A Feast for Odin
A Viking-themed Euro game of worker placement and tile laying.
A Feast for Odin is a Euro-style board game created by Uwe Rosenberg, published in 2016 by Feuerland Spiele in Germany and licensed in North America by Z-Man Games. The game is notable for its combination of worker placement and tile-laying mechanics, using polyomino tiles representing Viking commodities and treasures.
Quick Facts
- Italic 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)
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Lore & Background
A Feast for Odin is a board game created by Uwe Rosenberg. It is a Euro-style game whose mechanics include worker placement and tile laying. The tiles are polyominoes of up to 12 squares representing Viking commodities and treasures such as cabbage, mead, whalebone, runes and ornaments. The full game is 7 rounds long, with an option for a shorter 6-round game. The rounds increase in length as the number of vikings each player may use goes up by 1 each round. The game includes a 20-page historical almanac written by Gernot Köpke.
Reader's Guide
A Feast for Odin represents a significant entry in the Euro-style board game genre, combining worker placement and tile-laying mechanics with a Viking theme. Players start with a main board and proceed through 12 phases each round, placing workers on unoccupied action board spaces and retrieving them during the Retrieve Vikings phase. The game's polyomino tiles, depicting items like cabbage, mead, and runes, add a spatial puzzle element. The inclusion of a 20-page historical almanac by Gernot Köpke provides contextual depth. The game has received two mini expansions and one major expansion, A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians (2018). Reviews from Ars Technica and Tabletop Gaming have described it as a cohesive, deep, and fun experience, praising its theme, strategy, mechanics, and tension. Its legacy lies in its integration of multiple mechanics and thematic richness within the Euro-game tradition.
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