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Between the 8th and 11th centuries, the Vikings had the world holding their breath. Always on the lookout for new land, they aren't above fighting their own countrymen. In this game, two clan leaders fight each other, using the right tactics, for a fruitful plot of land along Norway's coast. They quickly build up villages at strategic locations and fight with anything they can to ensure the larger portion of the region for their clan. Fjords: the tactical battle for the best land!
The above is the description of the game from Hans im Glück.
The game is played in two phases: the first phase, placing tiles and farms, mixes luck and skill; the second phase, claiming fields, has a Go-like enclosure dynamic that is all skill.
Year Published
2005
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Becca Scott kickstarter_review at 4:27 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- Art by Beth Solbo
- New content by Phil Walker-Harding
- Combination of tile laying and area control
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Thematic elements
- Exploration and area control
- Viking landscape
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Claim land with Viking meeples
- tile laying — Create landscape in first half
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- Horror is at its best when children are involved
- We're eventually going to get there again
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