Adventurers of the North: Kalevala Heroes

Adventurers of the North: Kalevala Heroes (ANKH) is a Finnish role-playing game published by Nelospelit in 1988.

It was highly derivative of other roleplaying games and despite its Finnish cultural details, was not a commercial success.

[1] The design and gameplay of ANKH is similar to the original Dungeons & Dragons game, with some elements borrowed from RuneQuest.

[1] In the 1994 book Roolipeliopas (Role-playing Guide), Lauri Tudeer recalled that ANKH "was disappointing compared to the advertising campaign.

"[3] In their 2007 book Roolipelikirja (Role Playing Book), Jukka Särkijärvi and Kaj Sotala believed the game design's reliance on other role-playing games explained its lack of success, but thought it might have some value as a collectible: "ANKH may not contain very innovative game design, but it is an interesting curiosity for collectors.

Game box and original contents