First Case

Autos

Full Bleed:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau VL
Charles Dance VL
Emilia Clarke VL
Gwendoline Christie
Tom Wlaschiha
Ian Hanmore
Sophie Turner
Rose Leslie

Bordered:
Sibel Kekilli L
Rory McCann L
Donald Sumpter L
Aidan Gillen L
Susan Brown
Natalia Tena
Roxanne McKee
Roger Allam
John Bradley
Gethin Anthony
Kate DIckie
Finn Jones
Eugene Simon
Emun Elliot
Nicholas Blane
Francis Magee
Amrita Acharia


Relics
RLG2 Lannister Guard Cape
RL1 Lannister Banner - Tywin
RL4 Lannister Banner - Jaime
RB3 Baratheon Banner - Cersei
RS2 Stark Banner - Catelyn
RS6 Stark Banner - Bran


Inserts
Storyboard Art Cards - 1 complete set, 4 extras
Quotable - 2 complete sets, 6 extras
Gallery - 1 complete set, no extras
Family Sigil - 2 complete sets, no extras
Case Topper CT2
Parallel - 1 complete set, 8 extras

That's a very nice case Miss Lizzy.

Received my 2 cases today and pretty happy with them (including the 3 extra autos - 3 packs had 2 autos!). Here's the break

Parallel base - 2 sets + 16 spares
Quotable - 4 + 12
Storyboard - 2 + 8
Sigil - 4
Gallery - 2
Case topper - both

Relics
RLG1 Lannister guard cape - 2
RLG2 Lannister guard cape - 1
RB1 Robert Baratheon - 1
RB2 Joffrey Baratheon - 1
RB3 Queen Cersei - 0
RB4 Myrcella Baratheon - 0
RB5 Tommen Baratheon - 0
RL1 Tywin Lannister - 1
RL2 Tyrion Lannister - 0
RL3 Cersei Lannister - 0
RL4 Jaime Lannister - 0
RL5 Lancel Lannister - 1
RNW1 Night Watch cloak - 1
RS1 Eddard Stark - 0
RS2 Catelyn Stark - 1
RS3 Robb Stark - 0
RS4 Sansa Stark - 1 (multi coloured)
RS5 Ayra Stark - 1
RS6 Bran Stark - 0
RS7 Rickon Stark - 1

Autos

Very Limited
Peter Dinkage as Tyrion Lannister FB) - 1
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister (FB) - 1
Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark (FB) - 0
Ricard Madden as Robb Stark (FB) - 1
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen (FB) - 0
Nikolaj Waldau as Jaime Lannister (FB) - 1
Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister (FB) - 1
Kit Harington as Jon Snow (FB) - 0
Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon (B) - 1
Stephen Dillance as Stannis Bartheon (B) - 1

Limited
Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont (FB) - 0
Maisie Willliams as Arya Stark (B) - 0
Sibel Kekkili as Shae (B) - 0
Kerr Logan as Mathos Seaworth (B) - 1
Conleth Hill as Lord Varys (B) - 1
Rory McCann as the Hound (B) - 0
Donald Sumpter as MaesterLuwin (B) - 1
Conan Stevens as Gregor Clegane (B) - 1
Aiden Gillen as Petyr Baelish (B) - 1
Laura Pradelska as Quaithe (B) - 2

Common
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark (FB) - 2
Gethin Anthony as Renly Baratheon (B) - 0
Eugene Simon as Lancel Lannister (B) - 1
Natalie Tena as Osha (B) - 2
Finn Jones as Loras Tyrell (B) - 1
Susan Brown as Septa Mordane (B) - 2
Roxanne McKee as Doreah (B) - 2
Aimee Richardson as Mycella Baratheon (B) - 2
Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth (FB) - 0
Nonso Anozie as Zaro Xhoan Daxos (FB) - 2
Amrita Acharia as Irri (B) - 0
John Bradley as Samwell (B) - 1
Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen Hghar (FB) - 1
Nicholas Blane as Spice King (B) - 2
Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell (B) - 2
Ian Hanmore as Pyat Pree (FB) - 0
Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy (B) - 2
Roger Allam as Magister Illyrio (B) - 2
Dominic Carter as Janos Slynt (B) - 2
Emun Elliot as Marillion (B) - 2
Simon Armstrong as Qhorin Halfhand (B) - 2
Francis Magee as Yoren (B) - 2
Rose Leslie as Ygitte (FB) - 2
Ralph Ineson as Dagmar Cleftjaw (B) - 1
Kate Dickie as Lysa Arryn (B) - 0
Josef Altin as Pypar (B) - 2


Dave

Picked up a box today

1 set 88 base cards, w/13 extras
8 Foil parrallels

2 Quote cards
2 Behind the scenes cards

1 House Card (Stark)
1 Banner relic Bran Stark 029/375

Autos
Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell
Kit Harrington as Jon Snow (VL)

Was very pleased to pull a VL auto and Relic card. House cards are really nice with canvas texture. Very pleased with my box - 2 good autos and some great inserts.

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Originally posted by Don Norton:
Picked up a box today

1 set 88 base cards, w/13 extras
8 Foil parrallels

2 Quote cards
2 Behind the scenes cards

1 House Card (Stark)
1 Banner relic Bran Stark 029/375

Autos
Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell
Kit Harrington as Jon Snow (VL)

Was very pleased to pull a VL auto and Relic card. House cards are really nice with canvas texture. Very pleased with my box - 2 good autos and some great inserts.

Nice job pulling those 2 autos, Don!

Very happy with my box which arrived super quick.

1 complete base set.
13 duplicates.
8 Parallel's.

Quotable Q13, Q13.
Sigil H1 Stark
Story Board Art SB4, SB17

Relic RB2 Joffrey Baretheon 026/300 beige/brown.

Autographs Irri (bordered) which was one of my wants and Lady Catelyn Stark (full bleed) which was one of my dreams!

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Second Case

Autos

Full Bleed:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau VL
Lena Headey VL
Kit Harington VL
Iain Glen L
Gwendoline Christie
Ian Hanmore
Sophie Turner
Nonso Anozie

Bordered:
Maisie Williams L
Conleth Hill L
Aidan Gillen L
Gethin Anthony
Kate Dickie
Aimee Richardson
Emun Elliot
Dominic Carter
Roger Allam
Eugene Simon
Ralph Ineson
Josef Altin
Gemma Whelan
Francis Magee
Roxanne McKee
Susan Brown
Natalie Dormer
Simon Armstrong


Relics
RNW1 Night's Watch Cloak
RL2 Lannister Banner - Tyrion
RB3 Baratheon Banner - Cersei
RB4 Baratheon Banner - Myrcella
RS3 Stark Banner - Robb
RS5 Stark Banner - Arya


Inserts
Storyboard Art Cards - would have been able to complete 1 set, but 2 of #19 were stuck together and I damaged them trying to get them apart.
Quotable - 2 complete sets, 6 extras
Gallery - 1 complete set, no extras
Family Sigil - 2 complete sets, no extras
Case Topper CT1
Parallel - 1 complete set, 8 extras

Yeah, well, for my ONE box purchase (is all that i can afford) I got....

1 complete set
Jon Snow Gallery card
2 Storyboard cards
2 Quotable cards
8 Parallel cards
1 Family Sigil

AND................drum roll.......

Conleth Hill and Josef Altin auto cards

Total Suck! I will buy the autos and cards that I want from now on off that site and have given up on Rittenhouse boxes....striking out so much and so often has really burned me out

Yes, I am a very unhappy person right now.

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Originally posted by willgull:

AND................drum roll.......

Conleth Hill and Josef Altin auto cards

Total Suck! I will buy the autos and cards that I want from now on off that site and have given up on Rittenhouse boxes....striking out so much and so often has really burned me out

Yes, I am a very unhappy person right now.

Ok so I'm confused. What did Rittenhouse do? I mean you did get 1 limited autograph card. I think you did really well. Unless you wanted something specific then I don't think boxes are for you.

You also got the 1:48 packs chase card too

Well, I was kind of hoping for a better pull of auto cards. He ( Hill) may be limited but I can already get him for less than $15 on that site, so that means little. I know it is not Rittenhouse' s fault, but I seem to get the dud boxes every time.

You either pull a relic card or a gallery card out of a single box. Both are 1:48, so you get one or the other in any box.

Yes, I will try to collect them all, but the higher end autos will be out of my reach (based on my budget) unless they are pack pulled, which is mainly what I guess makes it so disappointing.

to be fair 1 box is a hell of a gamble on trying to pull a top auto. I generally am unlucky on even 3 boxes but I keep going just in case.

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to be fair 1 box is a hell of a gamble on trying to pull a top auto

It should not be a gamble in getting a good box, not at $65+ a pop! For the most part I've never gotten lucky in 1-3 box purchases and can't afford the 1-3 case purchase "luck" seems to require.

Looking at case breakdowns, there is a consistency in the number of 'high-value' cards that are being pulled - roughly 3 a case. Card companies have to offer this consistency in order to make the purchase of a case justifiable and 'fair'. With this consistency, what's stopping dealers from breaking cases, finding the three 'high-value' autograph cards, and then selling the remaining boxes to collectors - knowing full well that the auto cards left are not going to be worth much?

I've not uncovered a high-value card from an individual box in years. I'm not surprised. Sadly the feeling of elation when pulling a rare card from a packet has now been replaced by the feeling of contentment when an eBay auction is won. The true fun of trading card collecting appears to be reserve of the wealthy who can afford to spend big on cases.

Jimtel81 if you find a decent seller they will not cherry pick a case.

I think that this set will minimise the cherry picking of cases when you consider that there might be a sketch card lurking on one of the unopened boxes!!

Apart from this, customers soon become aware if the dealers cherry pick their cases.

Personally we enjoy it when we find out that our customers have got great pulls.

One of our customers who posts on this forum pulled a Lady Catelyn Stark from 1 box!!

I guess at the end of the day it is down to luck what you find in boxes.

I wouldn't blame dealers for cherry picking to be honest. The fact that you (Card Owner) do not is to your credit! Ultimately, it's down to card companies to ensure there is enough value for collectors/dealers looking to break cases, whilst offering a random chance for individual boxes to contain high-end cards.

I agree the random sketches are a good way forward, and hopefully we'll see more of these in other releases.

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Originally posted by John Tirohn:

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to be fair 1 box is a hell of a gamble on trying to pull a top auto

It should not be a gamble in getting a good box, not at $65+ a pop! For the most part I've never gotten lucky in 1-3 box purchases and can't afford the 1-3 case purchase "luck" seems to require.

This is true, John, but I remember (and perhaps you do, too) spending $30-$40 on boxes back in the early to mid 90's with ZERO chance at an autograph or sketch since they didn't really exist at the time. Comic books during those days cost around $1 to $1.50 but now cost $2.99 to $3.99, essentially having tripled in price.

With that kind of inflation on comics, and with the addition of the so-called "hit" cards to non sport boxes in the intervening years, I'm surprised the average box doesn't cost even more than $65.

What I lament about all of this is how the base set is often an afterthought when it used to be the quality of those "regular" cards were the only thing that sold the set in the first place, since there weren't the modern "hits" of today to act as a draw.

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Originally posted by Card Owner:


I think that this set will minimise the cherry picking of cases when you consider that there might be a sketch card lurking on one of the unopened boxes!!

Not to mention the chance at one of those "hidden" archive boxes with everything in it as Rittenhouse has done in the past. Does anyone know if they did that for this release?

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Originally posted by Card Owner:
Jimtel81 if you find a decent seller they will not cherry pick a case.

I think that this set will minimise the cherry picking of cases when you consider that there might be a sketch card lurking on one of the unopened boxes!!

Apart from this, customers soon become aware if the dealers cherry pick their cases.

Personally we enjoy it when we find out that our customers have got great pulls.

One of our customers who posts on this forum pulled a Lady Catelyn Stark from 1 box!!

I guess at the end of the day it is down to luck what you find in boxes.

I certainly did and was so thrilled!


Card collecting is always the luck of the draw and sometimes you don't win. I have had my fair share of boxes with mediocre hits. However the last single box I bought prior to GOT was The Tudors and I pulled a sketch card (alongside a dud autograph I may add lol!)

Big hits are not guaranteed with single box purchases, it is a gamble and should be treated as such when deciding whether to part with your cash or not.

I thought seriously about 2 boxes myself but decided against it, I still don't regret that despite pulling the Michelle Fairley card.

One box gets me my base set (or in this case a start on the parallel set), chase to start me off and hopefully a few nice hits. A second box I decided against because if it was a dud I wouldn't have been happy, but I was happy to have a try with one box.

If you're not happy to try with one box then the answer is to take that money you would have spent and buy individual cards from the set.

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Originally posted by John Tirohn:

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to be fair 1 box is a hell of a gamble on trying to pull a top auto

It should not be a gamble in getting a good box, not at $65+ a pop! For the most part I've never gotten lucky in 1-3 box purchases and can't afford the 1-3 case purchase "luck" seems to require.

Buying a box is a gamble, not all boxes in a case have equal value, sometimes you hit the $100 box sometimes you hit the $40 box. Doesn't matter who you buy from that is the way it goes. I will let you know my luck on a 3 box gamble when I get them