If 3 of the 6 enemies advance past the second barrier, you lose. If 5 of the 6 enemies advance past the first barrier, you lose. Players win as a team if they manage to make it through all 42 cards, but there are three ways to lose. The difficulty level can be adjusted by swapping out some of the normal enemy cards for either “Angry” enemy cards or the fearsome Ragnorak cards. The enemies just keep on coming until you make it through the entire deck of 42 enemy cards. These actions may build up your supply of Vikings to help fight against the enemies, buy weapons from the Dwarven forge, use an action to attempt to push back one of the enemies, and more. Then you get to choose 3 of 9 possible actions.

The enemy that is revealed moves one step closer to Yggdrasil and also uses their special ability. On each turn, you flip over a card from the enemy deck. Players work together in Asgard to defend Yggdrasil – a huge tree in Norse mythology – against an onslaught of enemies, in particular, 6 monsters and evil beings – the wolf Fenrir, the serpent Jormungand, the Fire Giant Surt, the Goddess of the Dead Hel, the traitor Loki, and the dragon Nidhogg. Each god has a different special power that you can use throughout the game.

In Yggdrasil, you each take the role of a Norse god – Odin, Thor, Tyr, Frey, Heimdall or Frejya. It also has a great theme and artwork that help make it more than a game it’s an experience. It is a cooperative game for gamers who are looking for a challenge.

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