A Feast for Odin
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{{Short description|2016 Euro-style board game}}
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| italic title = A Feast for Odin
| title = A Feast for Odin
| designer = Uwe Rosenberg
| illustrator = Dennis Lohausen
| date = 2016
| players = 1–4
| skills = Economic management, Resource management, Strategic thought
| random_chance = Low (Cards, Dice)
| publisher = {{ubl|Feuerland Spiele|Cranio Creations|Devir|Filosofia Éditions|Game Harbor|Hobby World|Korea Boardgames co., Ltd.|Lacerta|Mandala Jogos|テンデイズゲームズ (Ten Days Games)|White Goblin Games|Z-Man Games, Inc.}}
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A Feast for Odin is a Euro-style game created by Uwe Rosenberg. It is a worker placement game focused on placement of irregular cardboard polyominoes into boards owned by each player. The polyominoes are between 2 and 12 square units large, with art depicting various Viking-themed items such as beans, milk, flax, and linen. The full game is 7 rounds long, with an option for a shorter 6-round game.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} The rounds increase in length; the number of workers each player may use goes up by 1 each round.
The game includes a 20-page historificating almanac written by Gernot Köpke.
A Feast for Odin was published in 2016 by Feuerland Spiele (Germany), in North American licence by Z-Man Games. It can be played by between 1 and 4 players.{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177736/feast-odin|title=A Feast for Odin (2016) |publisher=BGG|accessdate=2 June 2020 |language=}}
Gameplay
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Players start the game with their main board in front of them. They then go through the 12 phases illustrated on the round overview shown, and repeat until the game is over. During a player's turn, they take turns clockwise, adding their workers to unoccupied spaces on the action board. Players retrieve Vikings each round during the Retrieve Vikings phase.
Expansions
The game has received two mini expansions and one major expansion, A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians (2018).{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/216788/feast-odin-norwegians|title=A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians (2018) |publisher=BGG|accessdate=2 June 2020 |language=}}
Reception
An Ars Technica review states that the game is a "cohesive, deep, and fun experience".{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/12/ars-technicas-ultimate-board-game-buyers-guide/|title=Ars Technica’s ultimate board game buyer’s guide|last1=Zimmerman|first1=Aaron|last2=Anderson|first2=Nate|last3=Mendelsohn|first3=Tom|publisher=Ars Technica|date=8 December 2017|access-date=12 November 2021}} Reviewing for Tabletop Gaming, Matt Jarvis praises the theme, strategy, mechanics, and tension, concluding that it was a "rich, hugely rewarding experience".{{Cite web |date=2017-08-28 |title=A Feast for Odin review |url=https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/reviews/a-feast-for-odin-review/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Tabletop Gaming}}
References
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External links
- [https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177736/feast-odin A Feast for Odin] at BoardGameGeek
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Category:Board games introduced in 2016
Category:Worker placement board games
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