{"product_id":"looot","title":"Looot *PRE-ORDER*","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" padding=\"1\" margin=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/collections\/charles-chevallier\"\u003eCharles Chevallier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/collections\/laurent-escoffier\"\u003eLaurent Escoffier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/collections\/all\/gigamic\"\u003eGigamic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2-4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaytime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35-35 mins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 and up\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr id=\"bgg-row\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd id=\"bgg-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e410991\/looot\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgg-forum-url\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003ehttp:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/410991\/looot\/forums\/63\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eETA Q2 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Looot, you need to gather resources and capture buildings to develop your fjord. Fill your longships and complete your construction sites in order to rack up your victory points. Store up the most riches, and you’ll be crowned Jarl of the Vikings!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSetup:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssemble the gameboard using Landscape boards, placing 2 Houses, 2 Watchtowers, and 3 Castles in their corresponding spaces.\u003cbr\u003ePlace the Trophy board and 5 Trophies along one edge of the gameboard.\u003cbr\u003ePlace the Ocean board along one edge and put 30 Longships into a bag, drawing out 5 and placing them on Ocean spaces.\u003cbr\u003eCreate a reserve for Resources (Axes, Wood, Sheep, and Gold).\u003cbr\u003eEach player selects a color and takes components: 1 Fjord, 13 Vikings, and 3 Shields.\u003cbr\u003eShuffle and distribute random Construction Site tiles (Ports, Altars, Jarl Palaces) to each player.\u003cbr\u003eThe player who lives furthest north goes first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to Play: \u003cbr\u003ePlacing a Viking (mandatory):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVikings must be placed adjacent to another Viking or a Longship.\u003cbr\u003eVikings cannot be placed on a Resource space already occupied by another Viking.\u003cbr\u003eTake a corresponding Resource tile from the reserve and place it on an empty space on your Fjord.\u003cbr\u003eCheck for capturing a Building; play passes to the next player if out of Vikings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCapturing a Building (conditional):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDifferent rules for capturing Houses, Watchtowers, and Castles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuildings:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHouses: Capture by placing a Viking adjacent to a House.\u003cbr\u003eWatchtowers: Capture by connecting two Watchtowers with Vikings of your color.\u003cbr\u003eCastles: Capture by chaining at least 4, 8, or 12 Vikings of your color, with at least one adjacent to a Castle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLongships:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelecting a Longship (optional): Place on an empty space on your Fjord and draw another Longship for the Ocean board.\u003cbr\u003eFilling Longships: Fill with indicated Resources to earn bonuses; unfilled Longships lose 5 victory points at the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing a Shield (optional):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUse when placing a Viking for a specific advantage; flip the Shield after use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstruction Sites:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree types in your Fjord; complete by placing required Resources and Buildings adjacent to them.\u003cbr\u003eCompleted Construction Sites earn victory points.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaiming a Trophy (optional):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of your turn, claim a Trophy if you have enough Axes.\u003cbr\u003ePlace the Trophy on your Fjord with the victory points side visible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGame End:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter all players have placed their Vikings, calculate victory points.\u003cbr\u003eAdd points for Castles, Watchtowers, Houses, Gold, Sheep, Wood, completed Construction Sites, and claimed Trophies.\u003cbr\u003eSubtract 5 points for each unfilled Longship.\u003cbr\u003ePlayer with the most points becomes the next Jarl; ties broken by highest value Trophy or shared victory if no tiebreaker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—description from the publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gigamic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42223758082099,"sku":"GLOO-EN","price":26.53,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/9631\/files\/pic7963549.jpg?v=1715611874","url":"https:\/\/www.booyakajuice.com\/products\/looot","provider":"booyakajuice","version":"1.0","type":"link"}