Beowulf: Skirmish at Heorot
About this game
This is a skirmish game set in the Dark Ages and based on the Beowulf poems. One player controls the monster Grendel, the other player takes control of Beowulf and his 14 geats (=his warriors). The setting is Heorot - the hall of the Danish king Hrothgar. Success of the actions is determined by 6-sided dice. There are different victory conditions for both sides, you can score major or minor victories. The game appeared in Battlegames #4 as a free insert.
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