878 Vikings: Invasions of England
Command Vikings or English nobles in a historically grounded wargame where one decisive battle can end everything.
Who it's for
History buffs and wargamers who want a historically grounded medieval conflict with real strategic depth.
Not for you if…
You want a light, casual game night pick, since this is a proper wargame with real tactical weight.
Vibe's take
strategic, historical, tense, combative, weighty
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About this game
878 Vikings puts you on one side of a real historical clash, either the raiding Norse hosts pushing into England or the English nobles trying to hold their fractured kingdoms together. Command cards drive your options each turn, area movement spreads your forces across a map that genuinely rewards knowing your history, and combat resolves with dice weighted by unit type rather than a coin flip. A four-player team variant splits both sides between two commanders, layering coordination on top of the conflict, and a sudden-death ending means a single decisive battle can end the campaign early. Solid, historically grounded and unapologetically a wargame, it rewards players who like plans with teeth.
Get it
from $80
By the numbers
Players
Duration
60–120 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
2.6 / 5 — MediumBGG Rating
6.7/10
Rank #959
3.9k ratings
Published
2017
Language
Moderate text
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