Raiders of the North Sea

Recommended for Ages 12 & up
2-4 Players
60-80 minute playtime

Description:
Raiders of the North Sea is set in the central years of the Viking Age. As Viking warriors, players seek to impress the Chieftain by raiding unsuspecting settlements. To do so, players need to assemble a crew, collect provisions, and journey north to plunder gold, iron and livestock. Glory can be found in battle, even at the hands of the Valkyrie, so gather your warriors because its raiding season!

To impress the Chieftain, you need victory points VPs, with those being acquired primarily by raiding settlements, taking plunder, and making offerings to the Chieftain. How you use your plunder is also vital to your success. Players take turns in clockwise order, and on a turn you place a worker and resolve its action, then pick up a different worker and resolve its action. Broadly speaking, those actions fall in one of two categories:


Work: Having a good crew and enough provisions are vital to successful raiding, so before making any raids, players need to do some work to prepare their crew and collect supplies.

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Designer(s):
Shem Phillips

Artist(s):
Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Board Game Geek Category(s):
Medieval
Nautical

Board Game Geek Mechanic(s):
Dice Rolling
Hand Management
Set Collection
Worker Placement
Worker Placement
Different Worker Types