▁of ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Play able ▁H ouses ▁Ar ry n ▁( includ ed ▁in ▁A ▁Fe ast ▁for ▁C rows ▁expansion ▁and ▁Mother ▁of ▁Drag ons ▁expansion ) ▁Bar at he on ▁Grey jo y ▁L ann ister ▁Mart ell ▁( includ ed ▁in ▁A ▁Cl ash ▁of ▁Kings ▁expansion ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁edition ) ▁St ark ▁T arg ary en ▁( includ ed ▁in ▁Mother ▁of ▁Drag ons ▁expansion ) ▁Ty rell ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁Vict ory ▁condition ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁control ▁a ▁specific ▁number ▁of ▁cities ▁and ▁strong holds , ▁determined ▁in ▁advance ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁players , ▁or ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁most ▁cities ▁and ▁strong holds ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ten ▁turns , ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Iron ▁Th r one . ▁ ▁Set up ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁played ▁on ▁a ▁board ▁that ▁div ides ▁the ▁continent ▁of ▁West eros ▁into ▁several ▁regions . ▁Most ▁regions ▁have ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁icon ▁representing ▁a ▁city , ▁a ▁strong hold , ▁a ▁support ▁bar rel , ▁or ▁a ▁power ▁icon , ▁and ▁some ▁key ▁locations ▁have ▁multi ples ▁of ▁such ▁icons . ▁Each ▁player ▁selects ▁a ▁starting ▁House , ▁places ▁starting ▁units ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁as ▁indicated ▁by ▁the ▁instructions , ▁places ▁House ▁markers ▁on ▁the ▁Supp ly ▁and ▁three ▁In flu ence ▁tracks , ▁and ▁takes ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁seven ▁House ▁characters ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁batt les . ▁ ▁At ▁the