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A board game by
Robin StokkelPeter Jan van der Veek
You're the chieftain of your clan and are in charge of making your clan safe from Monsters, while keeping a competitive advantage against other clans. Some of the inhabitants are in hiding, and you need to figure out which inhabitant is where, and chase any Monster to the Open Highlands or rivalling clans.
This game is all about memorising cards, taking calculated risks, and strategic long-term decision-making.
It's super easy to learn (5 minutes), fun for the whole family (2-6 players), and can be replayed over and over again.
HOW IT WORKS
Start of the game Every chieftain starts with four cards faced down in front of them. This is your clan, and each card is one of its inhabitants. To start, each player may peek once at the bottom two cards. Remember them well.
Objective The goal is to get rid of the Monsters in your clan by chasing them to your opponents or the open Highlands. Each card has a set amount of points, the scarier the monster, the more points it has. So the aim is to have the fewest amount of points. Once you think you're in that position and no longer have any Monster cards in your clan, you can call 'Saorsa' ('freedom' in Gaelic) and after one final turn by each player, the round will end.
During a turn Option A) You take the top card from the discard pile (Open Highland pile) and swap it with one of your clan cards - any actions displayed on the card cannot be taken.
Option B) You take the top card from the closed pile and choose: 1. Place it directly on the Open Highland pile and perform the action as described on the card. 2. Swap it with one of your clan cards - any actions displayed on the card cannot be taken.
Whenever a card is discarded on the Open Highland pile, any player that knows the position of that same card in any of the clans may quickly grab that card and place it on top of the discarded card. This is how you get fewer inhabitants in your clan.
There are a number of special cards in the game, there is a Witch who allows you to peek at one card each turn or the Evil Priest of Forvie, who will no longer be evil once he is converted by the Missionary. So taking big calculated risks can have big rewards, just like in real life.
End of the round If you don't have any monsters in your clan, just before it's your turn, you can declare 'Saorsa'. Every other player will take one last turn and the round ends and points will be counted. If the player that called Saorsa has the lowest amount of points, she or he will win a Victory Token.
Some cards in your clan might not seem too good at first sight, containing too many points, but keeping them in your clan will give you great advantages in future rounds.
The game ends when all four Victory Tokens have been won.
You're the chieftain of your clan and are in charge of making your clan safe from Monsters, while keeping a competitive advantage against other clans. Some of the inhabitants are in hiding, and you need to figure out which inhabitant is where, and chase any Monster to the Open Highlands or rivalling clans.
This game is all about memorising cards, taking calculated risks, and strategic long-term decision-making.
It's super easy to learn (5 minutes), fun for the whole family (2-6 players), and can be replayed over and over again.
HOW IT WORKS
Start of the game Every chieftain starts with four cards faced down in front of them. This is your clan, and each card is one of its inhabitants. To start, each player may peek once at the bottom two cards. Remember them well.
Objective The goal is to get rid of the Monsters in your clan by chasing them to your opponents or the open Highlands. Each card has a set amount of points, the scarier the monster, the more points it has. So the aim is to have the fewest amount of points. Once you think you're in that position and no longer have any Monster cards in your clan, you can call 'Saorsa' ('freedom' in Gaelic) and after one final turn by each player, the round will end.
During a turn Option A) You take the top card from the discard pile (Open Highland pile) and swap it with one of your clan cards - any actions displayed on the card cannot be taken.
Option B) You take the top card from the closed pile and choose: 1. Place it directly on the Open Highland pile and perform the action as described on the card. 2. Swap it with one of your clan cards - any actions displayed on the card cannot be taken.
Whenever a card is discarded on the Open Highland pile, any player that knows the position of that same card in any of the clans may quickly grab that card and place it on top of the discarded card. This is how you get fewer inhabitants in your clan.
There are a number of special cards in the game, there is a Witch who allows you to peek at one card each turn or the Evil Priest of Forvie, who will no longer be evil once he is converted by the Missionary. So taking big calculated risks can have big rewards, just like in real life.
End of the round If you don't have any monsters in your clan, just before it's your turn, you can declare 'Saorsa'. Every other player will take one last turn and the round ends and points will be counted. If the player that called Saorsa has the lowest amount of points, she or he will win a Victory Token.
Some cards in your clan might not seem too good at first sight, containing too many points, but keeping them in your clan will give you great advantages in future rounds.
The game ends when all four Victory Tokens have been won.
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CardConnoisseur92BGG user
10.0/10
I was fortunate to play this game and this is my new favorite (and I played many card games in my life). The rules are simple and easy to learn, but the game will keep you engaged for hours. Besides that it's fun with friends, kids, parents, grandparents, really everyone and the design is amazing (I love the the baby monster!). You need to use your brain, can use multiple kind of strategies, work together to make sure someone doesn't win and undoubtedly, it will result in some hilarious laughter. I know what to gift my family members on their upcoming birthdays!
T_rom_peBGG user
10.0/10
Just spent a few hours playing Loch Lomond. Quite easy to learn, yet interesting to keep playing. No round is the same because of the many different strategies you can use. Naturally the main goal is to win each round. However, if that seems impossible, you can also focus on obtaining as much tokens to help you in later rounds. Or even better choose to annoy the others by giving them cards they would rather not have. Great game!
HotaruFettBGG user
9.0/10
we purchased a Kickstarter copy and played it that day it came in. It was an enjoyable game even though my one son kept telling us someone was changing his cards around… the Fairies, Red Caps and the Broonies must’ve been messing with him that day. All in all it was an enjoyable game, we will be adding it to our box of games, we take with us to play at coffee shops.
inuitmyth909BGG user
9.0/10
We spend a lot of time in Poland and play something there regularly called Sen. Four cards, you can see two, blind draw or discard pile draw, swap cards, try and get a low score across all four and call it when confident etc... Similar at it's base to this. I like it well enough. It lacks punch for me, and there's not enough deduction or clever card play, or laughs. This game brings ALL that, it's so darned clever and fun and addictive. Like many games with cards that have powers and can interact (eg Love Letter) the first few plays are a bit stumbling as people learn what's what but when you (quickly) get the hang of what's what and what might be out there it's awesome.
KeesssBGG user
9.0/10
Mooie combi van strategie, snelheid en geheugen gebruik. Duur van het spel is precies goed. De vele elementen zorgen ervoor dat het spel, ook bij vaker spelen, leuk blijft.
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