a boardgame
Fylgia is a strategy board-game, developed by a team of 5, and later on produced in larger numbers by UF Gotlandsleken, and sold by retailers such as BRIO, Bokia and Lekstugan. Me and my colleagues came up with new gameplay, mechanics, design and prototypes before handing the product over to mass-production.
1361 the danish king Valdemar Atterdag sailed for the coast of Gotland. After a few bloody battles he defeated the gotlandic farmers and “brandskattade” Visby. Valdemars men collected everything of value in the rich Hanseatic city, with the exception of one thing; the game that for ages had spellbound the Gotlanders: Fylgia!
Finally, after more than 600 years, Fylgia has been rediscovered to once again embrace us.
Fylgia is strategic game played one on one.
Your objective is to EITHER eliminate all of your opponents pieces, OR reach your opponents side with one of your own pieces.
What makes the game unique is the bonus meter, that adds extra maneuverable possibilites as well as making the game very hard to predict.
PLACEMENT
Both players have six pieces. They are lined up at respective players short side of the table.
STANDARD MOVEMENT
White starts. The players take turns to make their moves.
As standard, you move your pieces one step at a time, diagonally. You are allowed to move in any 4 diagonal directions, as long as none of your other pieces occupy the space.
Once you’ve made your move, the turn changes to your opponent.
ELIMINATION
Should you move diagonally to a position occupied by your opponents piece, his piece will be eliminated and taken off the board.
THE BONUS METER
The Bonus Meter starts at 0.
For every standard movement you make, be it only movement or eliminating an opposing piece, you gain 1 extra step on the Bonus Meter. These Bonus steps can be used any time it is your turn. When using the Bonus steps, you reset your Bonus Meter to 0.
The maximum Bonus steps is 3. If you by the start of your turn have 3 Bonus steps, the Bonus Meter will be reset to 0 after you make your move, whether you choose to use them or not.
USING THE BONUS STEPS
These steps give you the possiblity to travel vertically or horizontally (4 directions ) BEFORE you make your standard move. You may only move to free squares, without jumping over other pieces, using bonus steps.
When using the bonus steps, you have to use the full amount, on one piece.
For example: You have 3 Bonus steps when it becomes your turn. You take 3 steps in a vertical or horizonatal line (4 directions) where there are no other pieces in the way (not 1, or 2 steps, but the full amount you’ve acquired), and end you move with a standard movement (still with the same piece, in any 4 diagonal directions), eliminating a opposing piece with a diagonal step.
WINNING
Eliminate all 6 pieces of your opponent, or reach his short-side with any of your own pieces, be it with movement only, or by eliminating an opposing piece still standing there.
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Andreas Wieslander
Christian Wall
David Hammarström
Stefan Härnström
Ulf Sjöström
Urbania – music for a game demo
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