Have
you ever wanted to play Frostgrave in
an actual frozen medieval city? Well, now is your chance. I have teamed up with
Geek Nation Tours for the first ever, Frostgrave Tour of Tallinn, Estonia! For
those brave enough come along, we’ll be going to Estonia in the dead of winter
to explore the frozen city of Tallinn, to walk through creepy forests at night,
and to take part in a Viking re-enactment. We will also be eating some great
food, visiting a spa, getting personal tours, and, of course – playing a LOT of
Frostgrave!
Now, if this seems a surprising turn
of events – just imagine how I feel! About six years ago, I surprised my wife
with tickets to Estonia, not realizing that Baltic States in the month of
February are a little bit cold. As it turned out, it was an amazing trip, and
incredibly inspiring. In fact, that trip went a long way to creating the Frozen
City of Frostgrave in mind. I wrote about all of this in the introduction to
the first Frostgrave fiction
collection, Frostgrave: Tales of the Frozen City, and then didn’t give it a lot of thought.
Then one day I got an email from
Teras, owner and head-geek of Geek Nation Tours. Teras is a Frostgrave fan and a friend of Osprey
Publishing, and we’ve had a chance to talk occasionally at shows. We even once
got to play Frostgrave together in
the epic Fury of the Frost Giants game at Adepticon! It turns out Teras had
read the Tales of the Frozen City
introduction, and it got a plan formulating in his mind. What if a group of
people got together for a week of touring Tallinn and playing Frostgrave…
Well, in 2020, we are going to find
out. Teras did a huge amount of research about the opportunities for fun and
adventure in and around Tallinn, and, of course, he quizzed me about what I had
done during my own exploration. He’s found a nice hotel, some great restaurants,
and numerous cool experiences. He hasn’t skimped on the wargaming side either.
He’s got mats and terrain to set-up in the hotel. He’s convinced me to write
some new, specially-themed scenarios, and he’s even commissioned a unique
miniature for tour participants based on a famous medieval Estonian alchemist!
It’s going to be cold, so bring your
boots and cold weather gear, but it is also going to be a unique adventure. I’m
seriously looking forward to it, and hope some other people might join us! The
trip is limited to just 15 places, though, so if you want in, book soon.
You can find complete detail on the
Geek Nation Tours website.
Estonia is a beautiful city in the winter and very very atmospheric, more so than Prague. The city is full of history and the people are very proud of their resistance to the many invaders. Dont wear any ex USSR badges etc unless you want some issues. The towers and walls are still intact and very medieval. Great Christmas market and great place to spend a weekend. And no I dont work for the Estonian Tourist Board.
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