The game of Mjollnir is named after the Norse God Thor's mighty hammer which he could throw at an enemy and it would always return to his hand after smashing his opponent. Variations of these bluffing dice games were played all over Scandinavia and were a fun way to pass the time around the fire pit of a Viking long house during the long winter nights. Mjollnir is a pretty easy game to learn and comes with a game rules parchment. Besides playing Mjollnir, you can use the dice and "shaker" box to play many other popular dice games because each die is marked from 1 to 6 but with our unique symbols such as Odin One-Eye or Freya's Tears Each Mjollnir Game comes with a pair of Custom Dice a dozen glass "gems" which are enough to start off four players a complete "Rules" parchment and an attractively decorated "Shaker" box that doubles as a storage container for your dice and gems. The box is decorated using Pyrography or wood burning which was a common technique in the age of the Vikings.