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2009 Ranked #20,246

Battle For Olympus

This two-player mythic board game has heroes and monsters move, claim spaces, capture enemies, and reach a preset territory goal first. Each piece can replace movement with a unique ability, making control of the board constantly shift.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Mythology Area Majority / Influence Variable Player Powers

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

2.22/5

Rating

5.88

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Battle for Olympus is a two-player board game where the heroes and monsters from Greek mythology battle for control of the game board. As a piece moves it can both claim board spaces for its side and capture opposing pieces.

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Battle for Olympus is a two-player board game where the heroes and monsters from Greek mythology battle for control of the game board. As a piece moves it can both claim board spaces for its side and capture opposing pieces. Each piece on the tabletop also has a unique ability that they can use on their turn in place of their normal movement to affect the game in a variety of ways. Capturing a predetermined number of spaces is the goal of the game and the winner is the player to reach this goal first.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Reiner Knizia

Artists

2
Bryant Johnson Néstor Romeral Andrés

Publishers

2
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