During battle, the first Hit the Vikings take from the first English roll must be a Berserker, which are the best units in the game. As you can see, all of the units shown are placed on the card along with any other reinforcements that the Vikings might have from their units that Fled earlier Battles. It never feels grand or epic in scope, and you rarely feel clever about something you did unless you had the luck of drawing a useful card. We shall be reviewing books, miniatures\toy soldiers, MiniFigs and of course games, plus interviews, model making and AARs!

However, it always seemed to be quite finely balanced by the end of each round despite the Vikings having a seemingly overwhelming force.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.

The first time playing the game, the event cards played by opponents come as a surprise that throws a twist into your plans. Your site is a much needed breath of fresh air, I absolutely love the spectrum of things you cover/review. The rulebook also includes additional scenarios players can choose to play that mix up the game play a bit with specific win conditions and rules. This means that in some rounds, both Viking factions could get a turn before either English faction goes. If the English players are defending, they draw a Fyrd card and bring that many Fyrd units into play in the shire where the battle occurs.The set consists of two stackable foam trays which we designed to fit into the original board game box. Viking players control the Norsemen Viking freemen and 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.

Vikings is an area control game in which 2 - 4 players play as the invading Vikings or the English nobles who are trying to withstand the invasion. 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. That previous comment bears a second read because it’s only with three or four players that gamers will get what’s really being offered. A double whammy of both team factions going before their opponents can be an opportunity for either side. Being on the right side of that decision is where the best player (with wit and a small amount of luck) will find themselves.There are also special event cards that can be played on your opponent's turn, reflecting various historical events such as the conversion of some Vikings to Christianity or the infighting between various English kingdoms. The Battle mechanic used in 878: Vikings is really very simple, and simple is not a bad thing in this instance.