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Race to the North Pole
Ahoy, adventurer! The Arctic is merciless: Your expedition team has to endure the unforgiving wilderness, the unexpected weather and the other fame hungry teams. Only one will be remembered as the conqueror of the North Pole. If you think you can adapt the ever-changing harsh conditions better than the others, start gearing up — the race is on!
In Race to the North Pole each player has an expedition team which they have to navigate to the North Pole on the middle of the game board. The first player to get all of his or her pawns there wins the game. Game is played by moving with cards that are in front of you. Some cards allow movement while others also ambushing other players. But ambushing has a price! When ever you tackle another player you have to grab an "Ice Mask Tile", which include equipment and some nasty hazards that might ruin your well planned schemes.
Race to the North Pole also features a unique rotating board that simulates the Arctic weather. When a storm hits the board, everything changes! Your movement cards travel on the board and you receive a new set, the arctic maze that is formed out of cracks changes completely and the players travel around the board with the weather. This design has deep strategical elements that make every playthrough exciting and challenging to the very end.
The game includes a free app Dized that gives players loads of new content, localizations, and mechanisms to use with the game through their smart devices.
| Ages | 7+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players |
| Play Time | 45m – 45m |
| Designer | Jouni Jussila, Tomi Vainikka |
| Mechanics | Push Your Luck, Grid Movement, Variable Player Powers |
| Theme | Racing, Adventure, Exploration |
| Publisher | Cosmic Games, FoxGames, Playmore Games Inc. (Finnish Publisher) |
Torkijo
To predictable, if you work out how you can win this every time with a certain strategy, not a very well thought out game but love the board
SeerMagic
This is nearly a completely random game, but makes you think you are making choices that matter. The board is awesome, as is the other components. The moving board is the must functional and easy to put together I've ever messed with. The game is ok. There are somethings I don't like. It has a built in clock for how along attacking is. Why? Once you can't attack there is no game here. Luckily you can just remove that. Also the bear should get shuffled back in after he gets attacked. Anyways, this is a solid filler. It will play much better as a late night game than a early day game. :D Fantastic components :) Fun them and artwork :) At 2am, will create the laughs :soblue: Bad game clock for attacking :gulp: Only the illusion of choice and strategy
kystas
Looks great and component quality is great. Has some clever ideas (rotating board), but in the end this feels more like a children game than a game for the adults. More streamlining and this might be actually much better. Very high luck factor.