Emperor of the Gaels társasjáték

Angol leírás

Ireland anno Domini 1011. The Vikings are attacking on land and at sea. The island is split up between provincial kings ruling their clans, all of them trying to take the lead as high king of Ireland, by expanding and developing their skills better than the other clans. But no clan is safe from the Vikings who battle and plunder. So, which of the kings will succeed and proclaim himself as emperor of the Gaels, Imperator Scotorum?

In Emperor of the Gaels you play as a provincial king ruling over an Irish clan. There are 4 playable clans and 8 different provincial kings that can be combined. One of the kings possesses the crown which gives both advantages and responsibilities. Ownership may change during the game.

The game is played over 4 years, starting in spring 1011, and follows a year calendar where season specific events occur. Some of the events are related to farming, for example Sowing and Harvest. Other events are Vikings where the Vikings move and attack, Fair where the clans may trade resources and herds, recruit workers, warriors and chieftains, and Actions where the clans may choose and perform 2 actions chosen from a number of action cards. Some of the actions are related to exploring, exploiting and expanding, for example Explore, Produce and Build. Others give an opportunity to buy development cards or battle and raid against the Vikings. Most of the events and actions are played simultaneously which reduces the downtime to a minimum.

Victory points are gained by building up and developing the clan and by defeating and raiding the Vikings. The game ends when one of the clans have defeated one of the Viking towns, the Vikings have defeated one clan’s monastic area, or at the end of 1014. The winner is the king who has gathered the most victory points at the end of the game. This king is proclaimed to be Emperor of the Gaels, Imperator Scotorum.

Emperor of the Gaels has several challenging mechanisms, for example the dynamic market used for resource trading and the flexible battle system. Together with a variety of combinations of provincial kings, actions, development cards, Viking movements, exploration and battles every game becomes unique.

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