Kingdoms is a German-style board game for 2-4 players designed by Reiner Knizia and released in 2002 by Fantasy Flight. The game is based on Knizia's original German game Auf Heller und Pfennig, but has been given a MedievalFantasy theme. German-style board games, also known as designer games, family strategy games, or European games, are high quality family games designed primarily for the European markets. ... Reiner Knizia is a prolific board game designer. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... In literature, fantasy is a form of speculative fiction in which physical laws differ from our own through a reason for which no scientific explanation is offered, or which take place a world wholly different from our own. ...
In 2003, Kingdoms won the Origins Award for Best Abstract Board Game of 2002. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Origins Awards, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, are presented at the Origins International Game Expo for outstanding work in the game industry. ...
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Board Game Geek (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/119) reviews and pictures of the game.
The game is based on the A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series by George R. Martin.
A Game of Thrones allows the players to take on the roles of several of the Great Houses vying for control of the Seven Kingdoms, including House Stark, House Lannister, House Baratheon, House Greyjoy, House Tyrell, and as of the expansion A Clash of Kings, House Martell.
The game is played on a board the divides the continent of Westeros into several regions.
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