▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁players ▁with ▁House ▁markers ▁on ▁the ▁highest ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁Iron ▁Th r one , ▁F ief dom s , ▁and ▁King ' s ▁Court ▁In flu ence ▁tracks ▁will ▁start ▁with ▁the ▁Iron ▁Th r one , ▁Val y rian ▁Ste el ▁Bla de , ▁and ▁M essen ger ▁R aven ▁special ▁tokens ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁West eros ▁de cks ▁are ▁sh uff led , ▁and ▁placed ▁off ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁where ▁all ▁players ▁can ▁see . ▁A ▁deck ▁of ▁cards ▁representing ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁Wild lings ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁board , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁Wild ling ▁threat ▁token ▁indicating ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Wild lings ▁should ▁they ▁attack . ▁ ▁West eros ▁de cks ▁Starting ▁with ▁the ▁second ▁turn , ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁each ▁round , ▁the ▁top ▁card ▁from ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁West eros ▁de cks ▁are ▁revealed , ▁and ▁their ▁effects ▁carried ▁out . ▁The ▁West eros ▁de cks ▁can ▁allow ▁players ▁to ▁must er ▁new ▁forces , ▁cause ▁players ▁to ▁re evalu ate ▁their ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Supp ly ▁track , ▁have ▁all ▁players ▁bid ▁for ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁In flu ence ▁tracks , ▁provide ▁restrictions ▁on ▁orders , ▁or ▁cause ▁the ▁Wild lings ▁to ▁attack . ▁ ▁Pla cing ▁orders ▁ ▁A ▁distinct ive ▁feature ▁of ▁A ▁Game ▁of ▁Th ron es ▁is ▁that ▁players ▁place ▁order ▁tokens ▁to ▁every ▁region ▁with ▁a ▁unit ▁that ▁the ▁player ▁controls , ▁out lin ing ▁the ▁basic ▁actions