Designer Cédric LefebvreFabrice Rabellino Publisher Ludonaute Players 1-6 Playtime 90 mins Suggested Age 13 and up Honors 2012 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee Additional Info 71671/yggdrasil http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71671/yggdrasil/forums/63 Yggdrasil is a co-operative game in which players are different gods of the Norse mythology: Odin, Thor, Tyr, Frey, Heimdall and Freyja. Monsters, the wolf Fenrir, the huge serpent Jormungand, the Fire Giant Surt, the Goddess of the Dead Hel, the traitor Loki and the cosmic dragon Nidhogg are moving forward in Asgard inescapably and announce the impending coming of chaos and destruction on the world tree Yggdrasil. Together the players have to resist to the impending coming of the Evil forces in Asgard, the gods' world.Game flowDuring his turn, the active player first draws an Enemy card, corresponding to one of the six Evil creatures. The corresponding counter is moved one space forward in Asgard and the associated effect applies. Then the active player performs three different actions among the nine at his disposal in order to resist to the advance:Ask for the Elves' helpGet a Weapon from the DwarvesSend the Valkyries looking for Vikings' souls on the mankind world MidgardFight the Giants and try to gather the parts of a magic runeNegotiate with the VanirGet rid of the Fire Giants who invade MidgardGet the Vikings back from Hel's worldExchange forces with another godFight against the Enemies in AsgardEach player, depending on the god he plays, has a specific power that allows him to perform some actions better. All of these actions have to be used in the right moment or the victory will be unreachable. The players will need cleverness, calm and team spirit to challenge the game.
