Let There Be Hype: Lords of Ragnarok

Peder — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:46:28 +0000

Lords of Hellas, a game by Awaken Realms, for a while was a grail game for me where I wanted to track it down. I eventually was able to get it used and I have loved it when I play. I am not sure how could be approved upon but Lords of Ragnarok potentially did that by giving it a Norse mythology theme.

What is Lords of Ragnarok

It’s a area control, monster fighting, temple building, statue building, player power heavy board game. Now, that sounds like a lot and it is a lot in the Lords of Hellas. It isn’t what I’d call a “clean” game, there are weird interactions and things that happen, but the game is so much fun.

The main thing I talk about when I bring up this game is the end game, more details here. Basically, you win in multiple ways. Take over two areas, you win. Defeat three monsters you win. Control five temples, you win. Hold control of a statue when it’s done, you win. And that might be a lot, but in a five player game, everyone was close to winning.

That’s Lords of Hellas, Lords of Ragnarok is more of the same. This is going to be a very similar game with just a different theme. You can find more details for it over on Gamefound where there is a light preview page up.

When And Where Do I Find It?

Well, it is going to be crowdfunded on Gamefound instead of Kickstarter. You can sign-up for a notification when it goes live, and if you do and you decide to back it you get a free hero expansion, value approximately $8. The when part, no official date on when this one will launch. I am guessing that it’ll be going live around Thanksgiving, but I might be late on that.

Hype Level

1 of 5

Disclaimer like normal, I am hyped for this game, this is just how hyped I am.

1 of 5 might seem pretty low. But let’s remember that this is not a truly new game. This is a 2.0 version of Lords of Hellas or a reskinned version of Lords of Hellas. I own Lords of Hellas. So while I am excited for this because maybe some slight tweaks and a Norse mythology theme, I own it kind of already. So do I really need another copy, the answer is maybe.

Is Lords of Ragnarok a game that you’re interested in getting?

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Blood Rage – 3 Reasons Buy/Not Buy

Peder — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:51:06 +0000

The first one of these was a bit buried in the depths of my announcement of some changes coming up to the Malts and Meeples channel. And on Tuesday morning, I released a new video, this time with my #2 game of all time. Three reasons why you shouldn’t buy Blood Rage and three reasons why you should buy it.

My goal with these videos isn’t to tell you that the game is right for you. It’s to give you a brief overview and what I see as reasons why it might not fit into your collection, or it might. No game is perfect for everyone’s collection. So I want to help you know before you spend your money on a game if a game looks like it could be right for you.

Let me know if you own Blood Rage and what grade you give it.

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