Odin is a grand Viking adventure with many possibilities.
“Odin” is a saga in the form of a board game. You relive the cultural achievements, the trading expeditions and the raids of the tribes we now know as “Vikings”. This term was used quite differently towards the end of the first millennium. When the northerners went on a raid, they said they were going on a “viking”. The Scandinavian
ancestors, however, were much more than mere pirates. They were explorers, traders and founders of states. Leif Eriksson was probably the first European in America, long before Columbus. In the region now known as Normandy, the invaders were not called Vikings but ‘Normans’. One of them was the famous William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. He achieved what the King of Norway had failed to do a few years earlier: conquering the English throne.
The fact that the people of that era became skilled seafarers was due to the difficulty of making a living from agriculture alone. Severe crop failures caused great hardship. In this game, you can plunder and discover new territories. You also experience what everyday life was like by collecting goods that give you a strong position in society. Ultimately, the game is won by the player whose possessions are worth the most.
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