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Best with 2 players
11 of 19 votes
Player-recommended age: 10+
4 of 7 votes
1-4
60'
12
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Hoplomachus: The Lost Cities
Publisher: Chip Theory Games
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Description
Hoplomachus [ha-ploh-ma-kuss], or “Hoplo” for short, is a hex-based tactical board game set inside a gladiatorial arena. 1-3 players each representing an ancient city/civilization thought to have been lost to the world, are now on Rome’s doorstep vying for a place in the prestigious arena games. Players have a very clear objective - eliminate the opponent's champion. Champions start the game in the arena but are inactive and defenseless. They will not fight until the crowd is behind them. Each player takes turns drawing, playing and moving gladiators from their "hand" and assisting them with tactic chips. Based on opponent's moves and play style, each person will need to adjust their strategies. Defend your champ, take over and hold the crowd favor areas, assault opponent's champion, cover deployment zones, eliminate tacticians to reduce enemy options, fight beasts to gain crowd favor, the list of tactical possibilities is endless. Hoplomachus combines combat, tactics, chip (units) management, level progression (though crowd favor system), team play, player vs board, and so much more. We hope to see you in the arena!
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Enclosure Dice Rolling Hand Management |
| Categories: | Dice Fighting War |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | ????????? |
| In 9 wishlists This was seen 6366 times | |
Description
Hoplomachus [ha-ploh-ma-kuss], or “Hoplo” for short, is a hex-based tactical board game set inside a gladiatorial arena. 1-3 players each representing an ancient city/civilization thought to have been lost to the world, are now on Rome’s doorstep vying for a place in the prestigious arena games. Players have a very clear objective - eliminate the opponent's champion. Champions start the game in the arena but are inactive and defenseless. They will not fight until the crowd is behind them. Each player takes turns drawing, playing and moving gladiators from their "hand" and assisting them with tactic chips. Based on opponent's moves and play style, each person will need to adjust their strategies. Defend your champ, take over and hold the crowd favor areas, assault opponent's champion, cover deployment zones, eliminate tacticians to reduce enemy options, fight beasts to gain crowd favor, the list of tactical possibilities is endless. Hoplomachus combines combat, tactics, chip (units) management, level progression (though crowd favor system), team play, player vs board, and so much more. We hope to see you in the arena!
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Enclosure Dice Rolling Hand Management |
| Categories: | Dice Fighting War |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | ????????? |
| In 9 wishlists This was seen 6366 times | |
What players say
How many players it plays best with · 19 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 7 7 say it plays best, 7 recommend it, 1 do not recommend it
- 2 11 11 say it plays best, 5 recommend it, 0 do not recommend it
- 3 1 1 say it plays best, 9 recommend it, 0 do not recommend it
- 3+ 1 1 say it plays best, 1 recommend it, 5 do not recommend it
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CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.