Blood Rage

Blood Rage is Viking Ragnarok in board game form. You draft cards, you pillage, and you get your warriors gloriously killed on purpose because dying well scores points. It is loud, it is fast for a game with this many miniatures, and it is one of the few heavy games that wraps up in under two hours once everyone knows the drafting rhythm.

If you are wondering whether it belongs on your shelf, Is Blood Rage Worth It? is our full review. The game lives and dies on the draft, so the Blood Rage drafting guide is the next thing to read, followed by How to Win at Blood Rage for the bigger picture. The Loki strategy confuses new players more than anything else in the box, and we break it down step by step.

Playing with just two? Is Blood Rage good at 2 players? answers that honestly, because the box says two and the game has other ideas. The expansions ranking and the Rising Sun comparison round out the set.