Once again, the almighty gods Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite and friends meet at the Olympus Arena to watch humans battle in a deadly fight. You play a mortal human to become the future demi-god at Olympus.

The Olympus battle arena is a tricky and treacherous place. It is a round arena in 3 rotating levels – all made of the 5 elements; Fire, Water, Earth, Air and Aether.

2-4 players enter the arena to battle against each other, the elements and the playful gods. Only one will survive and become the next mighty demi-god of Olympus.

This game is about reaching the middle of Olympus first, while also backstabbing your opponents to make sure they do not get there before you.

Each player holds hidden cards at hand. Each card can represent one of the five elements which help you move your player, or give you an ability to rotate one of the three levels. Apart from moving your own player, players can also force opponents to play or block certain cards. Therefore, players are in a constant dilemma whether to progress his/her own player or block one of the opponents. All of this while the gods tend to interfere with the game and the plans of the players too.

The rules of Playful Gods are easy to learn. The various possibilities granted by the cards combined with the unique game board mechanics makes the game hard to master.

This light semi-themed game will appeal to players who also like fairly light games like Azul, Imhotep and Kingdomino.

Nu mødes de mægtige græske guder, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Afrodite og deres venner i Olympus Arena for at se menneskene kæmpe på liv og død.
Du spiller et dødeligt menneske i kampen om at blive den næste halvgud i Olympus.

Olympus Arena er et lumsk og forræderisk sted. Her møder deltagerne 3 roterende niveauer, der består af grundelementerne Ild, Vand, Jord, Luft og Æter.

2-4 spillere træder ind i arenaen for at kæmpe mod hinanden, mod elementerne og mod guderne. Kun én vil overleve og blive Olympus’ næste halvgud.

Det handler om at komme først ind i midten af Olympus ved at snyde konkurrenterne, så de ikke når ind først.

Hver spiller holder skjulte kort på hånden, som enten repræsenterer et af de 5 elementer eller giver mulighed for at rotere et af de tre niveauer. Ud over at du skal bevæge dig fremad, får du også mulighed for at blokere eller fremtvinge dine modspilleres kort. Du vil derfor konstant stå i et dilemma mellem at gavne din egen position eller blokere dine modspillere. Oven i dette har guderne også en tendens til at blande sig i spillet.

Reglerne i Playful Gods er nemme at lære, men de kombinationen af kortenes muligheder og den unikke spilleplades mekanik gør spillet svært at mestre.

Dette lette og semi-tematiserede brætspil vil især appellere til spillere, som kan lide spil som Azul, Imhotep, og Kingdomino.