Sharing similarities to games ranging from Risk to Diplomacy, A Game of Thrones: The Board Game is a game of resource management, strategic manoeuvring, and deal-making. Representing a conflict for the Iron Throne, players take on one of several Houses as they contest with one another to dominate the Seven Kingdoms. The reviews for the game have been quite positive, and the active player base is quite large. Some individuals have even worked out ways to play the game via e-mail or with handy web interfaces.