2025Marco Canetta, Stefania Niccolini
- Videos
- 40
- Creators
- 38
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players45 - 90 minHeavy weight
Norsewind
2025Marco Canetta, Stefania Niccolini
- Videos
- 6
- Creators
- 6
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Norsewind is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
1 - 4 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
The year is 793, and the Northumbrian coast burns. The attack on Lindisfarne was but the first strike - more raiders will follow. As the rulers of Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia, you must prepare your kingdom for the coming storm. Fortify your defenses and expand your kingdoms with new cities - but take care as the more you expand, the more you attract Vikings to your kingdom. Will you emerge as the strongest realm, ready to stand against the Viking onslaught, or will your lands fall to fire and steel? The fate of Anglo-Saxon England rests in your hands. Norsewind is a tableau-building game. Each turn, you pick a card and add it to your growing kingdom, that is, your tableau. Place it cleverly to earn rewards. Gather helpful followers and upgrade your castles because the Vikings are coming, and they are not here to make friends! At the end of the game, you score each row in your tableau but only if your defense is stronger than the power of the Viking attack. -description from the publisher
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Which Norsewind video should I watch?
Norsewind has 6 videos from 6 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from 2025 to August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "All The Games With Steph: Norsewind - Teach" by Steph Hodge, which runs 18 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Norsewind - Aporta Games" by BoardGameswithDavid. To see it played, watch "Norsewind 4 Player Playthrough" by Board Gaymes James.
If you like it, try Kingdom Crossing, Zhanguo: The First Empire, Wireless and The Doge Ship, also by Marco Canetta. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2025.
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About Norsewind
From BoardGameGeek:
The year is 793, and the Northumbrian coast burns. The attack on Lindisfarne was but the first strike - more raiders will follow. As the rulers of Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia, you must prepare your kingdom for the coming storm. Fortify your defenses and expand your kingdoms with new cities - but take care as the more you expand, the more you attract Vikings to your kingdom. Will you emerge as the strongest realm, ready to stand against the Viking onslaught, or will your lands fall to fire and steel? The fate of Anglo-Saxon England rests in your hands. Norsewind is a tableau-building game. Each turn, you pick a card and add it to your growing kingdom, that is, your tableau. Place it cleverly to earn rewards. Gather helpful followers and upgrade your castles because the Vikings are coming, and they are not here to make friends! At the end of the game, you score each row in your tableau but only if your defense is stronger than the power of the Viking attack. -description from the publisher
Designers
Marco Canetta, Stefania Niccolini
Artist
Eirik Belaska
Publisher
Aporta Games
Categories
Card GameMedieval
Mechanics