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Ettin
From the mists of war, a pair of great nations rise together like a two-headed giant. They march across the land crushing their foes. As one, they combine their strengths, thwart their enemies, and achieve a triumphant destiny.
Ettin is a 2-8 player card-drafting game in which teams of two compete against each other in fierce skirmishes and fast global conflicts. Your alliance shares strategies, defenses, and resources as you face off against neighboring enemies. You can even expand to 16+ players with multiple copies of the game!
Each of the eight unique nations has a different focus and playing style, designed to be a formidable opponent or a reliable friend. Pairs of enemies and allies play at the same time, making even the most climactic global conflicts between eight players shockingly quick.
—description from the publisher
| Ages | 14+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players |
| Play Time | 0m – 60m |
| Designer | Kenneth C. Shannon, III |
| Mechanics | Drafting, Team-Based Game |
| Theme | Fantasy |
| Publisher | WizKids |
jmw23
There's a tendency in the world of board games not to take risks, to stick to expansions, sequels, and popular IPs and game types. Ettin is a risk. It's a different sort of game, that cleverly answers the question, "What do we do if we want to play a non-party game when we have eight players?" Ettin is quirky, clever, fun, and quick. There may be a few rough edges, but so far I'm impressed. It's a shame this game of multi-player madness arrived just in time for a global pandemic.
smurfORnot
Awesome game! Production value is great, art is excellent, game is fun. Only negative I would say is that that great insert doesn't support sleeved cards.
SlabTheKiller
This game receives an unjust amount of criticism, in my opinion. The game is not very complicated, and mostly consists of drafting and then a phase of face-down card placement. Is the game very balanced? No. Is the game one for deep strategy? No. But it's an epic opportunity to get some friends together and work in teams to defeat your opponents. The games go quick, because of the different possible team combinations it's very replayable, and there's a lot of ways to help your friend and balance a bad match up. If things didn't go well, no worries! You can probably fit in a rematch. The art is great, the quality of the cards and pieces is great, and it's a repeatably fun game to play with friends and family.