Hit results cause an enemy unit to be defeated (opponent’s choice, except if a Berserker is present and the Viking player is attacking. If you have a problem with our products after the expiry of the guarantee, we will also be glad to assist you. The set consists of two stackable foam trays which we designed to fit into the original board game box. As I mentioned earlier, the real power in the Leaders is that they can move and attack, and after a victory in a particular Shire, they can move on to engage in more Battle until their Movement points expire.

A leader army can use remaining movement after the battle, but an army without a leader ends its movement where the battle occurs. Something like that to give movement options while also ensuring you have event cards at your disposal all game. The first time playing the game, the event cards played by opponents come as a surprise that throws a twist into your plans. This method can be really restrictive: first off, if you only have one movement card you end up with only one option for movement on your turn. The pleasurable nature of just sitting down to play is incidental to the grueling experience most war games offer.This game system turned out to be a pleasant delight, and has me very interested in checking out some of the others like 1754 – Conquest: The French and Indian War (which I know she’ll like, because of the Indians). As you can see, I went all out and moved 3 armies located in three different Shires to converge on the Vikings located in one of my fallen reinforcement cities of Theodford. Again, this is a very minor criticism and arguably it may be a design choice to keep consistency across cards that have the same effects.

If you are interested in the period of history, in picking up a wargame, or want something that is fun, fast, and asymmetric in style then this one is a great game.The defending player then takes dice from each unit’s pool, up to the number of those units in the battle, and rolls them (Ex.

Although the Vikings lose a movement if a battle lasts more than one battle round, I generally care more about killing as many Berserkers as I can. Once drawn, the appropriate figures are placed on the card drawn and the Leader token is placed next to it.

In the picture above, this was my first attack of the game after the Vikings invaded East Engla Rice.