BellowsOne of your pawns becomes a knight, but it must cool for 2 moves and cannot move until then.
The NorthSindri
The North · Style Transformation
SindriThe dwarf smith
Sindri forges pawns into knights, drives pawns forward fast and turns a rook into a queen. The dwarf for players who love upgrading pieces and planning ahead.
Forges pawns into knights and rooks into queens. For patient planners.
- Free to download
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- No account
- Plays offline
Who is Sindri?
The master smith of the dwarves forges pawns into knights and rooks into queens.
Sindri is the finest smith in the nine worlds, and he won a bet with Loki to prove it. From his forge came a golden boar, a ring that multiplies on its own and a rather famous hammer. His brother Brokk works the bellows and complains about the flies. Sindri does not talk much, he prefers to forge. Anyone who disturbs him gets put on bellows duty.
Before the first move, Sindri hides the Spark trap on the board. If your opponent moves onto the square, a bishop or knight is reforged into a pawn. Any other piece is paralyzed for 2 moves instead.
Powers
Sindri's three powers
Every move earns 1 favor, every captured piece adds its value on top. Instead of moving, you use a power. After that it needs a few moves before it is ready again.
- Bellows
One of your pawns becomes a knight, but it must cool for 2 moves and cannot move until then.
- Gullinbursti
One of your pawns advances two squares without capturing and not onto the last rank.
- Forge Mjolnir
Ultimate power: One of your rooks becomes a queen, but it must cool for 3 moves and cannot move until then.
In mythology
Who was Sindri really?
In Norse mythology Sindri is not a god but a dwarf and a famous smith. In the Prose Edda the smith of this story is called Eitri, while many retellings name him Sindri. Loki bet his head with Sindri's brother Brokk that the dwarves could not forge treasures as fine as those made by the sons of Ivaldi. Sindri created the golden boar Gullinbursti, the ring Draupnir and the hammer Mjolnir, while Brokk worked the bellows. Loki stung Brokk in the shape of a fly, so the hammer's handle came out a little short. The gods still named Mjolnir the best treasure, and Loki lost the bet. In the game he becomes a smith who reforges and upgrades pieces.
Tactics
How to win with Sindri
Only forge safe pawns
Bellows turns a pawn into a knight that must cool down for 2 moves. At 24 favor it is pricey, so only forge pawns that are safe.
Gullinbursti grabs the center
Gullinbursti pushes a pawn two squares forward without capturing. Grab the center in a hurry or rush a passed pawn toward promotion.
Forge Mjolnir in safety
Forge Mjolnir turns a rook into a queen once per game, but she must cool down for 3 moves. Choose a rook your opponent cannot reach in that time.
Sparks for minor pieces
The Spark trap reforges bishops and knights into pawns. Hide it on a square enemy knights love to visit, for example near your king.
Quips
Sindri has something to say about everything
Brokk, bellows!
at the startMy beautiful workpiece!
when hitThat was a fly. Surely.
after a defeatLoki still owes me a bet.
after a win
Every mythology has a god of the Transformation style: Hephaestus and Ptah play a similar game with very different powers.
Good to know
Questions about Sindri
The download is free. Sindri can be bought on their own in the game, or together with every other god in the Key of the Gods.
The ultimate power Forge Mjolnir. It costs 25 favor, works only once per game and does this: One of your rooks becomes a queen, but it must cool for 3 moves and cannot move until then.
Every mythology has one god for the Transformation style. Besides Sindri, these are Hephaestus (Greece) and Ptah (Egypt).
24: eight each from Greece, Egypt and the North, each with a play style of their own. Zeus is playable right away, Gaia and Hermes join you after three wins.