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A Feast for Odin Review - A 12x12 Challenge Review

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@jsaint911
@jsaint911 Жыл бұрын
Next printing is supposed to be out around May. I've been looking for this game everywhere. Not the easiest to find
@ianw0ng
@ianw0ng Жыл бұрын
you are very very thorough, clear easy to listen to. always helpful. much appreciated. 🙏
@adamjc9167
@adamjc9167 Жыл бұрын
This is such a great game, the Norwegians expansion is a must.
@rioterism
@rioterism Жыл бұрын
Just managed to find and buy a new copy of A Feast for Odin and played it for the first time last weekend. This game is amazing!!! The variety of actions and options, the aesthetics, the presentation and mechanisms - simply awesome. I cannot wait to play it again and again and explore its depths further.
@ChadHensley
@ChadHensley Жыл бұрын
This has been on my radar for a while and only seems to go on sale when money is tight. Definitely need to get this one!
@MerlinsManor
@MerlinsManor Жыл бұрын
I need to play this one more. So far I have played it once at 3 players and twice solo. And all three of those plays were around a year ago.
@maxf.7262
@maxf.7262 Жыл бұрын
Ty for this video!!
@sharonmazor9531
@sharonmazor9531 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, I'll get it!
@ericwolf7752
@ericwolf7752 Жыл бұрын
Love this game! Have played at 4 once and was too long, won’t do that again unless ALL other players have played before. Have played dozens of times solo and 2 player (even tho my wife beats me more often than not). Want to explore more islands? Or are you going to gather boats and go the whaling/pillaging route? Want to specialize in horses/sheep/cattle? Crafting? Go for it. Use your occupation cards to your advantage and see how your Vikings/Norwegians compare to the others! (Or against yourself)
@drewkennewell4267
@drewkennewell4267 Жыл бұрын
My favourite worker placement game, and one of my favourite solo games (with Norwegians).
@MerrillWhiteKalEl
@MerrillWhiteKalEl Жыл бұрын
Really do want to play this someday.
@vojtahanus6217
@vojtahanus6217 Жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome. It looks like you gonna enjoy 12x12 so Im glad you are exploring new depths of games. Looking forward for more games. (Also my wallet is angry at you because publisher in my country decided to translate this one and now I want it.) :DDDD
@Crabdust1
@Crabdust1 Жыл бұрын
One of my solo faves. Looking fwd to this review.
@tobyr21
@tobyr21 Жыл бұрын
Two years ago, I decided that if I ever wanted to play a worker placement game, that Feast of Odin might be the best. Thanks for assuring me that I've made a good choice! -toby
@SKGuna_writer
@SKGuna_writer Жыл бұрын
An excellent review, Alex! I have played this game multiple times and found it to be a good solid game. What the game does lack, to me, is the Viking theme attached to it. I don't feel like a Viking when I'm playing the game; I feel like a farmer (as is with many, if not all, of Rosenberg's games) pretending to be a Viking. It's a Viking game in name only. At least, that's how I feel. Still, the systems and mechanics are great, and I will always enjoy playing it, but if I wanted to really feel like a true Viking, I'd play Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition (as the Viking civilisation) or Blood Rage (completely different games with entirely different systems, but the Viking theme shines through way more in those titles).
@justagirlwhogames949
@justagirlwhogames949 Жыл бұрын
Love this game. It's my favorite Uwe Rosenberg game.
@BoardGameCo
@BoardGameCo Жыл бұрын
It's really solid :)
@MrSpenceju
@MrSpenceju 4 ай бұрын
Great video
@joeferreti9442
@joeferreti9442 Жыл бұрын
What bothers me about "Feast for Odin", besides the dice rolling, is that the Norwegian expansion is essential to basically fix the game. (The luck of the draw of weapon cards can at least be mitigated by house ruling.) And I can't help but wonder why having a million worker placement spaces makes a good game when the core idea of worker placement is having tight decisions because the workers block the few available spaces. What I like is mainly the viking theme and maybe the unusual combination of mechanics with the polyomino puzzling on those boards against a million -1 points. So far, that made "Feast for Odin" a game that I would gladly play but that I don't need to own.
@roseability86
@roseability86 Жыл бұрын
In this worker placement game, it's about making the 'right decisions'.
@lhorbrum1818
@lhorbrum1818 Жыл бұрын
Damn, 5/5. That means i've got to go buy the reprint!
@Berndr
@Berndr Жыл бұрын
Feats of Odin is amazing and I feel Ark Nova's zoo tiles - puzzle is based on it but doesn't do it nearly as good as Feast for Odin, For me, Norvegans expansion is a must it balances the board and does improve the gameplay rather than just adding more of the same...
@brettchristensen6734
@brettchristensen6734 Жыл бұрын
A desert island game. If I could only play three games the rest of my life, this would be one of the three for many of the reasons mentioned. Still one of the best solo experiences out there.
@Exozik
@Exozik Жыл бұрын
What are your other two games?
@brettchristensen6734
@brettchristensen6734 Жыл бұрын
@@Exozik LOL, depends on the week! A Feast for Odin is the one constant, though. I tend to think of games that have a puzzle to figure out that change from game to game and are satisfying both solo and with others. Right now the others are Spirit Island and Ark Nova. Ark is the weakest of the three as a solo play (still very enjoyable) and I can see Robinson Crusoe replacing it. Hell, by theme only, Robinson Crusoe kinda has to be on that list! Too Many Bones and Paladins of the West Kingdom are the others that float in and out depending on mood.
@Exozik
@Exozik Жыл бұрын
@@brettchristensen6734 I really enjoy Ark Nova but it is not a easy game for me to table since it is long at 3-4 players. Maybe I should dig in the solo mode.
@roseability86
@roseability86 Жыл бұрын
​@@Exozik Play it at 2 players 😊 it's great!
@roseability86
@roseability86 Жыл бұрын
​@@brettchristensen6734 Robinson Crusoe would be a great one to take for theme but also because it's so hard and there's so many scenarios that I feel like it wouldn't get boring very quickly.
@maxdisciple1
@maxdisciple1 Жыл бұрын
Great review! Any chance at the end of these videos you could do a quick recommendation for other similar games. If I play this and love it, what other game should I try? Thanks!
@danmarquart1076
@danmarquart1076 Жыл бұрын
There is no optimal prime strategy. That's why AFFO is an excellent game.
@DVCBear
@DVCBear Жыл бұрын
Ironically I just sold my copy. Need more space for next Zombicide 😊
@michaeljoesph8687
@michaeljoesph8687 Жыл бұрын
Right when I was so close to having all your 5/5 games 🥴 lol
@VampguyN85
@VampguyN85 Жыл бұрын
It's on my radar to checkout. I hear it's a good solo game.
@hwiddack
@hwiddack Жыл бұрын
This is 5 out of 5 for me, too!
@wouter9437
@wouter9437 10 ай бұрын
Is this a game where you must challenge yourself to try new things each game or does the game provide you with different bonuses/starting cards/different tiles and such each game?
@severngamingnetwork
@severngamingnetwork Жыл бұрын
Wonderful game! But focus issues on the camera was a bit "headachey", one to check for dude.
@elqord.1118
@elqord.1118 Жыл бұрын
Cracking game. One of the very best!
@unlimitedrabbit
@unlimitedrabbit Жыл бұрын
Earlier this week I played with three friends and the d8 hated me when I went hunting. Three eights in a row!
@BoardGameCo
@BoardGameCo Жыл бұрын
Oh man that sucks
@unlimitedrabbit
@unlimitedrabbit Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCo While it definitely sucked and I came in last place, I was laughed at lovingly by my fellow Viking players and we all had a great time. Our newest player who is no stranger to crunchy euros rated A Feast for Odin a five out of five and I'm glad I was able to provide a positive gaming experience for him.
@garrettslate4514
@garrettslate4514 Жыл бұрын
Wish I could buy it
@jrobinson5053
@jrobinson5053 Жыл бұрын
Do you ever set up a game, and it takes so long to set up and there are so many pieces, and as you setting up you really wonder if you want to go to all this work just to play a game? I haven't played Feast for Odin, but it looks like I would feel that.
@JonoNZBoardGamer
@JonoNZBoardGamer Жыл бұрын
I feel like this game would be too sandboxy for me. I love agricola and recently sold Caverna because it was too open and the static tile market got stale. I would love to try this to see if my impressions from various reviews are correct or not in terms of if it is a game for me
@LeeKenshin7
@LeeKenshin7 Жыл бұрын
This is my "best bang for your buck" game. $30 new at a MM sale. In fact, the Norwegians expansion was $2 more but well worth the price as I do consider it essential, not so much for more stuff, but for balance. Also 5/5 for me but my gaming group isn't so enamored with it. Actually, one guy hates two games in my 150+ game collection; this being one of them and the other, Terraforming Mars. Blasphemy! But then again, he loves AotWK so that makes sense 🤭
@RiHa_Games
@RiHa_Games Жыл бұрын
You have player count again😍 I like you 😁 Now do it for all reviews again :-p
@gnawk5269
@gnawk5269 Жыл бұрын
Norwegians is definitely the way to go for 2P
@erupendragon7376
@erupendragon7376 Жыл бұрын
I have played this a few times. I call this game "artificial complexity" there seems to be hundreds of things going on, but there is only 2 ways of playing this. Go for the dice rolls before your opponents do. The return on the dice worker placements is exponentially higher than anything else.
@garylangford6755
@garylangford6755 Жыл бұрын
Game is wayyyy too long. 4 hours for my first play at 3 players
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