Renegade Game Studios 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle - Raiders of The North Sea - Conquest, 26 x 19 inches, Features Art from The Critically Acclaimed Board Game, Raiders of The North Sea, Age 10 & Up

Very strategic and fun to play.

Great Game!!! The first time I played it was probably about a 30-40 min. long explanation of the rules and terms of play, though it was rather distracted explanation and I would guess that if you less of a board game novice as my friends and I you would be able to explain it rather quickly. After 1.5 rounds of play or so the game just took off and the rules were barely glanced at after. The second time I played was with someone who had never played before. This time I explained the game in its entirety in about 15, though the player did have some previous knowledge with games of a similar sort. We were able to make it through the game with minimal mistakes and improper actions. The game is super well balanced with many different ways to gain the victory points (the games main scoring value). As you raid there can be a lot of thought an strategy that goes into your decisions. There a few low armor level towns people are that could be great to have in the beginning of the game, but by the end you’d probably want to sacrifice them to a Valkyrie if you get the chance. Both times I’ve played have been pretty relaxed I’d say, but we still had multiple times where a player would sit for 10min. trying to figure whether they should work or raid, or whether they should drop a worker at the Town Hall first or at the Gate House. This game has a very simple design which makes it enjoyable to a wide age range, but if intense strategy and mind melting planning is your cup of tea this game could be for you as well. One thing that I believe the game could use more player verses player involvement. As is there is only a small hint of sabotage that can be passed around. But I’m a big fan of setbacks and backstabbing I’m board games. (It lets you know who your real friends are). I’m primarily of something similar to the Thief in Catan some that sets multiple people back but is not in use all that often. I don’t know for sure. Anyway great game lots of fun would recommend for everyone.

This fame is very fun and the components are excellent. Slight twist on the worker placement mechanic which yields interesting choices and fun gameplay. The theme is perfect and al the pieces are great. Comes with metal coins! This is a light to mid-weight euro.

It is a little complicated to set up and learn, but once you play a couple times it is a lot of fun. My 12 year old son loves it. Very strategic game. Definitely something different for a challenge.

Raiders of the North Sea is a worker placement with clever mechanics that is all about looking at what needs to be accomplished in order to win. To win players need to gather victory points by conquering locations, trading in loot for victory points, and sacrificing their Vikings to Valkyrie for a glorious death. The game works by having players place their Viking worker on a space in order to do an action, but then follows this up with the player needing to remove a worker from the board and obtaining another action. This works phenomenally as players are always able to do something on their turn with the only issue being the order of play. Some players may want to gather income first before recruiting, except the income area already has a worker placed by a previous player. The game plays rather quickly as a four player game can end in an hour. The different ways players can obtain victory points can help them turn the tide in their favor. Great game that is fast with pieces that make a person think it is a kickstarter release as money are metal coins, and a lot of wooden bits for gold, Valkyries, livestock, and ore.

Me and my boyfriend saw a game play video from game night of this game and loved it and said we had to get it. Finally was able to get it and we LOVE it and their other game Shipwrights. We play both of these all the time. Love the feel of the metal coins--its a nice touch to the game. You pick up on how the game works after about 2 turns. Its a good game. You start out building up your resources and crew(s), so that you can go raiding to build up your supplies. Its a good worker placement type of game. You also need to plan out your moves a head of time too and have a back up plan in case the other players steal your next move. Highly recommend this game--you will not regret it!

Lots of fun, good game components. Very replayable

Awesome game!

Great worker placement game. I would still say that Lords of Waterdeep is still the king of the genre, but this is definitely up there in the top 5 best worker placement games.

My husband and I played the base game with a couple of friends many times, and we all really loved it. We ended up buying the two expansions and love it even more now. Highly recommend!