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  ===Setup===
  The game is played on a board that divides the continent of Westeros into several regions. Most regions have at least one icon representing a city, a stronghold, a support barrel, or a power icon, and some key locations have multiples of such icons. Each player selects a starting House, places starting units on the board as indicated by the instructions, places House markers on the ''Supply'' and three ''Influence'' tracks, and takes the hand of seven House characters to be used in battles.
  At the beginning of the game, the players with House markers on the highest positions in the ''Iron Throne'', ''Fiefdoms'', and ''King's Court'' Influence tracks will start with the ''Iron Throne'', ''Valyrian Steel Blade'', and ''Messenger Raven'' special tokens respectively.
  The three ''Westeros'' decks are shuffled, and placed off to the side where all players can see. A deck of cards representing the actions of the Wildlings is placed on the board, along with a ''Wildling threat token'' indicating the strength of the Wildlings should they attack.