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Heroes of Olympus
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.
What is Heroes of Olympus
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 details
- Players
- 1–36
- Age
- +12
- Duration
- 360 min
- Difficulty
- Heavy
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 1981
- Mechanics
- Bias · Dice Rolling · Events
- Categories
- Ancient · Exploration · Fantasy
- Designer
- B. Dennis Sustare
- Publisher
- Task Force Games
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How many players is Heroes of Olympus for?
Heroes of Olympus plays with 1–36 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 360 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 12.
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