Ragnarok is upon us!!!

This last christmas, my family was nice enough to get me this awesome game, Blood Rage. In short, you are the viking leader of a clan during Ragnarok trying to lead your fellow warriors to the most glorious death, nothing less!

The game plays over three ages; at the start of each age, players will draft from the corresponding age's stack up to 6 cards each. You can even keep an extra card after turn one to get a 7 cards hand. The cards represent combat prowess, mythic monsters you can recruit, different upgrades for your leader, clan, warriors or ships and all kind of Loki-ish shenanigans.

The goal of the game is simple; get the most glory before Ragnarok takes everyone to Valhalla once and for all at the end of the third age. There are many ways to get those glory points and the paths to victory are all as good as the others. Invasion, battle, dying at the right place at the right time, plundering and even trickery are all different ways of gaining glory.

The rules were surprisingly simple, in a world where boardgames are getting more and more complex and challenging or on the opposite spectrum very simple so everybody can play and have a good time. I can safely say that this game lays right in the middle; easy to learn, hard to master.

I also got the Gods of Asgard expension but have yet to try it out, basically the Gods are descending down to get involved in the conflict and exercising their influences over the different regions of the board.

Another thing about this game is the AMAZING models; from clansmen to monsters, every miniature included in this big box is simply awesome. If my painting agenda was not already booked for the next 10 years or so, I'd definitely paint those guys with all the patience and skills I can put in such nice models. Maybe one day...meanwhile, here are a few of those models, until next time enjoy!