Flying SparksDestroys an enemy pawn. Enemy pieces next to it are paralyzed for 1 move.
The NorthSurtr
The North · Style Chaos
SurtrThe fire giant
Surtr burns pawns, raises walls of fire across the board and finally sets the whole center ablaze. The giant for players who love a little chaos.
Burns pawns and raises walls of fire. Made for lovers of chaos.
- Free to download
- No ads
- No account
- Plays offline
Who is Surtr?
The fire giant from Muspelheim raises walls of flame and sets the middle of the board alight.
Surtr is not a god but a fire giant, and he insists on the difference. He guards the border of Muspelheim, the land of embers and sparks, with a flaming sword. According to an old prophecy he will one day set the whole world on fire. Until then he practices. Playing against Surtr is hot, loud and rarely cozy.
Before the first move, Surtr hides the Lava trap on the board. If your opponent moves onto the square, the piece steps into lava: a pawn burns, any other piece is paralyzed for 2 moves.
Powers
Surtr'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.
- Flying Sparks
Destroys an enemy pawn. Enemy pieces next to it are paralyzed for 1 move.
- Wall of Fire
The four middle squares of a file (ranks 3 to 6) burn for 2 moves and are blocked for both sides. All four must be empty.
- World Fire
Ultimate power: All enemy pawns in the middle of the board (ranks 3 to 6) burn. Your own pawns there are scorched and cannot move for 1 move.
In mythology
Who was Surtr really?
In Norse mythology Surtr is not a god but a fire giant. According to the Edda he guards the border of Muspelheim, the blazing world of fire in the south, and carries a flaming sword. Muspelheim existed before the world was made, and the gods took its sparks to set the stars in the sky. At Ragnarok Surtr comes from the south with the sons of Muspell, and the bridge Bifrost breaks beneath them. He kills the god Freyr, who had once given his sword away, and then flings fire over the whole world. In the game he becomes a giant who burns pawns and sets the center of the board on fire.
Tactics
How to win with Surtr
Sparks on the pawn shield
Flying Sparks burns one pawn and stuns its neighbors for 1 move. Hit a pawn in front of the enemy king and attack through the gap right away.
A wall of fire splits the board
Wall of Fire blocks four free squares of a file for both sides for 2 moves. Use it to cut off reinforcements while you attack on one wing.
World Fire when the center fills
World Fire burns every enemy pawn on ranks 3 to 6, once per game. Wait until plenty of them have advanced; your own pawns there only lose 1 move.
Lava in the pawns' path
A pawn that steps into the Lava trap burns at once, other pieces are stuck for 2 moves. Place it in front of an enemy passed pawn or on a busy central square.
Quips
Surtr has something to say about everything
I am not a god. I am worse.
at the startYour king is sweating.
when giving checkA draw? How lukewarm.
after a drawThat was the dress rehearsal.
after a win
Every mythology has a god of the Chaos style: Poseidon and Set play a similar game with very different powers.
Good to know
Questions about Surtr
The download is free. Surtr can be bought on their own in the game, or together with every other god in the Key of the Gods.
The ultimate power World Fire. It costs 25 favor, works only once per game and does this: All enemy pawns in the middle of the board (ranks 3 to 6) burn. Your own pawns there are scorched and cannot move for 1 move.
Every mythology has one god for the Chaos style. Besides Surtr, these are Poseidon (Greece) and Set (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.