Game Info
Year
2025
Players
2-4
Age
10+
Playtime
40 min
Collection
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Description
Norse mythology area control game where players compete as gods placing Viking tokens face down across the nine realms with bluffing and deduction
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The Dice Tower Review at 0:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Simple, approachable rules
- Strong production quality (art, shields, tokens)
- Distinct, colorful tokens with varied shapes
- Tension from tie-breaking and mean moves
- Short playtime with quick setup
Cons
- Hexagonal box design is awkward and shelf-unfriendly
- Insert and packaging could be better
- Some players may benefit from a reference card to track the three special abilities
- Certain special abilities are less useful in practice
- Cover art can be misleading about the game's action
Thematic elements
- artifact collection and area control in a mythic Norse world
- Norse myth-inspired realms with artifacts and realms
- mythology-driven, artifact-focused
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players place tokens to control areas; the area is won by the most tokens in that region.
- area control / majority — Players place tokens to control areas; the area is won by the most tokens in that region.
- card/deck management with face-up cards — Face-up cards provide wild resources or allow completing objectives; some cards are used as wild resources.
- end game bonuses — Score points from artifacts, resources, and completed cards; optional bonuses from combos.
- end-of-round and end-of-game scoring — Score points from artifacts, resources, and completed cards; optional bonuses from combos.
- round-based resource setup — At the start of each round, resources are laid out in a preset pattern around the board.
- special abilities tokens — Tokens like Raven, Valkyrie, and Worm grant abilities to affect placement and movement; used up and removed after use.
- tie-resolution mechanic — Ties negate scoring for the tied player(s); turn order can influence breaking ties in later rounds.
- token drafting / placement — Players place a set number of tokens in turn order to claim spaces; the shape/color of tokens matters.
- variable player count setup — Board and card setup adapts for 3 or 4 players with associated changes.
- Variable Set-up: Player — Board and card setup adapts for 3 or 4 players with associated changes.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The box is a hexagon and yes, that's stupid.
- I think it's a very simple game.
- This is a good game. It's not amazing, not going to knock your socks off.
- Tie kind of cancels you out.
- There's a lot of meanness to this, but I do like that the special abilities when you utilize them, they come off and you do not have a you have one less soldier on the board.
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Video qlgClW5ntz4
Unknown Channel Rules Teach at 0:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beautiful artwork and high-quality components
- Clear setup flow, compact box, scalable to 2-4 players
- Interesting bluff mechanics with Valkyrie and Raven tokens
- Support for color-blind mode and color-moding on boards
Cons
- Rule translation and accessibility may be challenging for new players
- Some players may find the combat/area-control interactions complex
- Component arrangement may feel fiddly in two-player mode
Thematic elements
- area control, resource management, artifact collection
- Norse myth-inspired realms with gods and Vikings
- mythic saga with bluffing and territory control
Comparison games
- Emerald City
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players place army tokens on realm tiles and resolve majority to win treasures.
- Area control / territory voting — Players place army tokens on realm tiles and resolve majority to win treasures.
- Hidden deployment — Tokens placed face down then revealed; certain army tokens allow moving or stealing.
- Hidden placement / fog of war — Tokens placed face down then revealed; certain army tokens allow moving or stealing.
- multi-round structure — Three rounds with setup, placement, action, resolution, and scoring.
- Resource and artifact management — Treasure tokens and artifact cards provide scoring and set collection possibilities.
- Resource management — Treasure tokens and artifact cards provide scoring and set collection possibilities.
- Unique player powers — Elite army tokens grant special actions with limited usage.
- Variable player powers — Elite army tokens grant special actions with limited usage.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Miss Soon Games for sending this along
- This fits in a Kalax
- Wow that's a good quality
- Memer's challenge
- First to pass that's to go next and then we have our raven
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