
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Ragnarok Star: Ship Purple
- 2–5 players
- 35–45 min
- 2022

2021
Rules assistance for RagnaRok Star
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
For 2 players

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RagnaRok Star is a board game released in 2021 for 2–4 players, 35–45 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by William Aubert and Dan Thouvenot and its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Network and Route Building.
Odin has promised a place in Valhallalala to whichever band gives the greatest rock concert of all time !!! Four bands of vikings can really rock, but they don’t have any fans. « By Thǿr’s Hammer, that can’t be ! We will have to rock them with some sick beats !!! Mouåhåhå » RagnaRok Star is a strategy board game mixing programming and collecting fans. Full of humour and allusions to rock culture and viking mythology. Fun to program leading to many interactions between players. Simultaneous programming and resolutions (no waiting time). Each player get a tablet of his band with an erasable marker. This tablet has 5 musicians and each one has specific capacities : collect or steal fans, protect the drakkar, navigate ... You prefer to attack, defend or play as a kamikaze ? Imagine a plan, program it on your tablet and discover if everything runs as expected ... or not ! When game finishes, count your glory points ⭐️, depending on the amount of fans in your concert hall and on the contracts you did. The band with the highest score is called by Odin. The victorious band navigate with his drakkar on Odin’s mythical guitar to ÁsgardRock for the most powerful concert of RagnaRok ! If two players have the same Glory score, fix it with a fight of Air Guitar ! —description from the publisher
RagnaRok Star supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for RagnaRok Star is 35–45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists RagnaRok Star for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
RagnaRok Star has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
RagnaRok Star belongs to these categories: Humor, Music, and Real-time. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Network and Route Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of RagnaRok Star are: William Aubert and Dan Thouvenot. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists RagnaRok Star as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.