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Völuspá

A Norse-myth tile game where gods and monsters block, capture and intimidate each other for control of the board.

Designer
Scott Caputo
Published by
Stronghold Games

Will Thor survive the trickster Loki? Will the Valkyries overtake Odin? Völuspá is named after the oldest poem of Norse mythology and tells the endless struggle of gods, dangerous creatures and forgotten races, but differently each game, because a new force rises each time. You take turns playing tiles with twelve different gods and creatures, and use their powers to block, capture or intimidate other tiles and so take control of them. Whoever scores the most points by dominating tiles wins. It is a reimagining and retheming of the earlier game Kachina and includes the 25-tile Saga of Edda module. A clever tile game that makes you read your opponents' threats.

Twelve gods and creatures from Norse mythBlock, capture and intimidate other tilesIncludes the Saga of Edda module with 25 tiles

Who it's for

You enjoy tile-laying with sharp tactics and a mythological theme, with two to five players and under an hour.

Not for you if…

You want a story-rich adventure or a game with no direct tile-versus-tile fights.

Vibe's take

Clever and slightly cruel. You play a tile that looks harmless, and then your rival realizes it has just locked down their best piece.

#3,465 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2012 · 14 years ago

older than 72% of games

In 2,370 collections

collected more than 36% of games

2–5 players · ages 8+

Best with 2 or 3 · publisher: 10+

about 45 min

shorter than 51% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: medium

One warm-up round · 1.9 out of 5 · lighter than 56%

Opinions: usual spread

A normal range of ratings

Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive

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