Well as I promised, here is my first attempt at a thematic type game based on a Norse myth.
Fenrir
According to Norse myth, Fenrir the wolf was the third son of Loki and the giantess Angrboda. It was prophesied that Fenrir would one day devour Odin ushering in Ragnarok. Tyr the god of war took it upon himself to feed Fenrir while he was still a pup, but as time went on Fenrir grew larger as did the gods fear of him. The gods then decided to bind the wolf with a fetter they called Leyding. The wolf easily broke free of his bonds. The gods then used another fetter called Dromi and once again to no avail. Receiving word of this Odin called upon the dwarves of Svartalfheim to fashion a fetter made up of six magic ingredients, they called this ribbon like material, Gleipnir. Once bound with Gleipnir, Fenrir was unable to break free…
2 to 4 players
36 Fetter cards in 3 suits
1 Pawn
1 Movement track
Objective
Players are Norse gods trying to stop Fenrir from reaching and devouring Odin.
Setup
Place the pawn on the first wolf spot of the track board.
3 or 4 player game
The Deal
The dealer thoroughly shuffles the deck and deals out all 36 cards one at a time to each player.
The player to the left of the dealer goes first by asking one of the other players for a card by rank and suit. The player asking for a card must already hold at least one card of the same suit.
If the player that was asked has the requested card he plays the card to the table face up starting a discard pile (the cards should be fanned so that the rank and suit are showing). Then move the pawn along the track backwards the number of spaces indicated on that discarded card. Now the asking player continues his turn and may ask the same player or another player for a card.
If the player that was asked does not have the requested card then the asking player must discard face up onto the discard pile a card of the same suit asked and moves the pawn along the track forwards the number of spaces indicated on that discarded card and now the turn to ask passes to the next player to the left.
The gods win if they discard all their fetter cards before Fenrir reaches Odin, otherwise they lose.
A 2 player game
Each player is dealt a hand of 10 cards and the remaining 16 cards are stacked face down on the table. A player who does not have the requested card draws one card from the stock before asking the opponent for another card. The remaining rules are the same as in a 3 or 4 player game.
Here are the PNP files, enjoy!
Very very cool graphics and nice idea for game, with the menacing Track of Doom ... but the "go fish" kind of mechanic is not something I enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThanks GamesBook! Glad you like the theme and graphics, perhaps at a later date I can find another mechanic to move the game along.
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