Odin
In Odin, you want to empty your hand as quickly as possible, sending all your Vikings out into the world.
The game lasts several hands, with each hand consisting of one or more rounds. The deck contains cards in six suits, each numbered 1-9, and each player starts with a hand of nine cards.
The lead player for the hand lays a single card on the table. The next player either passes (but can play on a future turn) or plays the same number of cards (or one more than that number) with a higher value. When you play two or more cards, the cards must be the same number or color, and the value of these cards is created by placing their digits in order from high to low. For example, if you play a blue 3 and blue 6, their value is 63, not 36. When you play and are not the lead, you must take one of the cards from the previous play into your hand, then discard the rest.
Play continues around the table until either a player is out of cards, which ends the round immediately, or all players have passed in succession. In the latter case, discard the cards last played; whoever played these cards lays a single card to start a new round. Alternatively, if the lead player has cards in hand of a single suit or number, they play all of these cards at once to end the hand. When a hand ends, each player scores 1 point for each card they still hold.
If no player has at least 15 points, shuffle the deck and start a new hand. If someone does have 15 or more points, whoever has the fewest points wins.
Number of players: 2 - 6
Game duration: 14 mn
Complexity: 1 / 5
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Rules summary
Overview
Combine cards to make whole numbers e.g. 5-2-8 is 852, and play the highest value combos in order to empty your hand the fastest
Turn
The first player plays 1 card
Following players can play 1 or more cards
The value of the card(s) played must be greater than what is already on the table
Values of multiple cards are combined in such a way to form a whole number of the highest value possible e.g. two cards will form a value in the 10s e.g. 3 and 4 make 43, three cards will form a value in the 100s e.g. 5-2-8 will form 852, and so on
You can play the same quantity of cards as previously played, or exactly 1 more than it, i.e. if there are three cards out, you can play 3 or 4 cards with a higher combined value, but not 5 cards
If you play more than one card, they must all be of the same numeral or same suit e.g. 888 or 5-3-1 of all blue
Once you have played a valid card(s), take one of the cards from the play you just defeated into your hand and discard the rest of the old cards
If you cannot or do not wish to play, you can pass, but you still get a turn when it next comes round to you
Round End
If you were the last to change the game state and it comes round to you to play again, you just won the round
The play area is cleared and you may start again with a new single card as first player
Hand End
If you start the round, and all cards in your hand are the same suit or value, you can play your whole hand instead of just one card and end the hand
Otherwise, when a player empties their hand the Hand is over
Everyone gains 1 point per card still in their hand when this is triggered - Be mindful that on the BGA adaptation, you lose points instead of gaining them
Game End
Depending on the length of the game, the game ends when a player reaches or exceeds 10/15/20 points
The player with the fewest points, wins!
