Odin's Ravens

Today's review is of the 2016 release, Odin's Ravens.  For 2 players, it takes 15-30 minutes.  Note: this is the second edition of this game.

Overview
In Norse mythology, Odin would send his two ravens all over the world to bring him information about Midgard (Earth).  In Odin's Ravens, you and an opponent are each one bird, racing (in opposite directions) around the 'world' (a line of two-sided cards).  Each turn, you'll play one or more flight cards from your hand matching terrain(s) in front of you to advance as many spaces as possible; you can also play Loki 'trick' cards to alter the landscape (by adding cards, removing them, rotating them, and more).  Then you draw 3 cards, one at a time from either your flight or Loki decks, and await your opponents move. First to go around the board (up one side and back the other, in opposite directions) wins!

view of the board (image from here)

Review
For a light, fast-playing two-player game, this is a winner.  The Loki cards are a lot of fun and help balance out poor situations encountered with unfortunate flight card draws.  It doesn't have a lot of depth, but it doesn't need to.  The main dings are with the cards themselves- their coating makes them difficult to deal and shuffle for some reason- and laying them out as prescribed takes up more table space than you'd think.  But overall, this will appeal to many.

Rating: B+