# Saltfjord

Saltfjord is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 45–90 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 18 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $52.76 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 45–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2024
- **Categories:** City Building, Dice, Nautical, Farming
- **Mechanics:** Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers, End Game Bonuses, Worker Placement, Variable Set-up, Worker Placement with Dice Workers, Income, Tile Placement, Set Collection, Open Drafting
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 18 reviews
- **Owned by:** 40 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 83
- **Unique players:** 112

**Designers:** Eilif Svensson, Kristian Amundsen Østby

**Artists:** Yan Moussu, Peter Bartels

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 52.76 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/saltfjord-board-game |
| Atomic Empire | 52.8 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/368992 |
| Cardhaus Games | 54.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/saltfjord-dinged-dented-20-off-at-checkout/ |
| Miniature Market | 65.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/saltfjord-apo-sfd-001.html |
| Board Game Bliss | 69.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/saltfjord |
| 401 Games | 69.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/saltfjord |
| Mathom | 48.36 € | https://mathom.es/es/otros-juegos-de-tablero/58194-saltfjord-8421005001687.html |
| eFantasy | 54.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/350160-board-game-saltfjord |
| Element Games | 47.24 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/saltfjord |
| World of Board Games | 299 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/hidden-reality-hotellmordet |
| Outlet Games | 42.6 € | https://www.outletgames.es/juegos-de-mesa/maldito-games/saltfjord-p-MDG-8421005001687.html |
| Zatu Games | 40.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/saltfjord |
| Gamers@Hart | 41 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/saltfjord/ |
| Ludifolie | 49.5 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/21831-saltfjord.html |
| Good Games | 82.32 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/saltfjord |
| Dragons Lair | 579 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/saltfjord |
| Spelexperten | 599 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/saltfjord.html |
| Alphaspel | 599 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/234531-saltfjord-enfr |
| Poromagia | 53.95 € | https://lautapelit.poromagia.com/fi/catalogue/saltfjord-english-edition_1681775/ |
| Nordisk Spil | 409 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/saltfjord |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 55.21 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/17490-saltfjord-castellano-8421005001687.html |
| Spielezar | 54.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/saltfjord-en |
| Hyggeonkel | 439.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/saltfjord |
| Games Empire | 94.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/saltfjord |
| Get Your Fun | 59.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/036051-saltfjord-giochi-gestionali.html |
| Curiosity Shop | 64.95 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/saltfjord |
| Game Ninja | 749 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/saltfjord/ |
| Nexus | 10995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/saltfjord/ |

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## Rules questions

### When I take a die, can I pay fish to change its value — and does the value wrap from 6 to 1?

Yes — when you take a die you may pay 1 fish per ±1 change to its value, and values do NOT wrap (changing 1→6 costs 5 fish). (page 7)

### If I place a die to activate a row/column, can I activate buildings past boardwalk spaces or buildings that already have a die/worker?

No — you may only activate buildings (not boardwalks), and the buildings you activate must be vacant and activated in order from the row/column start until you stop or hit an occupied space; place the die on the last building you activated. (page 7)

### I built a small building tile during my turn — can I activate that new tile immediately?

Yes — if you place a small building tile in the same row/column you are activating and you place it to the right (for a row) or below (for a column) of the building you used for the action, you may activate that new building this turn. (page 9)

### Do I automatically get boardwalk rewards when I fill a row or column?

Yes — when you completely fill a row or column you gain the reward shown on each boardwalk in that row/column (if any), and if you complete a row and column at the same time you collect the intersection boardwalk reward twice. (page 9)

### When I complete an order where do I put the crate tile and how do crate sets score at the end?

Pay the resources on a face-up crate tile, take it and place it face-down in the next open slot to the right of the matching pier on your storage board; at final scoring, each set of four crate tiles placed outside different piers scores 3 points, then all crate tiles are flipped and scored for their printed points. (pages 8, 13) 

### If I return home from fishing, do I get the resources on the fishing tokens before I score the area or after?

When you return home you first score the points shown adjacent to your boat's current area, then move back to the harbor and gain the rewards from each fishing token on your boat tile — you do NOT gain the token’s resource cubes before returning home. (page 9)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/saltfjord)
- [Saltfjord in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/saltfjord)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422674)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._