Beowulf: The Movie Board Game

Players compete over three chapters to score victory points by placing numbered and special tiles and by deploying figurines onto a gridded board. On a turn a player either draws and places tiles from a small hand or places a figurine; tiles carry positive or negative values and a variety of effects that can displace pieces, swap or block tiles, modify figurine strength, or cancel values. Rows and columns form around figurines, and when the board fills each figurine’s base value (1–4) is multiplied by the sum of tile values in its row and column, with tile powers affecting those calculations. Hand management and timing of one-shot figurines and tile abilities are key strategic considerations.

Players: 2–4 best 2
Playing time: 30–60 min
Age: 10+
Complexity: 2.1 / 5

5.5 on LudoyaMedievalMovies / TV / Radio themeTile PlacementHand Management

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About the game

Design: Jeff Tidball
Reiner Knizia
Art: Kevin Childress
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games

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5
Plays logged: 11
Players: 1h 1m
Average play: 10
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5.5/10

from 5 Ludoya reviews

Evan4.6
Comment: This tile laying game gives you three rounds with different grids. You play a point scoring mini or a tile that adds or removes points from that row. Players who are not careful can be hit hard by negative tiles. The harshness of the game makes it hard to get to the table. ★ Art and components ☆ Innovative mechanics ☆ Handles 5 or more players ★ Good with min or max players ★ Low time between turns ★ Comfortable complexity ★ Re-playability ★★☆ Enjoyment
Tom5.9
It's Kingdoms, but with more variety and a bigger (much too big!) box.