Freyja, the Norse goddess of fertility, joins Thor in Asgaard for a wedding along with all the proven warriors from Grimheim. You’re not one of them. Loki, the trickster god, sees his chance to destroy Freyja’s sacred well in Grimheim. Soon, monsters appear from all directions, advancing towards the small village where you are now the only defenders left. Kill monsters to gain experience and upgrade your hero, solve quests to discover weapons and equipment, and stand shoulder to shoulder with your friends against the mighty monsters of Norse mythology. The fate of Grimheim is in your hands.
Fate is a cooperative game where players who take the roles of talented but unexperienced heroes. Together, they defend Freyja’s well against trolls, the dead, and the fire horde monsters approaching from all sides of the game board. Each time a monster enters Grimheim, a town piece is destroyed. All players lose if the town is completely destroyed, but they win if at least Freyja’s Well remains when she returns at the end of the game
—description from the designer
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- Strong synergy between varied powers
- Engaging cooperative play with a light, cheeky tone
- Complexity may scale with player count
- team defense with cheeky tone
- Norse village under threat from four monster hordes
- campaign-like objective with light-hearted humor
- Terraforming Mars (design pedigree context)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative tower-defense dynamic — Players must work in tandem to manage hordes and defend Grimheim.
- Unique player powers — Each player has a unique deck representing abilities and weapons.
- variable player power — Each player has a unique deck representing abilities and weapons.
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Quotes (from this video)
- My number 10 is Bomb Busters.
- It's a cooperative game where you are all bomb diffusing agents and you're trying to go in and work together to diffuse this bomb.
- You're going to be able to recognize the mechanisms from the pandemic system by the time you finish, but it feels thematic by then.
- This is a great one if you're a Christian and you enjoy Tableau Builders more than anything else.
References (from this video)
- Cooperative gameplay
- Solo mode available
- Diverse hero abilities
- Multiple monster types
- Potentially complex rules
- Multiple phases per turn
- Cooperative tower defense against monster invasion
- Fantasy world of Grimheim
- Heroes defending a town from multiple monster types
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point System — Players have two main actions per turn
- cooperative gameplay — Players work together to defend Grimheim from monsters
- experience and leveling — Heroes gain gold and can level up abilities
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Quotes (from this video)
- Heroes must roam the land to stop monsters from entering Grimheim
- Each hero has dedicated sets of abilities equipment and event cards