Inspired by the video game universe of Northgard, Northgard: Unexplored Lands is a conquest and exploration game set in the Viking era. Each player controls a Viking clan and aims to achieve victory by gaining glory in various ways or by controlling the most coveted territories of this new continent.
The game emphasizes simplified rules and mechanics, offering a fast and smooth gameplay pace. Each turn, players alternate actions to adapt their strategies to their opponents' moves and the expansion of the board. Fame (or points) is earned by exploring, fighting, and controlling and developing territories. The corresponding actions are carried out using cards in hand. At the end of each turn, players must choose a new card to improve their personal deck as their clans develop new tactics and technologies.
Conquering Northgard also requires clever resource management to build new buildings, improve the efficiency of warriors, optimize the hand of cards, and refine the specific traits of the clan. The winter phase complicates management, as units must be fed to keep them healthy and happy.
The pace of the game is determined by the players: it ends after seven turns but can be interrupted at any time if one of them controls three closed territories housing certain types of buildings.
