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Mythos

Mythos

Arclight Games · 1999
215 min7+ yrsCouples
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A very light and simple two players card game by Bruno Faidutti, it has been published successively, each time with some additions and developmenst, in the French magazines Sciences & Vie Découverte (1999), then in the Japanese boardgame magazine Gamelink (2011), and last in the French comics magazine Lanfeust, in 2016.

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official art · Arclight Games

A very light and simple two players card game by Bruno Faidutti, it has been published successively, each time with some additions and developmenst, in the French magazines Sciences & Vie Découverte (1999), then in the Japanese boardgame magazine Gamelink (2011), and last in the French comics magazine Lanfeust, in 2016.

Mythos, a.k.a. Battle of Gods, is a variation on the good old game of War, which tries to add some subtleties, both with tactics and bluffing. The first new idea is that cards are played in pairs. First, each player plays a card. Cards are revealed, and then each player plays a second one, and their values are added. This makes for some interesting dilemmas. The second new idea is that there are 6 sets of 12 cards, for six different mythologies. In each game, each player plays a different mythology. In each set, two or three cards have special effects when played, making for interesting combos and even more bluffing. It's a two player game, but the six available mythologies make for 15 different possible duels.

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Couples
Play time
15 min
Players
2
Recommended age
7+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Mythos?
Mythos is a bluffing game, for 2 players, taking ~15 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Mythos — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Mythos support?
Mythos is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Mythos take?
A game of Mythos takes about 15 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Mythos for?
Mythos is recommended from age 7.
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