In this game, players try to gain control over the small council's of King's Landing by the end of the game. They amass power in two different ways: by gaining allies and by gaining power tokens. Players use influence cards to add allies, but the allies are shared by neighboring players. The player who has the most power in the small councils by the end of the game is the winner.

This game is for three to six players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 90 minutes. It will retail for $29.95.

FFG also recently revealed the Spreading War Expansion, for LotR: Journeys in Middle-earth (see "'Spreading War Expansion'").