With a re-release of the game now available, with some updates and additions, here’s a new look at A Feast For Odin…

Certain things in popular culture – whether movies, games, records or even board games – come with an aura of expectation around them that can be a little unfair. In the board gaming world, products that fall into this category are often the massive Kickstarters’ from Cmon or Restoration Games. For some board gamers (perhaps the more serious kind) new Uwe Rosenberg games are far more exciting than any game featuring a bucketload of miniatures. When A Feast For Odin was announced, it was seen as his magnum opus, which only added to the hype.

And, jumping straight to conclusions, it’s well deserved. A Feast For Odin comes in one of the largest and most densely packed boxes that I’ve ever encountered, with literally hundreds of components to punch,...