An elderly man of indeterminate age appears to be wandering aimlessly through the northern lands.
His hunt for the stones, which he himself has christened Runic Gems, seems to have no end in sight.
It
is clear from his stories that these stones connect to Asgard and serve
as a link between the nine worlds bound together by Yggdrasill.
He
travels through Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and England, whispering
stories of treasures forged by the Dvergar themselves into the ears of
Jarls, Counts, and Regents, and telling of a legendary Runic Gem,
greater than all others and imbued with the power of the Aesir, the
Runar, hidden on a mysterious northern island.
Alfarinn
entertained Jarl and all the longhouse guests with one of his tales,”Up
in the gray sky, they saw Odin’s Dreki together with the other gods.
They were coming to save the beloved Mannheimr from the cruel invasion
of the Jotunn. The gods leaped from the sacred ship gliding on their
shields, shrouded in sparks of fire. I have spent my entire life
searching for the place they landed and where the battle took place, the
location of the Runar, and I am finally sure I have found it!”
The
sound of blowing horns interrupts old Alfarinn’s tale. From the port of
Roskilde, the Drekars of each clan sail out to sea, with their most
valiant and skilled heroes aboard. The hunt for the mysterious Runic
Gems has just begun!
Runar is a competitive board game
with stunning comic-style miniatures for 1-4 players. Each player leads a
group of three Viking Heroes who must survive the icy northern lands –
populated by strange and dangerous creatures – while attempting to
recover mythical Runic Gems and precious divine objects.
Opposing
Heroes will stand in your way as your Vikings try to prove their worth
to the Asgardian Gods, hoping to be chosen to fight alongside them in
the final battle.
A Runar campaign unfolds over five games in
which players face gradually more complex and always different
scenarios. A system will generate new missions to add great depth and
longevity: you will never play the same game twice!
Each
player will use their Actions Deck, made up of the cards of each of
their three Heroes, to activate the Vikings under their control,
influence the course of the game, and unleash their powerful Skills and
Talents. By taking advantage of the Tactics at their disposal, each
player can best deploy their forces and manipulate their Actions Deck to
best predict and respond to their opponent’s actions.
At the
end of each game, the Heroes will evolve and gain upgrades in the form
of powerful magical items and divine artifacts. By the time the last
game is reached, each player must have prepared their Vikings to the
best of their ability to prove that they are leading the most valiant
group of Heroes.
Includes:
1x Runar Core Box
1x Stretch Goals Box (all Stretch Goals unlocked with Kickstarter)
1x Runar Ches