I'm a bit confused by the win/loss conditions for the first scenario in the Nordheim expansion, "A Red Sun Rises".
The heroes win if at least 1 hero is alive at the end of turn 8, and 5 or more victory points are scored (for each hero character in the center hill spaces marked 2 or 3 at the end of turn 8, 1 victory point is awarded). The Overlord wins at the end of turn 8 if all heroes are dead, or if the heroes score less than 5 VP.
What confuses me is that the rules for the scenario state that if Niord dies, all of his 5 Aesir Warrior units are then immediately removed from the game. This means that, even if all of the other 3 heroes survive, they can only score a maximum of 3 VP at the end of turn 8, assuming they all finish turn 8 in the hill spaces marked 2 or 3 (each hero can only score a max of 1 point, according to the rules).
So really, all the OL has to do is kill Niord, because that takes away any possibility of the heroes winning by removing 6 possible VP. It's not impossible to keep Niord alive of course, but fairly difficult given the mobility of the wolves, the open nature of the board, and the ability to respawn 8 units at a time from event tile 1.
If this intentional? Or is there a mis-translation here, and the heroes should actually score 2 or 3 points at the end of turn 8 for each spot they are in marked with a 2 or 3 (respectively)? The latter seems to make more sense, otherwise why bother marking the center hill spot with a 3, and the other spots with a 2? Why not just mark them all with the same number if each spot is only worth 1 VP?