796 AD. Dark Ages Britain. Viking raiders are conquering swathes of land, paganism is being replaced by Christianity. And the four largest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms – Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, and East Anglia – are in a constant game of diplomacy, alliance building, and conflict to claim the crown of Bretwalda, ruler of Britain. Relive the chronicles of the Dark Ages and overcome your rivals in this fast-paced area control game for 1-4 players with unique miniatures and beautiful and evocative components.
In Bretwalda you command of one of the four asymmetric kingdoms. To achieve victory, you will need to take control of key areas on the board, complete secret objectives and construct special buildings. To do that, you will collect taxes, develop your kingdom, use your diplomatic skills, mobilize armies, and lead them to glorious battles. The game lasts a maximum of 12 seasons, each season limited to just two out of four available actions, meaning each decision is critical.
CONTENTS
♦ Game Boards
• (1) Game board
• (4) Player boards
♦ Tiles and markers
• (64) Kingdom tiles (16 per Kingdom)
• (16) Action markers (4 per Kingdom)
• (60) Control markers (15 per Kingdom)
• (4) Kingdom markers (1 per Kingdom)
• (1) Pretender marker
• (1) round marker
• (36) Gold (eighteen Value 1, twelve Value 3, six Value 5)
• (25) Dalcs (one W, twelve X, eight Y, and four Z; Details pending...)
• (30) Buildings (twelve Abbey, six Granary, six Port, six Mead hall)
• (15) Ally markers
• (16) Pillage markers
• (30) Food markers
• (8) Wound markers
♦ Cards
• (24) Season cards (six each of: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter)
• (28) Danes cards
• (44) Lordship cards
• (16) Chronicle cards
• (12) two-sided Ruler cards (3 per player)
• (8) Alternative Danes cards
♦ Units:
• (8) Rulers (1 King and 1 Queen per Kingdom)
• (8) Ealdormen (4 Neutral and 1 per Kingdom)
• (24) Thegns (8 Neutral and 4 per Kingdom)
• (40) Ceorls (8 Neutral and 8 per Kingdom)
• (8) Ships (2 per Kingdom)
• (8) Danes: five (5) Vikings and three (3) Drakkars
♦ Battle dice (16x dice)