Each player also has a hero to aide in their toil, based on the order of play. Yet loyalty only goes so far - guards are useless defending the Wall from Climbers who slip past them, and if they encounter a Giant, at least one guard is bound to desert his post. If there are not, the Wildings invade the Gift and pillage the settlements and keeps therein. If there are more guards than Wildings, the Wall stands. When the Wildings attack, each player must use their guards to fend off the onslaught. Each player may recruit up to seven brothers from the prisons of Westeros to don their specific color and man their section of the Wall. In addition to building within the Gift, players must strategically balance their resources to defend the Realm from Wildling raiders. While Tormund runs amok south of the Wall, Wildling forces gather in the Frostfangs, awaiting an opportune moment of weakness to breach the Watch's defenses and spread throughout the fruitful lands of Westeros. One of their ranks, Tormund Giantsbane, does not respect the Watch's claim to the land as he moves throughout the Gift, robbing resources from the Brothers sent to provide for their Order. Wildings from north of the Wall have crossed over and follow their own rules of honor, which often conflict with the laws of Westeros. But this is not as easy as it sounds as the area surrounding the Gift can be treacherous. The objective will be familiar to players of the original Catan the first player to achieve ten victory points wins the game and becomes the new Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Each of these acts bring players increased power and recognition through the awarding of victory points.

Players take on the role of Brothers of the Night's Watch and use these resources to strengthen their hold on the north by building roads, settlements, and keeps recruiting guards for their patrol or buying development cards. The barren Ice Fields, however, produce nothing. In this game, each area in the Gift supplies one of five resources: lumber, brick, wool, grain, and ore. A Game of Thrones Catan: Brotherhood of the Watch is based on the classic Settlers of Catan base game. But be wary - the north holds many dangers, and winter is coming. Many brothers now compete to build, defend, and do what they can to protect Westeros, but only one shall rise above their brothers to become the new Lord Commander. Drawing sustenance from the unforgiving landscape of the north offers enough challenges, but whomever takes up this task must also man and defend the Wall against the onslaught of Wildlings fighting their way into Westeros. Jeor Mormont wishes to promote one who can improve the infrastructure of the Gift, the bountiful and undeveloped area south of the Wall bestowed to the Watch by the Starks thousands of years ago. The Brothers of the Night's Watch seek a new leader from among their ranks.

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