# Blood Rage: Gods of Ásgard ## General Info - **Year Published**: 2015 - **BGG Rating**: 7.7 - **BGG Rank**: — - **Players**: 2-4 (Best with: 4) - **Duration**: 60-90 min - **Weight**: 2.57 / 5 - **Designers**: Eric M. Lang - **Artists**: Adrian Smith, Mike McVey - **Publishers**: CMON Global Limited, Cool Mini Or Not, CrowD Games, Delta Vision Publishing, Galápagos Jogos, Geekach LLC, Guillotine Games, Rexhry - **Categories**: Card Game, Expansion for Base-game, Mythology, Wargame - **Mechanics**: Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven ## Verdict If you love Blood Rage and want more replayability and twists, this expansion is for you! The gods change everything in a brilliant way.Powerful gods shake up the gameMore strategy and tacticsBoosted replayabilityNew draft decisionsRequires base gameFewer gods than totalHIGHLY RECOMMENDED ## Description The Gods of Ásgard expansion for Blood Rage injects an extra dose of chaos and strategy with the arrival of two powerful gods each game. In every session, two random gods enter the fray, each with unique abilities that alter the rules of specific provinces, adding an intriguing tactical layer without overly complicating the game's flow. The positioning of these gods is dynamic: after a successful (or unsuccessful) pillage in their province, the player must move them to another strategic location, ensuring they never stay put or end up in already plundered areas. This constant dance of the gods directly impacts draft choices and the unfolding of battles, forcing players to adapt their tactics. Will you try to exploit a god's power repeatedly, guiding them to your areas of interest? Or will you focus on neutralizing them, attacking neighboring provinces? Perhaps even attempt a risky pillage just to force the god to move and disrupt another player's plans. The god miniatures come with tarot-sized cards, detailing their powers and influencing player decisions. This expansion injects incredible replayability, ensuring each Blood Rage session is a fresh and challenging experience, where adapting to the present deities is the key to Viking victory. ## How to Play Game Objective Refer to the manual for details on this section. Preparation (Setup) To add the Gods of Asgard to your game of Blood Rage, follow these steps: At the end of the base game's Setup phase, shuffle the six god cards. Draw two god cards randomly. Only two gods are used in each game; return the remaining gods to the game box. Place the two chosen god cards near the board, where all players can see them. Take the miniatures of the gods corresponding to the cards. To determine the starting province of each god, take all Ragnarök tokens that were returned to the game box (those not on the board or the Age Track) and shuffle them. Draw one Ragnarök token for each of the two gods. Place the god miniature in the province indicated on the Ragnarök token. Return the Ragnarök tokens to the box with no further effect. God miniatures never occupy villages; they are simply placed within the indicated province area. Example: Thor and Frigga were randomly selected for this game. Drawing the remaining Ragnarök tokens, it was determined that Thor starts in Myrklor and Frigga starts in Angerboða. Game Flow The game progresses in Ages, and each Age has a sequence of phases. The phases listed for each Age are: Ragnarök Raid Combat Throne Ragnarök Relocating the Gods At the beginning of the Second Age and the Third Age, both god miniatures must be placed in new random provinces. To do this, follow the same procedure as during game Setup: draw one Ragnarök token for each of the gods and place their miniatures in the indicated provinces. Actions and How to Play The Power of the Gods The god cards list the effect that each god applies in the province they occupy. These effects modify the rules of battles in that province in various ways. The effects are always active as long as a god miniature is in that province, and their rules override all other rules. A god's power only affects its own province and its fjord, nothing else. The gods mentioned are: Thor (The Victorious), Odin (The Allfather), Tyr (The Lord of Battles), Frigga (The Protective Mother), Loki (The Trickster), Heimdall (The Guardian). Moving the Gods The gods can be moved from province to province. After a player performs a Pillage action in a province containing a god, whether successful or not, that player must move the god miniature to a different province. The player who performed the Pillage moves the god miniature to any province of their choice, following these restrictions: The province cannot contain a god miniature. The province cannot have been pillaged. The province cannot have been destroyed by Ragnarök. If no province is suitable, the god miniature is not moved. The god's power now affects the new province it occupies. Example: The Raven player attempts to pillage Utgard, but fails. They must then move Thor from Utgard to a different province. The only suitable province is Yggdrasil, as all others have already been destroyed, pillaged, or contain a god. End of Game and Scoring Refer to the manual for details on this section. Tips for Winning Refer to the manual for details on this section. ## FAQ ### Do I need the base Blood Rage game to play with Gods of Ásgard? Yes, absolutely! Gods of Ásgard is an expansion and requires the base Blood Rage game to be played. ### How many different gods are in this expansion? The expansion introduces 6 new gods, but only 2 of them participate in each game, chosen randomly. ### How do the gods affect the game? Each god has a special ability that alters the rules of a specific province. They also move between provinces, creating new dynamics. ### Does the expansion make the game more complicated? Despite adding new rules, the overall complexity doesn't increase much, as the gods' abilities are focused and easy to grasp. ### How long does it take to play with this expansion? The playtime remains similar to the base Blood Rage, generally between 60 and 90 minutes, depending on the player count and familiarity with the rules. ### Is this expansion worthwhile for those who already own the base game? Absolutely! 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