The physical version of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, a Norse-style dice game and the latest game in Ubisoft’s long-running video game series, reached the 35-minute mark in 35 minutes since its release on July 13 and reached its Kickstarter funding goal.
The video game publisher first announced its intention to create an actual game based on Valhalla’s dice campaign back in November 2020, saying only that it would be working with Canadian collectibles maker PureArts. In March of this year, they announced pre-orders for a deluxe physical version of Orlog, packaged in a stylish and expensive wooden box.
The print edition was extremely limited (no longer available at the time of writing) and seemed to be the only chance for fans to get their hands on a copy at the time, as they couldn’t salvage the bones and driftwood from the Norwegian coast themselves. The crowdfunded version doesn’t seem to have caught on with most people just yet, and while it comes in a cardboard box rather than a box engraved with the Assassin symbol, the more affordable price may be a welcome trade-off.
PureArts will once again lead the project, bringing the not-so-ancient Orlog to a modern audience. Each box will contain two dice cups and their corresponding acrylic dice, currency tokens and stone health tokens, metal game coins to track turn order, and two complete sets of 20 God’s Favor cards with hand-engraved artwork from the video game.
Because Ubisoft’s design team worked hard to create a game that would make players believe that Viking travelers played in taverns and on roadsides, Orlog is quite simple. Opponents take turns rolling the dice three times, maintaining the desired result. Each side of the dice has swords and arrows to attack, helmets and shields to defend against attacks, coins to gain, well…coin tokens, and sleight of hand to steal those tokens from your opponent’s pile. Since roll priority alternates, players will have the opportunity to respond to each choice.
The goal is to first destroy your opponent’s supply of health stones. Coin tokens can be used to summon the help of the gods using tokens, each of which has a unique effect on the game board. Some will be as simple as dealing direct damage, while others will provide healing or rip enemy defenses to shreds. Players can only bring three favors per game, which allows for some tactical options before the first die is rolled.
Orlog’s Kickstarter campaign currently has an initial price tag of C$75,000 ($59,930/£43,291), with the crowdfunding total reaching C$331,000 ($265,135/£191,363). Backers can purchase a copy for $49 CAD ($40 US/£29 GBP), although the price will be cheaper during the early bird sale period (27 hours left at time of publication).
Also available are the additions of a beautiful linen playmat and a stunningly ornate engraved replica horn (with stand). PureArts currently believes that shipping to backers will begin in December of this year, with the full game arriving sometime in 2022.
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Post time: Jun-20-2024
