I have a hundreds of cards from the AGOT CCG. I have yet to buy any cards from the LCG. What is the difference? And do I need to buy cards from the LCG to play with other people or can I use my CCG cards? Thanks!
LCG VS. CCG
SyrioForel said:
What is the difference?
The biggest difference is that the LCG uses a different release format -- there are no Rare or Uncommon or Common cards, all cards are Fixed -- you know exactly what you get in each Chapter Pack or Expansion.
SyrioForel said:
And do I need to buy cards from the LCG to play with other people or can I use my CCG cards?
Depends -- the CCG cards are usually overpowered compared to the LCG cards, so your opponent may feel you have an unfair advantage. If they're OK with it, go ahead. CCG cards are usually not legal for Tournament play.
Thanks! Also where do I look for tournaments/game nights in my area?
In the "3. Organized Play" forum.
You can also look in 7. AGoT Metagame Discsussions. Forum 3 is mostly for announcing upcoming tournaments. Forum 7 is for organizing more casual meetups. You might also try other websites like agotcards.org and cardgamedb.com. These are two fan sites that foster discussion/organization within the AGoT LCG community.
Also note that a bunch of the cards from the CCG have been reprinted in the LCG.
Which leads to my question here: If you're using old cards that were reprinted in the new format, are they still legit for tournament play?
Hamster Friend said:
Also note that a bunch of the cards from the CCG have been reprinted in the LCG.
Which leads to my question here: If you're using old cards that were reprinted in the new format, are they still legit for tournament play?
Only if the text on the card is exactly the same.
Saturnine said:
Hamster Friend said:
Also note that a bunch of the cards from the CCG have been reprinted in the LCG.
Which leads to my question here: If you're using old cards that were reprinted in the new format, are they still legit for tournament play?
Only if the text on the card is exactly the same.
And this is rarely the case. A lot of the cards that are functionally identical have small changes in phrasing and thus are not legal due to FFG's ruling that the text must be exactly the same. A breakdown of most of the reprints is available on agotny.net. That doesn't cover Queen of Dragons reprints. There is a thread in the general discussion forum on those.
My personal take is that there are few enough usable CCG cards that it really doesn't save you from needing to buy any LCG product, so for tournament play you should just get the LCG cards. Outside of a tournament, I don't think many people will care that your Iron Island Fiefdoms says "one" instead of "1".