"Lord Bolton, he used to say a naked man has few secrets, but a flayed man’s got none." - Theon Greyjoy
"Every great lord has unruly bannermen who envy him his place. My father had the Reynes and the Tarbecks, the Tyrells have the Florents, Hoster Tully had Walder Frey. Only strength keeps such men in their place. The moment they smell weakness .... during the Age of Heroes, the Boltons used to flay the Starks and wear their skins as cloaks." - Jaime Lannister to Brienne of Tarth
In the cold tundra of the North past the noble battlements of Winterfell, lies the cold dark denizens of the Dreadfort. Home to the cunning and manipulative House Bolton, governed by The Leech Lord, Roose Bolton.
For years Roose has fought, served and carried for the Wardens of the North quietly waiting for an opportunity to lay claim to the title himself. The war of the five kings may be the opportunity. Who can really believe a House that not only flayed its enemies, but wore their skins as cloaks would ever truly be honourable.
In the game House Bolton lay down a barrage of panic tokens, not only to push through their panic damage but to spend as currency. Truly representative of a House that uses terror pay off their debts.
They offer a budding general a decent amount of healing potential and can hit quite hard with the right cards. They can heal up when they need to but not as efficiently as the servants of House Greyjoy. They can get the big impact turns when needed but can't have as many as House Stark. And they offer some control in the form of punishing/stopping the opponent doing what they want, but not as much as House Lannister can. Jack of all, master of none….
As a brand new mini faction options may be slightly limited, but despite this putting up some slight limitations, we have plenty of new stuff to talk about. Join Grant in the latest episode of our Faction Overview series when he is joined by the North's very own Aaron Taylor aka "Midnight" to discuss the most cunning and ruthless of Houses.
Unfurl the Banners of a House Bolton for now is the time of The Red Kings….
Let us know in the comments what your favorites are, which tricks we've missed, and how you play your House Boltons! Grab a goblet of Claret as "we drink and know things" together!!
Intro: 00:00:00
Units: 00:05:53
Attachments: 00:27:20
Commanders: 00:45:45
NCU's: 00:56:55
Final Thoughts: 01:10:51
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