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The Rise of a Jarl Low Color Preview

A pocket-size game of Viking leadership

Requirements

<30
1
14+

Description

The Viking Age is at hand and with prosperity comes power. As an ambitious ruling jarl, chart a new future for your people through careful development and expansion to secure your eternal legacy throughout the world.

Build up your Viking civilization through resource management, balancing expansion with defense to protect your gains. Devote your efforts to long-term innovations or focus on accumulating wealth and increasing your population. Forge your own path through the Viking Age and leave your mark on the known world!

In this engine-building game, carefully marshal your resources to guide your Viking civilization to greatness. Across 4 rounds of play, you’ll use cards in hand to take a variety of actions: Trade to gain wealth, Raid for resources, Develop new technologies, and more. Balancing your current needs against your future plans is crucial to your survival. After each round, defend against encroaching civilizations who wish to sabotage your position. After the final round, determine your score to determine how the Vikings fared under your leadership.

DETAILS

Players: 1

Ages: 10+

Length: 20 Minutes

CREDITS

Publisher: Button Shy Games

Designer: Joe Klipfel

Art: Dan Gartman

PNP DETAILS

Page count: 7

Components: 18 Cards

Additional components needed: None

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Publish Date March 26, 2026
Edition First
Department Games
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Why buy this?

  • Easy to print and assemble
  • Just 18 cards
  • Just 7 pages

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Notes

  • This game does not come in a box.

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