Manufacturer:
Ion Game Design
Vendel to Viking is a standalone prequel to
Pax Viking for 1 to 6 players. While inspired by the clever mechanisms of
Pax Viking,
Vendel to Viking includes some significant differences in the game system as well as taking players back to the centuries prior to the Viking era. In the game, you are immersed in Nordic culture between 550 to 800 CE as you build your family's legacy with every turn.
You represent a family in one of the Nordic cultures that evolves into one of the prominent families of the Viking era. Each turn represents a generation and you seek to include the best formidable persons in your family as you evolve from generation to generation. You place family members on the map and use them for accessing different effects in various locations, such as worker actions or for even elevating them into a formidable person. When elevated to status, the family member is linked to a character card taken from a market and moved to an achievement tree. The Character goes to your family board and both their presence in the achievement tree and on the family board affects your family's opportunities for the rest of the game.
You must plan well before the centuries run out! The first to hold two Future-level achievements in the achievement tree wins. If no player manages to do so before a set number of turns, the one with the most points wins.
In addition to having a robust Solo Mode, the end state of
Vendel to Viking will interface with the starting state of a game of
Pax Viking making it possible to play the two games as a Campaign.
Contents:Rulebook
Player Aids
Map Board
Achievement Board
Formidable Market Board
Silfr Tokens
Gull Tokens
Achievement Standees
Home Markers
First Player Marker
Round Marker
Family Member Tokens
Venture Tiles
Formidable Person Cards
Wooden Longships
New Jarlboards for Pax Viking
Map Overlay Placard for Pax Viking
New Pax Viking Tiles
Ages: 14+
Players: 1-6
Game Length: 60-120 minutes
This game can be played on its own or combined with Pax Viking for enhanced play.
Mechanisms:
• Area Majority / Influence
• Modular Board
• Open Drafting
• Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game
• Simulation
• Solo / Solitaire Game
• Static Capture
• Tech Trees / Tech Tracks
• Variable Player Powers
• Worker Placement