The designers behind Undaunted have swapped the battlefields of the Second World War for the misty plains of ancient Ireland. Moytura is a two-player area-control game from David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin, and it leans hard into one of mythology's great showdowns: the battle of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
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See how it worksIf you know the pair from Undaunted, War Chest or Sniper Elite, you will have a sense of their style: tight, tactical and quick to teach. Moytura plays in around 45 minutes for one or two players. You and your opponent command rival factions of the Tuatha Dé Danann, drafting deity tiles from a shared pool to trigger powerful actions and vie for influence across eleven regions of ancient Ireland. The clever twist is a third side: enemy Fomorian clans act as a shared opponent that scores points of its own, with asymmetric clans like the Ellén Trechend, Oilliphéist and Banshees pushing into the map in their own ways. The whole thing is settled after two eras.
There are solo and co-operative variants in the box too, so it is not purely a head-to-head affair. Published by Allplay alongside Bitewing Games, it carries a friendly $39 price for the base game.
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Find events near youTwo-player games that reward planning without swallowing a whole evening are gold for couples and lunch-break gamers, and a designer pedigree this strong makes Moytura easy to recommend. You can order it through Allplay without waiting on a crowdfunding timeline.
Sources: Bitewing Games | Allplay | Wargamer
