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Viking players either play as Norsemen Viking freeman or as the fearless Viking shock troops known as Berserkers. The English play as the Housecarl, the Kings’ household troops, or as the Thegns who were regional noble Leaders. The English players will also be able to call up the peasant levies, called the Fyrd, to defend their cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers for each side strategize together in order to coordinate their strategies. Each side attempts to control Cities on the map to win. The English start the game controlling all of England but a Viking Leader will invade from the sea each Turn. The English players raise reinforcements from cities they control, while the Vikings must wait for a new invasion for reinforcements. The game ends when the Treaty of Wedmore is called and the side controlling the most cities wins the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe year is 878. For the past 75 years, Viking raiding parties from Norway and Denmark have been terrorizing the coasts of England with ‘hit and run’ attacks. The treasures and stories gained from these attacks have allowed the Norsemen to raise huge hosts of eager men seeking glory and riches. These armies now stand poised to thunder across England where they will settle and farm the fertile land they conquer. The divided English kingdoms are unprepared for this impending onslaught. The Vikings are coming!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBLOG\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho’s not drawn to Vikings these days? Vikings are everywhere in pop culture! I can bet if you’re reading this you’ve probably recently watched Thor Ragnarok in the cinema or been following Vikings on TV? Or let’s say you read Bernard Cornwell’s Last Kingdom or was devastated when Minnesota Vikings didn’t make it to Super Bowl LII? Nah, I know! You jumped into God of War when they ditched Greek for Norse Mythology right?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChances are you also tried at least one Viking related Board Game like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/blood-rage\/\"\u003eBlood Rage\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/champions-of-midgard\/\"\u003eChampions of Midgard\u003c\/a\u003e or Raiders of the Norse Sea. Am I getting there or have I just been hitting water? I am guilty as charged of almost all of those sins mate. But I tell you what, even if being a viking aficionado is not why you’re here, 878 Vikings - Invasions of England may have something for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat’s 878 Vikings all About?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis game is in the portfolio of famed educational\/historical publisher Academy Games. It’s actually a young sibling to other board games such as 1754 Conquest, 1775 Rebellion and 1812 Invasion of Canada, all three part of the Birth of America trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does that entail exactly? Head to head, team area control with lots of dice rolling. Yes, you heard it right, although this game plays with two or even three players, it shines the most on it’s two x two version. This puts this one in a somewhat rare cluster of dudes on map partnership games that I so wanted more publishers to further explore, be it with vikings or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApart from changing non-attractive wooden cubes for faction personalised plastic miniatures this game has perfected mechanics present on the above mentioned games. This probably contributed to it snatching 2017's Golden Geek Best War Game award. War game hun? This game is definitely on the light side and will most likely appeal to people that enjoyed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/memoir-44\/\"\u003eMemoir 44’\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt most certainly will make sense as well to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/kemet\/\"\u003eKemet\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/battlelore-2nd-edition\/\"\u003eBattlelore\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/?post_type=product\u0026amp;wrls_search_in=title%2Csku\u0026amp;s=Axis+%26+Allies\"\u003eAxis \u0026amp; Allies\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product\/commands-colors-napoleonics\/\"\u003eCommands \u0026amp; Colors\u003c\/a\u003e series fans. So it doesn’t really matter if you go berserk with vikings or if you’re just a non-discriminatory history buff, stick with me and let’s check this one out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow Does it Play?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s the end of the 9th century and vikings got tired of just raiding English shores. This time around they will be coming to settle and make a life this side of the North Sea! So if you play England you’ll be one of two factions - Thegn or HouseCarl, trying to protect England from Norseman and Berserkers coming from the shores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVikings start invading from the North Sea with one of their eight leaders which include names you may know like Ragnar Lodbrok, Rollo or Lagertha. Leaders are drafted through leader cards which come with a specific set of armies from both factions. As you move the pawns around, they will be able to drop troops on the map or bring on board stranded armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour objective is to conquer 14 cities by the game's end, which happens after seven turns unless if you play the Treaty of Wedmore card which ends the game either from turn five, six or seven with a different goal. In that case, if you’re viking you’ll have to be in possession of nine or more cities and if you don’t make it, you lose buddy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery round you’ll be drawing reinforcements. If you’re English, the map will tell you which cities spawn new troops, and that will make vikings target target them rest assured. But if you’re a viking the only way you’ll get more troops is by drawing previously mentioned viking leader cards. This creates an interesting dynamic where the English have troops scattered all over the territory and no leaders (till Alfred the Great comes into play by round five) while vikings will come in waves of unstoppable vicious hordes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhenever there is a viking attack in a city you will be able to draw a Fyrd card to defend it. This will grant you extra armies up to five units. Each faction will have their own die with different powers going from killer red Beserker dice, to underwhelming yellow Fyrd rolls that reflect untrained and badly equipped common folk troops. There is also an element of luck in regards to turn order. Game starts always with a Norseman invasion but after that you’ll be drawing from a bag who’s playing next, which means it’s not impossible for you to finish one round and be the one to start the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e878 Vikings also other elements of card drafting beyond Fyrd and Leader cards. You’ll have three cards in your hands and those are either going allow you to move or grant your special powers that may change the course of the game, and so very often do so to your joy or utter despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSo, is 878 Vikings for me?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI should start by saying that I am currently obsessed with 878 Vikings and I hope this is not clouding my judgement. I think Academy Games managed to create a sleek design that plays fast and is easy to learn and teach. The mix of dice rolling, turn order drawing and card drafting brings a chaotic enough experience preventing you from just “building the machine” and implementing your \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product-category\/board-games\/strategy\/\"\u003estrategy\u003c\/a\u003e as it is the case in so many deeper \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product-category\/board-games\/war-games\/\"\u003ewar games\u003c\/a\u003e. You’ll be working with a much shorter decision making time frame, which is not to say this game is devoid of bigger strategic reasoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving been introduced into board gaming by means of Risk and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/?post_type=product\u0026amp;wrls_search_in=title%2Csku\u0026amp;s=Axis+%26+Allies\"\u003eAxis and Allies\u003c\/a\u003e, I must say this is very familiar territory for me. I don’t remember, however, experimenting something that plays like this. In 878 Vikings you can actually move your teammate’s units as you will, which at first looked like something that could never work but somehow it does, perfectly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis partnership mechanics brings about everything that I love about board games, those very cool moments of sharing, conspiring and strategising with your peer while trying to subdue an opponent. In terms of player interaction I honestly don’t think it gets a lot better than this, it’s just the right mix of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product-tag\/co-operative\/\"\u003eco-operation\u003c\/a\u003e and competitiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game does of course have its improvement opportunities. Cards can be sometimes confusing on its powers and require consulting rule books a lot more often than should. Since there are no objectives apart from game winning conditions, replay-ability can be compromised after a while considering you’ll always be trying to do the same very thing and there are just so many possible macro strategies to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough card decks come with extra seven cards, allowing some degree of customisation, that won’t take you very far either. If you're not a big fan of the pastel colour palette and if the artwork won’t compromise it, it won’t make you keener in the whole game experience. There is also a slight issue of balancing. Winning as a Viking is a lot more challenging with the treaty of Wedmore which in my experience is always triggered by the English before round five (haven’t managed to play a single game in any other fashion so far). But hey, that’s how history went by right, so I guess it makes sense?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo yeah, not surprisingly this game isn’t any sexier than any other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.academygames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAcademy game\u003c\/a\u003e but it ticks all the boxes for a great gateway \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.board-game.co.uk\/product-category\/board-games\/war-games\/\"\u003ewar game\u003c\/a\u003e or medium weight dudes on the matt game. Although this is definitely not a filler I do take it along when playing heavier stuff, but quite honestly this is the type of game I am eager to find a group keen on playing it over and over again as gaming night’s main course. So, if you’re in Edinburgh please let me know, and if not just give it a go and enjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead More \u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Academy Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56050117607802,"sku":"ZBG-AYG5500","price":63.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9970\/8282\/files\/878-Vikings.jpg?v=1760984885"},{"product_id":"azul","title":"Azul","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigner Michael Kiesling and Plan B Games have created board game gold in Azul. This is a tile-drafting, pattern-building game, with set collection bonuses up for grabs. Here you're decorating a palace with Moorish azulejo tiles. The Portuguese king has commissioned you with a 5x5 pattern. Azul is a challenge to see who can impress the king with their tiled walls!Traditional azulejos are white and blue, but in Azul they come in five colours\/patterns. And we're not talking cardboard punchboards or wooden tokens for components. The 100 'Starburst'-sized azulejo tiles are resin material. They make a wonderful clacking noise when jangled in the cloth bag! To start a round, four tiles get drawn from the bag and placed onto each 'factory'. Players take turns drafting tiles from any factory of their choice. Whenever they pick tiles from a factory, they have to take all tiles of a matching type present there. Those they don't draft join a new, separate factory. As the round wears on, this separate factory grows in size, but the drafting of tiles rule applies here, too. Players draft tiles until all factories sit empty.You're aiming to collect enough of one tile type to fill in thresholds on your player mat. At the end of each round, if you've filled up a threshold, you can stick said tile onto the wall! It's like Sudoku; once you've filled one tile-type onto the wall, it can't repeat on the same row or column. 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First, loot cards are revealed on the table to show what's up for grabs. Next, players load their guns by secretly selecting either a \"Bang!\" or a \"Click! Click!\" card from their hand. The Boss counts to three, and on \"Three\" each player points his foam gun at someone else; due to his status, the Boss can tell one player who's pointing a gun at him that he needs to point it in another direction. After a pause to observe threats and measure the seriousness in an opponent's eyes, the Boss counts to three again and anyone who doesn't want to risk getting shot can chicken out and remove themselves from the round. Everyone who's pointing a gun at someone still in the round now reveals their card, and anyone who's the target of a \"Bang!\" takes a wound marker and gets none of the available loot. 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