- 156 Cards

- 1 Rules Insert

Ages: 14 Years Of Age Or Older

Players: 2-4

Game Length: 60-120 minutes

   –Old Bear Mormont, A Game of Thrones

At the northern edge of the Seven Kingdoms, there is the Wall. Built from massive blocks of ice and guarded by ancient, forgotten spells, it towers over 700 feet tall, forbidding entry to all who dwell beyond. A wall is only as strong as its defenders, and here, those defenders are the Night’s Watch. In the Night’s Watch, all men are brothers. Knights, lords, and the brothers of kings rub shoulders with slavers, murderers, and the scum of Westeros. Their task is grim and cold and thankless—no songs will ever be sung for them. Yet their vigilance is all that protects the southern lands from wildlings and the Others.

Travel north and join the Night’s Watch with the Watchers on the Wall deluxe expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game! Within this expansion, the Night’s Watch explores new and existing themes, as you find new ways to defend the Wall, new ways to conscript your opponent’s characters, and plenty of rewards for focusing on the three branches of the Night’s Watch: Rangers, Stewards, and Builders. Along with the nameless men who swell the ranks of the Night’s Watch, you’ll find new versions of iconic characters from throughout the saga, including Jon Snow, Old Bear Mormont, Maester Aemon, and Samwell Tarly.

And although the focus of this expansion rests on the Night’s Watch, you’ll find two new non-loyal cards for every other faction, expanding your options for any alliance. You’ll also receive an assortment of neutral cards portraying the Night’s Watch’s most common enemies, the Wildlings. With seven new plots (one loyal to the Night’s Watch) rounding out the expansion, Watchers on the Wall offers new pathways to victory for every deck.

   –George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

The Wall stretches for miles across the frozen north, guarded by the men of the Night’s Watch. While the rest of Westeros squabbles over kingdoms and plays their game of thrones, the Night’s Watch struggles to protect the realms of men. Yet in the tumultuous aftermath of the War of the Five Kings, even the Night’s Watch may be drawn into the intrigues, battles, and power struggles between the Great Houses.

Whether you keep your post at the Wall or lead your rangers out, the choice is yours with the Watchers on the Wall deluxe expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game!

Guarding the Realm

In Watchers on the Wall, you’re invited to journey north, taking your place alongside the black brothers of the Night’s Watch. From the days of the Core Set, one of the key archetypes for the Night’s Watch centered on defending The Wall (Core Set, 137)—carefully raising your defenses to oppose every challenge and reliably gain two power at the end of each challenges phase. With this deluxe expansion, you’ll certainly find cards with a more defensive mindset, such as Catapult on the Wall (Watchers on the Wall, 20), but many of the Night’s Watch cards in this expansion fit into other types of decks.

Our first preview led you forth on a great ranging alongside the other members of the Night’s Watch as we looked at cards that lead this faction in a more offensive direction. Cotter Pyke (Watchers on the Wall, 4) can be a potent attacker, especially if you’re using Winter plots and the Kings of Winter (Called to Arms, 38) agenda. Or, you may supplement the ranks of the Night’s Watch with Wildlings, relying on an exciting new version of Jon Snow (Watchers on the Wall, 1) to lead them all into battle.

Next, we turned our attention to the three orders of the Night’s Watch—Rangers, Stewards, and Builders. Each of these orders receives new cards in Watchers on the Wall, and each of the orders has a distinct focus. Your Rangers are the frontline of any attack or defense, offering the threat of reprisal against your opponent. Stewards like Bowen Marsh (Watchers on the Wall, 2) provide the cards and gold that you need to keep the Watch alive, and Builders amplify your defensive strength, building up your defenses and enhancing your locations, such as the Abandoned Stronghold (Watchers on the Wall, 18). Whether you choose to blend all three orders together in a single deck or focus on a single order, you’ll have plenty of choices to make with this expansion.

Of course, although the focus of this box rests on the Night’s Watch, every other faction also receives two new non-loyal cards in this expansion. Our third article looked at the cards that House Stark and House Targaryen receive, exploring the standing power of the Plaza of Pride (Watchers on the Wall, 36) and the military challenge tricks that you can trigger with Summer (Watchers on the Wall, 34). You can be certain that although the Night’s Watch gains a wide variety of new cards in this deluxe expansion, every other faction receives new tricks and tactics as well.

Now Your Watch Begins

The sword in the darkness. The watcher on the walls. The fire that burns against the cold. The light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. To serve the Night’s Watch is a punishment for some and a calling for others—and you can make your own choices with the new cards and plots in the Watchers on the Wall deluxe expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game!