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The Battle For Thor's Cliff

In 993 AD, the Daughter of Thor is born on an island called Thor's Cliff. Seven years later - in the year 1000 - four Heroes, Raghild, Bera, Jorund, and Oleif, battle for the favor of the mighty Child who could change the fait of the entire world while ancient forces reawaken ......

Players

2-4

Time

60-120

Age

14+

Weight

3

Rating

8.81

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The Battle for Thor's Cliff has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.4

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.0

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The Battle for Thor's Cliff has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.

Replay value

The Battle for Thor's Cliff offers a high level of variability in each playthrough with its random elements, multiple paths to victory, and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their strategies over time. The player interaction score is moderate, and the game scales well with different numbers of players. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, The Battle for Thor's Cliff has a strong replayability score of 7.9.

Luck profile

The Battle for Thor's Cliff has a moderate level of luck influence. Random elements like dice rolls and card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, luck plays a significant role, but player strategy and decisions also have a substantial influence on the game's outcome.

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In 993 AD, the Daughter of Thor is born on an island called Thor's Cliff. Seven years later - in the year 1000 - four Heroes, Raghild, Bera, Jorund, and Oleif, battle for the favor of the mighty Child who could change the fait of the entire world while ancient forces reawaken ... In this non-cooperative game, players try to earn the love of Thor's Daughter by gifting her amber and gemstones. Each player follows their own strategy according to their Hero’s individual abilities. By earning silver, fighting trolls, recruiting new warriors, and buying various items for their Heroes, players battle each other in this strategic adventure game. The game includes a 3-part introduction narrating the epic backstory which lets players learn the rules step by step with every chapter. —description from the designer

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Designers

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Timo Zett

Artists

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Timo Zett

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(Self-Published)

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