Gameplay Overview Each player starts with 7 Vikings and a Longboat on a shared, central Island. From there players will place tiles and begin to venture out to the newly discovered Islands. Proceeding clockwise from the starting player, each player takes their turn in full. On their turn, players first place 1 of their 3 tiles, expanding the game board. They can then take up to 4 actions (any number of the following):
- Load Longship
- Unload Longship Deliver Livestock
- Move Longship Destroy an Enemy Ship
- Move Vikings Raid a Settlement
- Transport Livestock
- Construct an Outpost (costs 2 actions)
After taking their actions, players draw a new tile to their hand, ending their turn.
End of the Game The game ends immediately after the turn where the player holding the Winter Token has no more Tiles in hand. This should be exactly 48 turns (there are 48 Tiles). Victory Points are gained from:
- Delivered Livestock
- Constructed Outposts
- Destroyed Enemy Ships
- Raided Settlements
- Viking Deaths
- Controlled Islands
- Captain Cards
