About Cyvasse, the Game from A Song of Ice and Fire

Cyvasse is a fictional game from George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire, played in Essos and Dorne. The true rules of Cyvasse are not known, save by George R. R. Martin himself, and it may be the case that he has never developed a complete set of rules. The goal of this website is to allow fans to get together and play each other using a set of rules I developed.

Though the rules of Cyvasse are not specified in great detail in any of the books, we are given hints on how the game is played. In preparation for creating the rules, I diligently went over the entire A Song of Ice and Fire series multiple times, including The World of Ice and Fire and The Hedge Knight, paying special attention to A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, where Cyvasse is referenced. The rules used in this imagining combine the specifics found in the books with my views on game design.

This project started on August 8, 2014, as a personal project for gSchool, a full-stack web development boot camp. gSchool played a crucial role in the development of Cyvasse, as this is where I learned the skills I used to build this site.

If nothing else, this site is a love letter to my favorite author, George R. R. Martin, as well as an attempt to solidify a set of rules that reflects the specifics and spirit of Cyvasse we learn about throughout A Song of Ice and Fire.

Cyvasse is free to play online. Read the rules, then play the computer or press Play Now on the home page for a live game.

Your messages

Messages you send another player are shown to the two of you, and site admins can read them too, to keep the game friendly.

Thanks

I want to give a special thanks to the people who have been my friends and mentors through this whole journey.

Jeff Taggart
Bobby Wilson
Bobby Blackstock
Sean Smith
Zach Klabunde
Aaron Gray

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Last and most importantly, I want to thank gSchool for being the greatest group I have ever had the privilege of being a part of. I love you all!

Computer player portraits

The computer players' portraits come from the original Cyvasse site. Tyrion is by Rafał Hrynkiewicz; Qavo is by Lucas Soriano, © Fantasy Flight Games.