Wall (Lords of Winter)
Fortified Position (Lords of Winter)
Calm Before the Storm (Lords of Winter)
Take Them by Surprise (Lords of Winter)
Storm of Swords (Lords of Winter)
Valar Dohaeris (Defenders of the North)
Desolate Passage (Time of Ravens)

You may also impose the optional rule that no player may draft more than one 2-claim plot (there are four of them).