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Join the Nordic mythology of the Finnish epoch Kalevala! 

We are publishing an amazing immersive board game based on the Finnish mythological epoch called Kalevala. Hundreds of components with art work from the most famous Kalevala artists Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Nikolai Mikhaylovich Korchegin!
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Kalewala: Tale of Sampo trailer

A trailer about our board game taking place in the world of Kalevala, an epic from the 19th century Finland.

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English

The whole game in English with Finnish umlauts (ä/ö)
  • 1 copy of Kalewala: Tale of Sampo boardgame
  • English cards and rules booklets
  • Preorder exclusive: 3D Sampo from the short film!
Preorder your english copy here

Finnish

The whole game in English + Finnish components!
  • 1 copy of Kalewala: Tale of Sampo boardgame
  • English and Finnish cards and rules booklets
  • Preorder exclusive: 3D Sampo from the short film!
Preorder your finnish copy here

Creating the game

The most well-known story of the Kalevala is the tale about the Sampo. Players recreate a highlight from this tale, the perilous journey back home after capturing the legendary artefact. Other events of the Kalevala are represented as flavorful Tale cards which are incrementally added to your games of Kalewala.

This ties into the several trips to the Karelian region of Finland that Elias Lönnrot, the author of Kalevala, made in the early 19th century to put together the oral narratives by closely listening to the songs of the locals. Therein lies the wish to recreate these stories, not only through revisiting them by reading the runes or by immersion in the historical art in the cards, but through the possibilities of gameplay. To match the epic scale of the Kalevala further depth is added to the game by means of the Tale cards, fleshing out the Tuonela and the previous parts of Tale of Sampo, waiting to be explored.  

After the Kickstarter campaign which ran for over 10k, we have decided to publish through the traditional method after the game has been pre-ordered in enough quantity over the publisher's webstore. After these 100 pre-orders, 1500 game copies will be manufactured in a maximum duration of six months. Pre-ordering grants you the limited edition of a fragmenting 3D-Sampo!
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What Our Player's Are Saying

The game oozes theme
"...I got to test the game in its early iterations. I hadn't had much experience in hidden movement games before, but at least in this game the mechanic is well implemented. The game oozes theme, both in accurately depicted characters and in art. Combat can be pretty hit-and-miss, although you can use your wits in choosing the cards you play..."
​an extract of NutraNuggetz's review on BoardGameGeek
Outsmarting the opponent
"...Hidden movement mechanic and trap mechanic in the game is one of the most innovative that I have seen. Every turn Vainola player needs to announce if trap is triggered, but there is different ways to bluff other players. Pohjola will need to outplay Vainola players by trying to solve where Vainola characters are moving based on that information. There has been difficult times to keep my poker face, when I have outsmarted other player several times in one game..." an extract of ​Majur1's review on BoardGameGeek
Tale of Sampo looks very promising
"I tried the final prototype version of the game once (1 vs 1 game) and followed few other sessions. The game was a lot of fun and also quite intense. Trying to outsmart your opponent through the hidden movement mechanics was the core of the gameplay for me. ... hidden movement offers a lot of possibilities to trick your foe and adds extra layer of “psychological warfare” to the game..." ​an extract of Cercopithechi's review on BoardGameGeek
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Which character are you?

Take a tongue-in-cheek test below to see which Kalewala Tale of Sampo character are you!
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Get to know our team

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Tuomas Mansikka
Game designer
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Annukka "Nukka" Repo
graphic designer
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Sami Styrman
Game ​Publisher
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Our Team has worked super hard for this game

We have worked on-and-off since 2017 to bring you the experience of Nordic mythology!
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