Love games, love the show A Game of Thrones, so this was a must have.  I never played the first edition so I can not compare it to that.  Thankfully the Fantasy Flight website has a tutorial for the game which is quite helpful https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/a-game-of-thrones-the-card-game-second-edition/  It consists of a 17 minute youtube video, but it can make understanding the  learn to play guidebook much easier.