Champions of Midgard Board Game

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Champions of Midgard blends worker-placement and dice-driven combat to create an exciting and strategic experience. Recruit warriors, gain powerful runes, and peer into the future – then send your faithful fighters on journeys to defeat fierce and mythical beasts. Gain the most glory to become the new Jarl and be recognized as a Champion of Midgard! The game is played over eight rounds where you’ll send workers from your clan into town to gather the weapons and supplies necessary to fend off hordes of enemies just beyond the walls. Most locations on the board can only be occupied by 1 worker per round; so if you want something, you better send your worker there first! The objective of Champions of Midgard is to amass the most glory over the course of eight rounds. Players can earn glory by vanquishing enemies, but must also be cautious not to accumulate blame for failing to protect the town.

Now I’ll admit I wasn’t an immediate fan of the box/component artwork, plus I’m one of those pedants who bores you with “Vikings never wore horned helmets blah, blah, blah”. But not only has the artwork grown on me, but the horned helmets serve to remind that this is a game of Norse mythology and heroic sagas, not some historical hex-bound chit-shuffling.Champions of Midgard blends worker-placement and dice-driven combat to create an exciting and strategic experience. Recruit warriors, gain powerful runes, and peer into the future - then send your faithful fighters on journeys to defeat fierce and mythical beasts. Gain the most glory to become the new Jarl and be recognized as a Champion of Midgard! Champions of Midgard is a Viking era worker placement game with dice-driven combat. Taking on the roles of competing Viking leaders, players hunt trolls, battle draugr, and slay mythical Norse beasts in a quest for glory! All the components are of good quality and there is even an insert to keep it all in place during travel. How to Play

Like I said above, the box art is very good and really does give you a Viking feel. Once you open the box that same artwork is shown throughout the many components. The premise of Champions of Midgard is that the Jarl (leader) of the port depicted on the board has died and evil creatures have sensed the vulnerability this has caused. You play as a Viking leader who seeks the glory of the gods in hope to become the new Jarl and lead the port to safety.

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A viking’s quest for glory never ends - even in death. In Valhalla, Valkyries choose who is worthy to join in everlasting battle at Odin’s side. Epic monsters meet berserkers on the battlefield for all eternity. Days are filled with glorious fighting and nights are spent in the company of the greatest vikings who ever lived. Pre-pub link is up, and the game is getting great numbers to start. https://www.gmtgames.com/p-1083-wings-for-the-baron-deluxe-gmt-edition.aspx Well okay, I’m obviously not an actual Viking, but having had my DNA tested on a whim last year it transpires that most of my ancestors, for at least the past 28,000 years, hailed from Scandinavia. Combat in this game is one of the factors that made me enjoy it as much as I did. You can fight Trolls, Dragurs and even monsters out at sea. There are three types of warrior dice in the game: