I spotted Red North at the Mighty Boards booth at Essen, and I have to confess, the synopsis had me dreaming of a big epic game where we'd conquer the North with armies of Vikings. In my head, I was already imagining managing complex strategies, twisted alliances, basically something really meaty. Then I opened the box and discovered a clever little 30-minute card game designed by James Dickinson for Mighty Boards. Not exactly what I was expecting, but ultimately... First Ski