Hi all!

Ive had the idea for a while for a game variant where, at the start of the game, the players "draft" their house card deck.

I picture a "ladder" format for card picking, with randomized draft order each game.

For example:

Random draft order:

Lan
Tyrel
Bara
GJ
Stark
Martell

Lan picks Roose
Tyrell picks Baylon
Bara picks Loras
GJ picks Victarian
Stark picks Doran
Martell picks Viper

Martell picks Gregor
Stark picks Eddard
GJ picks Salador
Bara picks QoT
Tyrell picks Arianne
Lan picks Garlan

Lan picks Brienne

... and so on until all cards picked


I know the game is perfectly balanced and this probably is a worse game mode than normal, but wanted to check. Maybe combined with random start locations first so you can pick the right cards for your location...

Let me know your thoughts!

I have no programming skills so couldnt support it.

I agree that a draft variant would be really interesting and I think would be the biggest addition to increase the replayability of the game on this site. I would add that drafting start position and influence track positions in addition to house cards should be included.

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