Next month will see a new fantasy board game, designed by Serge Laget and from GRRRE Games and Pegasus Spiele, arrive in stores. In Nidavellir, players will travel to taverns across the land to recruit a dwarven force with aims to battling a dragon. The game is for two to five players, ages 10+, and plays in around 30 to 60 minutes. There’s conflicting information about the MSRP but it looks like it’ll be somewhere in the area of $39.99 when it arrives in January.
About the game:
Nidavellir, the Dwarf Kingdom, is threatened by the dragon Fafnir. As a venerable Elvaland, you have been appointed by the King. Search through every tavern in the kingdom, hire the most skillful dwarves, recruit the most prestigious heroes, and build the best battalion you can to defeat your mortal enemy!
Each turn in Nidavellir, bid a coin on each tavern. In descending order, choose a character and add this character to your army. Each dwarf class has its own scoring way: blacksmith, hunter, warrior, explorer, and miner. A meticulous recruitment will allow you to attract a powerful hero to your army.
You will also be able to increase the value of your gold coins thanks to the smart “coin-building” system, and get the best of the other Elvalands.
Founder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang website and host of The Gaming Gang Dispatch and other TGG media, Jeff tackles any and all sorts of games but has a special fondness for strategy, conflict sims, and roleplaying games. Plus, he's certainly never at a loss for an opinion...
