Vikings Gone Wild

What to Expect

You build your own Viking village with buildings like breweries and gold mines while purchasing units and defenses with your deck. Each turn you decide whether to strengthen your infrastructure or increase your offensive power. Attacks involve bluffing since you don’t know your opponent’s defense, creating tense player interactions in a lively Viking world.

Who Is This Game For?

This game targets hobby gamers aged 10 and up who enjoy deck, bag, and pool building combined with hand management. Designed for 2 to 4 players and lasting about 90 minutes, it fits groups looking for medium complexity strategic card games. Prior experience with deck-building or tactical card games is helpful but not mandatory.

How It Works

In Vikings Gone Wild, you develop your deck by acquiring new units, buildings, and special cards (Deck, Bag, and Pool Building). You manage your hand to generate resources or boost offense and defense (Hand Management). The goal is to win by successfully attacking other players, with bluff mechanics adding risk and uncertainty.

What Makes It Special

Designed by Julien Vergonjeanne, Vikings Gone Wild combines deck-building and real-time inspired bluff mechanics to merge resource management with tactical combat. While it hasn’t won awards, its Viking theme and mix of city building and fantasy set it apart. It's part of Kickstarter and Tabletopia communities, highlighting its appeal in crowdfunding and digital platforms.

Setting & Atmosphäre

Set in a medieval Viking world, you build your village, brew beer, and mine gold. Mythological and humorous touches create a vibrant fantasy atmosphere.

Tipp für Einsteiger

Focus first on building a stable infrastructure to support your later attacks.

Häufige Fragen

Fazit

Vikings Gone Wild is a solid pick for players seeking deck-building with bluff elements in a medieval Viking setting. It may be too complex for casual family players.