![]() So the allegiance markers and rings (the former are to keep in your play area to denote your current allegiance, while the latter fit around the base of the character miniatures) are only two-sided: one showing Dane allegiance, and the other, Anglo-Saxon allegiance. Plus, my undergraduate degree is in history, with a concentration on medieval England.) While the game recognizes four factions–Dane, West Saxon, Mercia, and Northumbria–those last three are mostly on the same Anglo-Saxon side, at least for game purposes. (I should mention here that I check all three of those boxes: I read all of the Cornwell books, have been watching the show since it initially aired in 2015, and I’m anxiously awaiting the movie, Seven Kings Must Die, which will be released on April 15. Image by Rob Huddleston.Īllegiance in this time was tricky and constantly changing, and was definitely a source of confusion when I played with a group of people who hadn’t watched the show or read the books and who didn’t have a degree in English history. The action tokens are hexagonal black objects with a dragon that may or may not have specific meaning to the show but certainly invokes the era. The victory point tokens are squares of varying sizes in 1, 5, 10 and 50 unit increments. There are a lot of cardboard tokens in the game–around 140 by my count–but they are all very well designed. (Although my gaming group is decidedly less hyper-competitive than others, so that might be a factor.) The one minor design quibble I had with the game was that the information printed on the screens, which outlines the possible actions on a player’s turn, isn’t really all that readable as the screens lean downward, but as that information isn’t necessarily critical it is really only a very minor issue. The player screens are provided to keep some of the hidden information more hidden, although in practice we didn’t often find it necessary to really hide the number of action tokens any one player had. These help not only keeping things organized during play, but also make setup a little quicker. It also includes spaces for the affinity trackers, card decks, and strength, and features indicators of where to line up the action plaques and armies. The board is very nicely laid out, featuring a large map of England with the rough divisions that existed in the time of Alfred the Great. Most of my previous exposure to Gamelyn titles was through their generally excellent Tiny Epic games, so I wasn’t at all surprised by the quality of the components in this title, even at the prototype stage. ![]() 70 cards, half for round 1 and half for round 2.1 locked marker (only used in the 2 player game).1 momentum marker (only used in the 2 player game).65 army tokens: 20 Danes and 15 each of West Saxon, Mercian, and Northumbrian.13 cardboard double-sided allegiance rings.5 cardboard double-sided allegiance markers.7 cardboard double-sided action plaques. ![]() 1 game board, showing 9th century England.Note: My review is based on a prototype copy, so it is subject to change and may not reflect final component quality. New to Kickstarter? Check out our crowdfunding primer. Most of the art consists of photos from the Netflix series. ![]() Clair and published by Gamelyn Games, with graphic design by Benjamin Shulman, Peter Wocken, and Jason Washburn. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, with a pledge level of $55 for a copy of the game. The Last Kingdom Board Game is a game for 2-5 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about 30 minutes to play. And now Gamelyn Games is bringing the series to our gaming tables. The Last Kingdom is a Netflix series and soon-to-be-movie based on Bernard Cornwell’s long series of books following the adventures of Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a fictional 9th century warrior who variously fights on both sides of the real wars between King Alfred (and his descendants) and the Danes, a war that would eventually lead to the establishment of a unified English kingdom. ![]()
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