2023Andrea Colletti, Diego Fonseca, Marco Montanaro
- Videos
- 78
- Creators
- 38
1 - 4 players90 - 240 minHeavy weight

2025Diego Fonseca
Mainly reviews. Runar is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 13 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, and 5 unboxings.
From BoardGameGeek
“They saw The Dreki of Odin and the other Gods in the grey sky. They came to save the beloved Mannheimr from the bloody invasion of the Jotunn. The Gods came down from the sacred ship, gliding on their shields, surrounded by flaming embers. I spent my whole life looking for the place where they landed and where the battle took place, I'm finally sure I found it!” The sound of the horns cuts off the old Alfarinn. The Drekar from each clan depart the Roskilde harbor, bringing on board the most valiant and skillful heroes. The hunt for the mysterious Runic Gems, fragments of divine power, has just begun! Runar is a competitive board game with high interaction and comic-style miniatures. Each player forms and guides a Warband of three Viking Heroes through frozen and harsh lands, teeming with savage and lethal creatures. Earn victory points by defeating powerful Enemies, retrieving valuable Runic Gems, completing various objectives, and defeating opposing Heroes. Destiny Cards mark the unique moments of the game and trigger the final round. The Warband of Heroes with the most victory points wins the game and grants access to Ragnarok! Play epic single matches, with Heroes at full power, or play a 5 episodes campaign, evolving your Heroes during the journey. -description from the publisher
Runar has 24 videos from 19 creators: 13 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs and 5 unboxings. They date from 2022 to August 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Runar - How to Play with Becca Scott" by Good Time Society, which runs 16 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Runar Kickstarter Preview" by Gnarly Carley Gaming. 13 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Runar - viking solo boardgame playthrough" by Queen of the Board, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Black Rose Wars: Rebirth, Blasphemous: The Board Game, Blood and Dungeonology: The Expedition, also by Diego Fonseca.
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2023Andrea Colletti, Diego Fonseca, Marco Montanaro
1 - 4 players90 - 240 minHeavy weight
2025Andrea Colletti, Diego Fonseca
1 - 4 players90 - 120 minHeavy weight
2019Diego Fonseca, Danilo Guidi
2 - 4 players45 - 105 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
“They saw The Dreki of Odin and the other Gods in the grey sky. They came to save the beloved Mannheimr from the bloody invasion of the Jotunn. The Gods came down from the sacred ship, gliding on their shields, surrounded by flaming embers. I spent my whole life looking for the place where they landed and where the battle took place, I'm finally sure I found it!” The sound of the horns cuts off the old Alfarinn. The Drekar from each clan depart the Roskilde harbor, bringing on board the most valiant and skillful heroes. The hunt for the mysterious Runic Gems, fragments of divine power, has just begun! Runar is a competitive board game with high interaction and comic-style miniatures. Each player forms and guides a Warband of three Viking Heroes through frozen and harsh lands, teeming with savage and lethal creatures. Earn victory points by defeating powerful Enemies, retrieving valuable Runic Gems, completing various objectives, and defeating opposing Heroes. Destiny Cards mark the unique moments of the game and trigger the final round. The Warband of Heroes with the most victory points wins the game and grants access to Ragnarok! Play epic single matches, with Heroes at full power, or play a 5 episodes campaign, evolving your Heroes during the journey. -description from the publisher
Designer
Diego Fonseca
Artists
Veronica Frizzo, Eleonora Lisi, Giovanni Pirrotta
Publisher
Ludus Magnus Studio
Categories
Mechanics