Saltfjord

The generations before you have relied on harvesting the oceans. But as the 19th century ends, change and opportunity reach your fishing village in northern Norway.
In Saltfjord, you must decide if you will expand your settlement with new buildings, send your boat to collect fish, engage in trade, or pioneer new technologies to make everyday life easier. How will you shape the destiny of your village?

Saltfjord is set in a Norwegian fishing village, and is loosely based on the dice drafting mechanisms from “”Santa Maria””, but the game has otherwise been completely redesigned and expanded with new elements.

To add to the replayability, the game has lots of variable elements in the set-up, such as what special abilities and end scoring tiles are available.

Over three rounds, players draft dice to activate buildings in their settlement. This provides resources as well as activating actions such as sending out your fishing boat, advancing along the various technology tracks, completing trade orders, or erecting new buildings.

Each player’s player board shows a grid. When you draft a die, you activate all buildings in the row or column corresponding to that die. By erecting buildings in your settlement, each die can activate more buildings.

The technology tracks unlock special abilities, such as upgrading your fishing boat. And fishing is an important part of daily life in Saltfjord.

BUILD AND EXPAND YOUR NORWEGIAN FISHING VILLAGE: Shape the destiny of your 19th-century settlement by collecting fish, upgrading buildings, engaging in trade, and pioneering new technologies.
STRATEGIC DICE DRAFTING MECHANIC: Draft dice each round to activate buildings, gather resources, and perform actions like sending out fishing boats, completing trade orders, and advancing on technology tracks.
REPLAYABILITY WITH VARIABLE SETUP: Enjoy endless variety with special abilities and end scoring tiles that change every game, ensuring no two playthroughs are the same.
UNLOCK TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS: Improve your fishing boat and gain powerful special abilities to enhance gameplay, providing strategic depth throughout the game.