
2017 · Wargame
878 Vikings: Invasions of England
Play as invading Norse warbands or the fractured English lords trying to repel them in late-9th-century England. Viking players bring successive seaborne Leaders and land raiding forces to capture cities and settle territory, while English players muster Housecarls, Thegns and peasant Fyrd levies from cities they still hold. Both sides coordinate strategy as a team, maneuver units on a map, contest control of urban centers, and manage reinforcements that arrive on different schedules. The game ends with a negotiated treaty and the side holding the most cities wins.
- Players
- 2–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 60–120 min
- Age
- 12+
- Complexity
- 2.6 / 5
Where to buy it
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On Ludoya's tables
Full stats in Ludoya- 32
- Plays logged
- 46
- Players
- 2h 1m
- Average play
- 19
- In collections
- 8
- On wishlists
- 1
- Pre-ordered
4.0/10
from 12 Ludoya reviews
Garfield1.0 #38 #8 (Leader + Building Minis) I want my 2 hours back! What a bad experience. It's all about dice that you can't mitigate. Totally random turn order which can be very important. It's more or less a Risk variant where 1 side has much more powerful dice than the other. Event cards may be useful (but most are not) and you draw them randomly. [c] Theme: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very good --> Gameplay: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Roll, roll, roll the dice --> Interaction: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Battles --> Artwork: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> Luck: ★★★★★ <!-- size 7]Dice roll, random turn order, random cards --> Strategy: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Obvious ones --> Components: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Good --> Play duration: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Way too long --> Easy to teach: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> Rules quality: ★★★★☆ <!-- size 7]Very good --> Setup time: ★★★☆☆ <!-- size 7]Ok --> No downtime: ★★☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]Can be huge if you have wannabe-strategists at the table... --> Replay value: ★☆☆☆☆ <!-- size 7]If you like randomness maybe? --> [/c]
Fernando6.0 1 partida. Un 2vs2 en el que un bando controla la invasión de los vikingos y el otro a los ingleses que intentan defender sus tierras. Los vikingos arrancan muy fuertes, pero los ingleses van aumentando su ejército, mientras que los milicianos son de gran apoyo. Creo que está bien equilibrado, pero algunas combinaciones de cartas que pueden salir son demoledoras, especialmente si las tiradas de dados acompañan... Me gustaría una segunda partida en la que ya sabes bien cómo funciona. Por cierto, del bando vikingo salen muchos de los personajes de la serie.
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