I have been trying to figure out what the deal is with the seasons. I bought every chapter pack in the King's Landing expansion, and was dissappointed to find that the majority of House Stark cards depends on what season it is. I have searched the forums and have found that seasons are based upon card effects, and that I need to buy Time of Ravens chapter packs in order to get the cards that pertain to this. However, before I go buying cards en-masse I would like a little more clarity...

1) Is Winter an effect that is put into play play for a small duration by an event, character, plot, or attachment?

2) The specific cards that turn the game into "winter," are they only found within certain houses, or will it be neutral?

3) Lastly, my local game store has a limited selection of chapter packs from Time of Ravens. Is there one specific pack I can buy so that my gaming group can utilize the effects of winter cards?

There are, really, only three cards in the game right now that can really make it winter:

White Raven from the "Winds of Winter" chapter pack

Crown of Winter from the "Lords of Winter" expansion

Crown of Azor Ahai from the "Kings of the Storm" expansion

Of them, White Raven is the most robust, hardest to get rid of (immune to any card that does not have the "Raven" trait!), and neutral.

there are cards that make it summer Too. "Black Raven" is one of them.

I just got AGoT myself, and ran across the Winter/Summer thing, and wondered. This thread answers most questions, but I still have one: if no card making it winter (or summer) is in play, what season is it? None?

blackshoe said:

That's right.

Spring or Autumn

Sorry, "Fall"