Reavers of Midgard
Frequently Asked Questions
What will this Territory Tile get me?
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What does this icon mean?
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What does this Village Spoils card give me?
What does this Keep Spoils card give me?
What is the effect of this Sea Journey card?
What are the rewards on this Sea Battles card?
What does this Reaver specialization ability?
Is there an example of final scoring?
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How do I know how much Glory my Prophecies grant?
We finished Round 6. How do we calculate our final scores?
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In a 3-player game, how does the Honor Ship token move?
What do I do during the Cleanup Phase?
What is the level of a Territory tile?
The level is equal to the Defense value on each tile, either 1, 2, or 3.
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What do the different colors of territories indicate?
Red tiles are Food Territories, blue tiles are Favor Territories, and purple tiles are Dice Territories.
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When can Artifacts be used?
Artifacts may be used when an Action Location is selected, even if the artifact’s owner chooses to rest. Furthermore, each Artifact can only be used once per Action Location activation.
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What kinds of cards are in the Village Spoils deck?
Artifacts, Ship Upgrades, Farm, Village Wall, Bundle of Swords / Bows and Arrows / Axes and Spears, and Runic Carvings.
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If I receive multiple cards, how do I resolve them?
If the Start Player chooses the Trade with Villages location, do they keep the Start Player marker?
Can I choose the same reward more than once at the Trade with Villages Action Location?
How do I Promote a Reaver card?
How do I use a Reaver card to Specialize?
How do I Rally with a Reaver card?
What are the rules for Combat?
What can I do at the Subdue Territories Action Location?
What can I do at the Raid Keeps Action Location?
What can I do at the Raid Villages Action Location?
What can I do at the Battle at Sea Action Location?
What can I do at the Trade with Villages Action Location?
What can I do at the Recruit Reavers Action Location?
What does "Glory Pile" mean?
What does "Active Player" mean?
What does "Rest" mean?
Are location bonuses based on the order of activation?
Why do some Action Locations have a blue background and some are red?
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Is there an example of a player taking their turn?
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Can an Action Location be chosen more than once per round?
How many Action Locations are activated each round?
4
There are always 4 Action Locations activated each round. In a 4-player game, each player chooses 1 Action Location each. In a 3-player game, each player chooses 1 Action Location and the player with the Honor Ship pawn chooses an additional Action Location to activate. In a 2-player game, each player chooses 2 Action Locations each.
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How many rounds is a game of Reavers of Midgard?
What do I do to set up the Recruit Reavers area of the board game?
What do I do to set up the Raid Keeps area of the board game?
What do I do to set up the Raid Villages area of the board game?
What do I do to set up the Sea Battle area of the board game?
What do I do to set up the Trading with Villages area of the board game?
Is there an example of the game area after it's been set up?
What cards do I start the game with?
2 Reaver cards
Each player takes 2 Reaver cards from the deck. Players roll the dice indicated on the top left of each of these Reaver cards and place them on their Player Board. Then each player decides whether to Rally, Specialize, or Promote them according to the Recruit Reavers rules in the Recruit Reavers section. (Read that section fully before beginning your first game.)
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How many Food tokens do I start with?
The start player takes 4, the second player takes 5, the third takes 6, and the fourth takes 7.
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Who should the starting player be?
Whoever most recently won glory in battle. Or, choose a random player.
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Which side of the board should I use?
The side shown in the linked General Game Setup section is for 3 or 4 players. The reverse side is for 2 players.
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What is the Honor Ship used for?
How do I set up the game?
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What comes in the box?
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What's the objective to winning the game?
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