- Fjords (board game)
Infobox_Game
subject_name=Fjords
image_link=
image_caption=Players explore and colonize a Nordicfjord .
designer=Franz-Benno Delonge
publisher=Hans im Glück Rio Grande Games
players=2
ages=8 years and up
setup_time=1 minute
playing_time=30 minutes
complexity=Low
strategy=Medium
random_chance=Medium
skills=Tile placement
footnotes ="Fjords" is a tile-based
German-style board game designed byFranz-Benno Delonge and published in2005 byHans im Glück andRio Grande Games . Unlike some other games in the genre, "Fjords" is strictly limited to two players. The game is played in two phases: exploration and expansion. In the first phase, the players draw random hexagonal tiles and place them on the gaming table in alternating sequence to form a map. Tile edges must consistently match with respect to terrain types (clear land, mountain, and water). On some of the tiles they place their four villages. In the second phase, they expand from their villages by placing tokens of their colour on the tiles. The player who succeeds in placing the most tokens (by cutting off the other player's access to tiles) wins the game.This game is not to be confused with the game [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2939 "Fjord"] , a military simulation situated in
Norway duringWorld War II .External links
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