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2011 Ranked #20,901

Olympeak

This prediction race game has players influence contenders climbing Olympus and correctly select the two winners for the most victory points. Progress and order cards can advance or regress any contender, so planning must anticipate every rival’s forecast.

Card Game Mythology Simultaneous Action Selection Mythology: Greek

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.75/5

Rating

5.69

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

High atop Mount Olympus the Greek gods are celebrating Zeus' victory over the Titans. In honor of the dawn of the new era, Zeus has decided to invite representatives of the humans to join the celebration.

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High atop Mount Olympus the Greek gods are celebrating Zeus' victory over the Titans. In honor of the dawn of the new era, Zeus has decided to invite representatives of the humans to join the celebration. Following tradition, they will race to the peak of Olympus where the two winners will have the honor of joining the gods as they celebrate their victory. Four ambitious contenders have risen to the challenge and will race for the two spots at the victory celebration. Who among them will overcome the obstacles, take advantage of the opportunities set forth before them and win the world's first Olympic game? The race is close and the progress is surprising. Proper planning and a bit of luck will help you celebrate among the victors... Summary of play: Players take turns placing progress cards or order cards below the contender cards, either progressing or regressing the contenders on their way to the top of Olympus. Each player tries to play his cards so that they will progress the contenders he predicted will win the race. The task is made difficult as the other players try to progress their contenders… The player who correctly selected the two winning contenders will have the most victory points and will win the game.

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Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
3–6
Play time
30 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.8/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Sagit Ben-Yehuda Avraham Yoffe

Artists

1
Eran Michalovitz

Publishers

2
Piatnik ToySmart

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