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Heroes of Olympus

Heroes of Olympus

Task Force Games · 1981
1–36360 min12+ yrsCouplesStrategy
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A game set in Ancient Greece, complete with all the gods and fantastic monsters. Playable as an RPG, a wargame, and/or a boardgame.

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Heroes of Olympus box art
official art · Task Force Games

A game set in Ancient Greece, complete with all the gods and fantastic monsters. Playable as an RPG, a wargame, and/or a boardgame. It includes background on gods, limited magic (from gods or magic places), sample races, and pre-generated characters from the Argonauts (the game is clearly aimed at reproducing the feel of the movie Jason and the Argonauts). It uses a skill-based system, with point-bought character creation. There are three combat systems: Noble (i.e. dueling), Melee, and Naval. They are fairly complex, although Melee is fairly fast.

(Entry extracted in part from the RPG Encyclopedia, http://www.darkshire.org/~jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/)

There was a second edition in 1983. This was identical to the first edition with the exception of these changes: the box was deeper and had different cover art, a blank character sheet was included, a Different Worlds article reprint ("Thieves of Sparta," on integrating the game with Thieves' World) was included, and a pack of miniatures (a ship and three figures) was included.

game anatomy
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
360 min
Players
1–36
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q4How many players does Heroes of Olympus support?
Heroes of Olympus is played by 1–36 players.
Q5How long does a game of Heroes of Olympus take?
A game of Heroes of Olympus takes about 360 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Heroes of Olympus for?
Heroes of Olympus is recommended from age 12.
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