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Ragnarocks You Take on the Role of a Viking Clan Using Runestones to Mark Your Clan’S Claims of Land 1 1 IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, HUMANS EXIST IN THE LAND OF MIDGARD - A PLACE IN THE CENTER OF THE WORLD TREE AND CONNECTED TO THE NINE REALMS. AMONG THESE NINE REALMS LIVE GODS AND GODDESSES, SERPENTS AND SPIRITS, AND ALL MANNER OF MYTHICAL AND MYSTICAL CREATURES. In Ragnarocks you take on the role of a Viking clan using Runestones to mark your clan’s claims of land. In the advanced game, your clan worships one of these powerful beings from another realm who lends you their power to help you outwit rivals and claim territories for your clan. At the end of the game, the clan who controls the most territory in Midgard wins! Contents Heimdallr Odin Guardian of Asgard Sól Ruler of the Aesir Goddess of the Sun Art Coming Soon Art Coming Soon Art Coming Soon SETUP: Draw two additional Mythology Powers with [Odin icon] andCommand hold them. cards. These are your START OF YOUR TURN: AT THE END OF YOUR TURN: You may relocate one of your vikings Settled You may either play a Command card this turn to any unoccupied space that was from your hand, or pick up all your played BEFORE YOUR MOVE: not Settled at the beginning of this turn. You may Move one space with Command cards. If you play a Command your Selected Viking card, you gain(ignore that setuppower powers). until your next turn 32 Mythology Cards 40 Runestones 6 Viking Pawns 1 Tree Stand 1 Game Insert Board 2 3 basic game setup 1 Remove game pieces from the insert and set them where all players can reach them. 2 Set up the board for game play. 3 Randomly determine who will play Ivory and who will play Red. 4 The Ivory player places their 3 Vikings in the middle of the length-5 side. 5 The Red player places their 3 Viking in the middle of the length-9 side. The Ivory player goes first. 5 1 2 4 2 3 object Earn points by blocking off regions of the board containing only Vikings of your color. Each region containing Vikings of only one color is called a Settled Region. Score points equal to the number of hexes in each of your Settled Regions. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins. how to play Players alternate turns. A turn consists of the following steps (every step is mandatory): 1 Select one of your Nomadic Vikings (A Nomadic Viking is a Viking that is not in a Settled Region) 2 Move your selected Viking as many spaces as you wish (at least 1) in any of the six directions from their hex. A Viking may not move into or through a space containing a Runestone or another Viking. 3 Summon a Runestone any number of spaces from your selected Viking’s current location in one of the six directions from their current hex. A Runestone may not be summoned in a space occupied by, or on the other side of, another Runestone or Viking. If summoning a Runestone creates one or more regions containing only Vikings of a single color that region becomes Settled. If it is not possible for you to complete one or more of the above steps, you must skip your turn. When neither player is able to take a turn the game ends. 4 5 scoring Settled Regions score victory points equal to the number of hexes contained therein. The player with the most victory points wins! SCORING EXAMPLE: Neither player scores the region containing one Ivory Viking and one Red Viking. (it is not Settled because it does not contain Vikings of a single color.) The Ivory player has only a single region worth 23 victory points The Red player has 10 victory points for their northeastern region and 14 victory points for their southeastern region giving them 24 points total. Red wins! glossary of terms Settled Region: A region containing Vikings belonging only to a single player. Wild Region: An enclosed region containing no Vikings. Contested Region: A region containing Vikings belonging to both players. Settled Viking: A Viking in a Settled Region. Nomadic Viking: A Viking that is not in a Settled Region. 4 5 advanced game Once you’ve played a few games using only the rules for the basic game, we suggest you try play with Mythology Powers. setup mythology powers After determining who will play which color, the Ivory player chooses two Mythology Powers to play with. The Red player then selects one of the chosen Mythology Powers to use for this game and the Ivory player gets the remaining Mythology Power. (When choosing Mythology Powers make sure you do not select powers that are incompatible. See Mythology Power Descriptions for notes on which powers cannot be used together.) Recommended Matchups 6 7 Using Mythology Powers Normal rules and condition still apply to you when using a Mythology Power, with the exception of the specific changes described by the Mythology Power. You must obey all Mythology Power text that says you “cannot” or “must”, otherwise you lose the game. Mythology Powers apply or are triggered at specific times according to what is stated in the Mythology Power text. Additional Setup must be preformed when using some Mythology Powers. If your selected Mythology Power features “setup” text in the description, execute these special instructions during the game Setup. If the order players perform additional setup gives either player an advantage, the Ivory player executes theirs first. If the order players execute their powers gives either player an advantage, the active player execute theirs first. Additional win conditions are specified by some Mythology Powers. In addition to winning by controlling the most territory at the end of the game, you can also win by fulfilling the win condition described. Many Mythology Powers feature the [odin icon] these cards may be used as Command Cards with the Odin Mythology Power. Cards that do not feature the [odin] icon cannot be used as Command Cards with the Odin Mythology Power. 6 7 mythology cards Aegir At the end of any player’s turn: If a region was created, you may move any number of an opponent’s Nomadic Vikings one space each. Ask & Embla During Setup: Place one of your Vikings on your Mythology Card instead of on the board. When Summoning: The target hex for your Runestone is not blocked by Vikings of Runestones. The target hex must still be a Contested and unoccupied hex. The First Time You Create a Region: Place the Viking from your Mythology card in any Contested and unoccupied hex. Blodughofi When Summoning: your Viking can only summon a Runestone in an adjacent space. If you summon adjacent to an opponent’s Viking, you may make an additional move with your Selected Viking. Bragi Before Your Move: You may make a move with an opponent’s Viking that is adjacent to your Selected Viking. Dain, Dvalin, Duneyr, & Duratror When Moving: You must move all your Nomadic Vikings if possible. Move your Viking one at a time and immediately Summon a Rune- stone in the space they just left. You do not summon as normal. Fafnir Before Your Move: If your Selected Viking is adjacent to a Runestone, their move originates from the Runestone’s hex. You may not move into a Settled or Wild region. Fenrir During Setup: Place only 2 Vikings (Your choice which 2 you place). At the Start of Your Turn: If an opponent’s Viking is adjacent to one of your Vikings, you win immediately. 8 9 Fjorgyn & Fyorgynn During Setup: Place only 2 Vikings (Your choice which 2 you place). When Moving: You may Move your Selected Viking through unoccupied spaces or spaces with Runestones in them, but not both. You must still only move a Nomadic Viking and you must end your Move in a Contested and unoccupied hex. Fafnir End of Your Turn: If a region was created this turn, you may Summon a Runestone either within a region created this turn or within any contested region. Freya When Scoring: Score all Wild Regions in addition to your Settled Regions. Freyr End of Your Turn: You may choose to remove a runestone adjacent to your selected Viking. (Settled and Wild regions cannot be changed.) Frigg Before or After Moving: You may relocate your Selected viking to an Adjacent space. If you do, place a Runestone on your opponent’s card. You may not use this power on your first turn. When Scoring: Your opponent scored an extra point for each Runestone on their Card. Gerd When You Summon: If your Selected Viking Summons in a space adjacent to another of your Vikings, make an additional Move with Your Selected Viking. Gullinbursti Instead of a Normal Turn: Your Selected Viking may move twice. Heimdallr At the End of Your Turn: You may relocate one of your Vikings Settled this turn to any unoccupied space that was not Settled at the beginning of your turn. 8 9 Hel During Scoring: Score 1 point for each Runestone on the board instead of your settled areas. Hildisvini When Moving: If your Selected Viking’s path is blocked by another viking, you may push the obstructing Viking back one space into an unoccupied hex and continue into their hex (once per move). Idun When the First Region is Settled: If that Region has your Viking in it and has at least 6 Fertile Spaces, you win immediately. If multiple Settled Regions are created simultaneously, this card loses its power.
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