On moonless nights they spoke of the Drowned Shepherd, a pale figure said to shepherd shipwrecked sailors to a quiet reef where coins clinked like teeth. They never sailed on the windless night when the sea sang; those were the nights the old gods walked the keel and called men away with promises of warmth.
Operating out of the island of Gotland in the Baltic and the inaccessible mudflats of East Frisia (modern Germany), they became the terror of the North Sea. Their motto was "God's friends and all the world's enemies." pirates of the north sea
The crew went silent. Even the wind outside seemed to pause. On moonless nights they spoke of the Drowned
| Feature | Historical Vikings (Real) | Board Game Pirates | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Survival, land acquisition, wealth | Victory Points (Reputation) | | Weapons | Swords, axes, round shields | Dice, cards, wooden cubes | | Famous Figure | Erik the Red | The "Chieftain" cardboard token | | Risk | Death by drowning or arrow | Losing your turn or resources | | Legacy | Colonized Iceland & Greenland | Named "Best Strategy Game" 2015 | Their motto was "God's friends and all the world's enemies