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Designed by: Shem Phillips Art by: Mihajlo Dimitrievski Published by: Graphill Games Players: 2-4 Playtime: 60-120 Minutes Review copy provided free of charge by Asmodee UK. Ah, the Vikings. According to my beloved Champions of Midgard these infamous folk loved to fight trolls and slay various other beasts, but Raiders of the North Sea paints a slightly more realistic portrayal of them. Here they don’t fight monsters, they just raid presumably innocent monasteries and assault fortresses for fun. Yup, like any good Viking who has been raised properly your main task in life is to gather a crew and then raid the various outposts, villages, and monasteries at the top of the board, all in the name of glorious loot and glorious victory points. But before I go any further I should point out that Raiders of the North Sea is part of a trilogy of sorts, and while there’s no overarching story or anything there will be a small box called RuneSaga which will link Shipwrights of the North Se...

  Designed by: Eric Lang Published by: CMON Players: 2-5 Playtime: 60-90 Minutes Review copy supplied free of charge by Esdevium Games. The Godfather is one of the most well-known movies of all time, beloved by thousands upon thousands of people who sat in rapt attention as they watched the story of Don Vito Corleone, as played by Marlon Brando in his greatest performance. And now, since we live in a time where various licenses are being used to create great games we’re getting  a boardgame version of the movie courtesy of designer Eric Lang and publisher CMON. So is it an offer we can’t refuse? In true mafia fashion your goal is to control turf within New York, fulfil illicit jobs using ill-gotten goods and ultimately line your pockets with as much cash as possible, because whoever is richest at the end of the game walks away as the winner. You’ll be doing this through four acts (each named after the movie’s acts) by plopping down thugs and family members who’ll shake down bus...