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Bottlecap Vikings

Bottlecap Vikings

Tasty Minstrel Games · 2015
2–430–60 min10+ yrs1.7/5 complexity5.0 BGG#30.528 BGG1,9 KFamily
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How do you play Bottlecap Vikings?

You are mighty VIKINGS! Mighty, but very small. As you sail your ship around a bottlecap, you will loot and plunder gold and wood to improve your city (granting you new abilities) and gain victory points.

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You are mighty VIKINGS! Mighty, but very small. As you sail your ship around a bottlecap, you will loot and plunder gold and wood to improve your city (granting you new abilities) and gain victory points. And while you may get hurt along the way, sometimes it's best to just push ahead, because the Valkyries don't come to claim the dead immediately...

Bottlecap Vikings is a small rondel game with a ton of replayability. The rondel spaces are not fixed in place- they are randomized at the beginning of the game. Not only that, they're double-sided, so you might never play on the exact same configuration twice. There are two different victory conditions, and players each have a small "tech-tree" in their city with multiple viable paths. Furthermore, the city cards are double-sided, one side is identical for all players, and the other side is unique. To top it off, the crux of the gameplay is the push-your-luck damage system, which makes you value spaces differently depending on how damaged you or others already are.

Bottlecap Vikings is packaged with 3 mini-expansions for other Tasty Minstrel Games Harbour: Ice Viking Gold West: Bandits Promo Eminent Domain: Battlecruisers – Heavy Assault

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.7 / 5
BGG rating5.0 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30–60 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#30.528

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Q3How do you play Bottlecap Vikings?
Bottlecap Vikings is a city building game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30–60 minutes, featuring modular board. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Bottlecap Vikings — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Bottlecap Vikings support?
Bottlecap Vikings is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Bottlecap Vikings take?
A game of Bottlecap Vikings takes about 30–60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Bottlecap Vikings for?
Bottlecap Vikings is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Bottlecap Vikings?
Bottlecap Vikings has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.7 out of 5.
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