2006

Beowulf: Skirmish at Heorot

2–2 players · 0 min · 10+

This is a skirmish game set in the Dark Ages and based on the Beowulf poems.

One player controls the monster Grendel, the other player takes control of Beowulf and his 14 geats (=his warriors).

The setting is Heorot - the hall of the Danish king Hrothgar.

Success of the actions is determined by 6-sided dice. There are different victory conditions for both sides, you can score major or minor victories.

The game appeared in Battlegames #4 as a free insert.

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