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image_caption=Players explore and colonize a Nordic fjord.|

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setup_time=1 minute |

|image_caption=Players explore and colonize a Nordic [[fjord]].|

playing_time=30 minutes |

|designer=[[Franz-Benno Delonge]]

complexity=Low |

|publisher=[[Hans im Glück]]<br>[[Rio Grande Games]]<br>Grail Games

strategy=Medium |

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random_chance=Medium |

|ages=8 years and up |

skills=[[Tile-based game|Tile placement]] |

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'''Fjord''Fjords''''' is a [[tile-based game|tile-based]] [[German-style board game]] designed by [[Franz-Benno Delonge]] and published in [[2005]] by [[Hans im Glück]] and [[Rio Grande Games]]. Unlike some other games in the genre, Fjord''Fjords'' is strictly limited to two players, dubbed ''black'' and ''white''. The game is played in two phases: '''exploration''' and '''expansion'''. In the first phase, the players placedraw random [[hexagonal tiles]] and place them on the gaminggame table in alternating sequence to form a map. Tile edges must consistently match with respect to terrain types (clear land, mountain, and water). On some of the tiles they place their four villages. In the second phase, they expand from their villages by placing pelletstokens of their colour on the tiles. The player who succeeds in placing the most pelletstokens (by cutting off the other player's access to tiles) wins the game.

Fjords was republished in 2022 by Grail Games. The new edition includes rules for 2-4 players, 5 new variants designed by Phil Walker-Harding, and art by Beth Sobel.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322564/fjords | title=BGG: Fjords }}</ref>

This game is not to be confused with the game [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2939 ''Fjord''], a military simulation situated in [[Norway]] during [[World-War II]].

== See also Reviews==

*''[[Pyramid (magazine)|Pyramid]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=6335 | title=Pyramid: Pyramid Mini-Review: Fjords }}</ref>

* [[Carcassonne (board game)|Carcassonne]]

==References==

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== External links ==

* {{bgg|15511|''Fjords''}}

* [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/15511 Fjords] at [[BoardGameGeek]]

* {{bgg|322564|''Fjords''}}

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