The Forbidden Treasure of Miftenmaid

In addition to some good renaissance fair food that included turkey legs, massive pork tenderloins, and old-fashioned root beer, I picked up a dice game sold by one of the vendors at the Indiana Renaissance Fair we went to a couple of weekends ago. The game is called "The Forbidden Treasure of Miftenmaid" and is described as a mix between Yahtzee and Dungeons & Dragons.

The Forbidden Treasure of Miftenmaid

The goal of the game is to successfully pick 10 locks by rolling specific dice combinations. For example, for the first lock, you have three tries to roll all even numbers on the dice. If you fail, you get a second chance, but if you fail again, you lose hit points. The person with the must hit points left at the end wins. Along the way you can earn skills to help in your dice rolls and you can earn health back. If you lose all health points, your character dies and you are out of the game.

You start with 35 hit points, can earn up to 8 more with a special dice roll, and earn 5 more if you finish all 10 locks first. Apparently I got very lucky in our first game because I ended the game with 47 hit points, just 1 short of the maximum of 48 you can have. 

For $20, this is a pretty fun game that is easy to learn and involves strategy of selecting the right dice to re-roll. My kids had a blast playing it and we've played it several times in just the few weeks we've had the game. 

Renaissance fairs. Jousting, good food, and cool board games to purchase!