The game lasts 8 rounds (indicated at the top by the round marker).

Things To Know

Things I wish I'd known when playing a first game.

• You can hold a maximum of 8 Warriors (dice) at any one time.
• Dice faces are described if you click the little blue (i) next to the Warriors list in your play area.
• You can only use the Worker Huts once, to receive one additional worker.
• You can only use the Shipwright once, to buy one longship. Once you have one, you're stuck with it for the game.
• To journey to fight a monster (bottom of the board) you need:
  • 1. a longship, and a worker assigned to it during the worker placement phase.
  • 2. warriors available to put on the longship (done after the worker placement phase)
  • 3. enough food to feed the warriors (done after warrior assignment). The first two longship journey spaces require 1 food for every 2 warriors, the third and fourth journeys require 1 food per warrior. If you don't have enough, some warriors starve before combat begins!
• When resolving a longship journey, the game will reveal a journey card.
  • 1. Possible journey cards: no effect, lose 1 food, lose 1 warrior, lose 1 of either food or warrior (your choice), lose 2 things (food or warrior, you choose any combination), fight a kraken (1 attack, 2 defense, 3 glory) and continue on if you defeat it.
  • 2. If you have a journey rune card, the game will ask if you want to use it. Don't say yes, unless the revealed journey card is a bad one!
• Rune cards which affect combat _or_ its result, must be activated (click on the card) before resolving the combat (clicking on the button to Defeat). The game will NOT prompt you to use them. This includes in particular the Glory card (with text "Use when defeating an enemy")!

End game scoring

1. Score for destiny cards (Indicated by the silver/grey circles - the person indicator shows if tied).
2. Sets of enemies (1 of each of the three colours) scores 5 Glory points.
3. Runes (Indicated by number of silver/grey glory circles) - it doesn't matter if used/unused.
4. Private long ships (brought during the game for money and wood).
5. Favour of the gods - Each is worth 2 glory points.
6. 3 Coins = 1 Glory point

Blame Penalty

Then minus for Blame:

• 1 = -1
• 2 = -3
• 3 = -6
• 4 = -10
• 5 = -15
• 6+ = -21 (who did you annoy?)