Name Trollhalla
Byline Trolls Sail the Seas in Search of Islands Filled With Pillage and
Plunder
Plunder
Mechanics Point-to-Point Movement, Set Collection
Theme Plundering Trolls
Publication Z-Man Games, 2012
Ages 8+
Time 45 – 75
Players 2 – 4
Description
Trollhalla is one of those games that looks deceptively
simple. There are three ships sailing to
seven islands on the game board. On
their turn, players will place their trolls on ships and roll a die to move to
another island to capture the plunder on that island. The six different types of plunder include; crunchy
goats and cows, panicked princesses, terrified monks, noblemen, and peasants
with pigs, piles of gold, and casks of grog.
Points are awarded for the plunder each player captures. Bonus points are awarded for having the most
of one type of plunder and having one of each type of plunder. Cleverly designed, plunder with low points
per each have high points when collected as the largest set of that type. The infamous goat plunder offers no points
per each, but has the largest point value for the largest set of its type. And,
the goats go crazy on board your boat and kicks off one of your other plunder
tiles. Just to make things more
interesting there are spaces between the islands where players can place trolls
to influence the direction a ship will sail.
These spaces also yield weather cards.
These cards can be used to place an extra troll, scatter trolls from
routes and even turn a ship upside down to get your trolls in the right spot to
grab the right plunder. When there is
not enough plunder to refill an island the game ends with the evilest
plundering troll who gained the most points wins.
simple. There are three ships sailing to
seven islands on the game board. On
their turn, players will place their trolls on ships and roll a die to move to
another island to capture the plunder on that island. The six different types of plunder include; crunchy
goats and cows, panicked princesses, terrified monks, noblemen, and peasants
with pigs, piles of gold, and casks of grog.
Points are awarded for the plunder each player captures. Bonus points are awarded for having the most
of one type of plunder and having one of each type of plunder. Cleverly designed, plunder with low points
per each have high points when collected as the largest set of that type. The infamous goat plunder offers no points
per each, but has the largest point value for the largest set of its type. And,
the goats go crazy on board your boat and kicks off one of your other plunder
tiles. Just to make things more
interesting there are spaces between the islands where players can place trolls
to influence the direction a ship will sail.
These spaces also yield weather cards.
These cards can be used to place an extra troll, scatter trolls from
routes and even turn a ship upside down to get your trolls in the right spot to
grab the right plunder. When there is
not enough plunder to refill an island the game ends with the evilest
plundering troll who gained the most points wins.
For more insight into Trollhalla watch this video from Z-Man Games: