
City of Secrets introduces some characters (found throughout the King's Landing cycle) that can work around their shadow cost, allowing you to spring deadly traps even if you are low on funds. No Surprisesīeyond these events that lend each House a tailored advantage, City of Secrets also offers cards that interact with the shadows in new and powerful ways. ( Taking the Black, 16) revealed, Shadow of the South is returned to your hand, while a Targaryen player may wish to fill their plot deck with Summer cards, and the Night’s Watch waits for Winter plots to divide the weak from the worthy. But each also has a condition under which you can return the event to your hand, giving you another chance to use its ability in the future. ( City of Secrets, 26) lets you stand a character with one or fewer challenge icons.Įach of these events bear a "-" in place of their gold cost, meaning that they can only be played from shadows. Even the Night’s Watch have grown impatient with the meaningless squabbles between Houses and ( City of Secrets, 34) gives House Targaryen the chance to destroy one of their opponent’s attachments. ( City of Secrets, 36) lets House Martell steal a challenge icon from a character, while across the Narrow Sea, the Threats gather in every corner of the realm, with a new set of events that lurk in the shadows.

There's no telling what traps you have hidden away until you are ready to spring them.īut you are not the only one with their eye set on the capital of the Seven Kingdoms. Your cards in shadows act as almost a second hand, one protected from intrigue claim and reserve restrictions.

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In TRIPMENTOR, gamification serves both as a tourism marketing strategy and as a tool for encouraging users to share their experiences while exploring Attica in a way designed to meet their personal needs, interests, and habits. Gamification is a critical component of the project it relates users to specific sites and activities, improves their visiting experiences, and encourages a constant interaction with the application through a playful experience. Its primary purpose is to provide visitors with rich media content via the web and mobile environments by redirecting travellers, highlighting points of interest, and providing information for tour operators.

In this paper, we discuss the gamification strategies and methodologies used by TRIPMENTOR-a game-oriented cultural tourism application in the region of Attica.
