Post originally by Tim Moerke at 2003-12-11 20:16:18
Converted from Phorums BB System

Shannon Appelcline wrote:
-------------------------------
And in our game, Lannister and Greyjoy allied, and Greyjoy then went forth to annhilate Stark.
-------------------------------

Greyjoy attacking Lannister in the first turn has happened in all but one of the five games I've played, and in all those games, it ends up hurting Greyjoy more than it helps them. It almost seems to have been a deliberate design choice to make it a very attractive but in the long run counterproductive move (from my experience, Stark has been impossible to stop if Greyjoy and Lannister are fighting each other).

There's some book support for this as well -- Theon suggests to his father that they attack Lannister early in the second book, but Balon says no.

Tim