Crimson Company: Ragnarok

About this expansion

Crimson Company: Ragnarok is a 2020 Viking-themed expansion for a fantasy card game listed for 1–4 players, with a play time of 45 minutes. It adds a set of Viking-themed sellswords, including Norse god cards with the new passive keyword.

In Crimson Company, opposing players take the roles of adventurous noblemen assembling armies of sellswords. The available characters range from hardened warriors and shady merchants to mythical creatures, and each card combines a strength value with a unique effect.

Four character cards are randomly drawn and placed on offer. Players bid coins on one available card at a time. After a bid, the opposing player must choose whether to pay the bidder double the offered amount or pass and allow the bidder to play the card.

• Passive effects: Norse god cards add their own ongoing rules and twists whenever they are in play.
• Changing card effects: Other abilities happen instantly when a card is played or trigger during specific phases.
• Castle conquest: Build strength in three central castle lanes and compete for control.

The aim is to conquer two of the three castles. A castle is conquered when a player has more strength than their opponent in its lane when that lane is scored. Scoring occurs once a player owns at least four cards in that lane, creating a contest between battlefield strength, card timing, and coin bids.

With its Viking theme and distinctive Norse god abilities, Crimson Company: Ragnarok adds new rules and tactical possibilities to the cut-throat world of sellswords and castle battles.