Nidavellir

This is perfect for playing with the family Easy to teach Simultaneous play is a plus Everyone gets something every turn.

This is a pretty quick game with different sets that have different values. It is actually a card version of Clever. It is fun and interesting art. I would recommend the expansion.

Nidavellir is an excellent set collection game with an interesting bidding mechanic that makes every decision feel meaningful. The unique ability to improve your coins for future rounds makes deciding what cards you want almost as important as deciding what cards you don't want. The component quality is good and the art is excellent. My only small knock is the decision-making isn't quite as deep in a 2-player game due to there always being one dwarf not drafted in each tavern. However, it is still fun to play with 2-players, and the game shines at 3+.

Very easy to learn. Great rulebook. Fast to play. Unique scoring system. Great all around game.

This is a very good strategy game. The mix of a solid auction mechanic, married to a set collection scoring system is very intuitive and enjoyable. The game is really in the auction, a mechanic that I love but may not be for everyone.

An elegant bidding game with impactful decision making that scales well. Quick setup and great components. Our whole group liked it a lot. Looking forward to playing again.

Nidavellir is such a great game! It became one of our family's favorites right away. The game goes so quick that you can get several games in a row in one night. Bidding is super fun, and trying all different kinds of strategies to get the best score is rewarding. Great game!

The first time I played through Nidavellir on BGA I was left wishing there was a bit more to it, but after playing it a bit more it started to pique the interest of my inner math nerd. All the different ways of scoring got me thinking of different strategies for winning and now it is one of my favorite games. It was because of BGA I decided to get a physical copy to play with some friends, and I was quite pleased when I found it available on Miniature Market.

I don't normally enjoy set collection games, and auction games are pretty hit-and-miss with me, but this title is fantastic IMHO for both mechanisms. Losing an auction doesn't mean you come away empty-handed; rather, it's just an auction for turn order in picking cards from the auction row. The set collection is really interesting too, because you're always being pulled in two different directions; do you complete a full set of banners, to recruit another (very powerful) hero? Or do you focus in just 1 or 2 banner colors, to maximize the points for those? When you DO get a hero, which one do you take? There are quite a few, and they all match different strategies. On top of all that, the coin upgrade system is really fun and fantastic. You always have five coins with which to bid. Whenever you bid your 0-value coin, you get to upgrade the higher of your two leftover coins that round. You start with coins of values 0, 2, 3, 4, and 5, but the bank has coin values up to 25! The higher coins obviously let you bid more effectively, but at the same time you add the sum of all of your coins at game-end for scoring purposes. Just a really fun, light, quick-to-teach game, that has a lot of good decisions throughout. Highly recommended!