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

We received this game less than a week ago, and my tweens and I have played several times already. It is thematic in the sense that youre a captain/leader of a Viking ship, who must recruit a crew, lead it on raids and manage its resources. Not all of your crew will make it back home -- some will die in battle and earn their way to Valhalla. The board isnt cluttered, and the artwork reminds you to have some fun. The game also gets kudos for having an appropriately sized box. So much game in a medium sized box. The game moves quickly. If youve enjoy a smattering of worker placement/action selection, engine building and resource management, this may be a good game for you.

Easy to teach and fun every time I replay it

One of the better worker placement games out there. It’s very easy to learn, and it plays at a good pace. It takes about 60-90 minutes to play a full game.

I bought this game for my son’s 16th birthday. I thought he would be interested, because he is a big fan of Vikings on History channel. We are big board game players, and this game became one of our faves after one play. The directions were easy to figure out and set up was fast and clearly illustrated. If your crew is a fan of catan you will enjoy this game! I bought this game based on another customer review, and he was spot on. Family friendly & fast paced. I love that the coins are made of real metal and other pieces are wood. My only complaint is that the “worker” pawns in Black and Gray are too close in color. This was a prime purchase delivered in one day! I also love the photo delivery option. I would definitely order from this vendor again.

Bought this game to play with my brothers and they enjoyed it a lot. Learning the game went smoothly. The instructions were clear and detailed. First game took 2hours. Every game afterwards took between 1 hour to 1.5hour. Would definitely reccomend this game to others and those who are beginnners.

Great strategic worker placement game, turns go pretty fast and for us the game takes around an hour to play. Love the natural progression built into the game - you’ll be able to see your raiding targets from the outset, but you’ll have to spend turns upgrading your Viking’s equipment, hiring stronger crew, and building up a warchest of resources if you want to be able to take home the plunder. The game is competitive and there’s a small element of “take that!” in some of the cards but generally your interactions with your opponents will be more subtle, depriving them of key resources and actions rather than outright war as you race to see who will be the strongest, most glorious, and most favored by the chieftain.

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.

Great worker placement game! Strong theme and easy to learn for a mid weight game

My 30 year old son loves the game ;) Great Bday gift!

This game is a lot of fun, easily learned and taught, and consists of very high quality components. It is the second game in a three game series. You do not need the other games as they are all standalone. However, with the addition of a small expansion you can link all of them together. The theme is fun and this worker placement game easily holds your interest. I have this game and Explorers of the North Sea (the third game, also excellent game, but different mechanics) and will be adding Shiprights soon. The night before it arrived I watched two YouTube videos on how to play while I perused a downloaded copy of the rules. When the game arrived the next day we broke it out and started playing. Its that quick to learn. The only think I would like to see from Garphill Games for this series is a 5, or 5-6 player expansion.