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Orc-lympics

Poison brewing? Stubborn donkey pushing? Table flipping? Let the Orc-lympics begin! In Orc-lympics, players draft a team of orcs, elves, halflings and other fantasy Olympians, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. They then enter these Olympians into a series of seven eve...

Players

2-5

Time

10-20

Age

8+

Weight

1.5

Rating

6.35

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The Orc-lympics board game has a high level of direct confrontation, with battles and competitive actions having an immediate impact on opponents. There is also a good amount of strategic confrontation, as players' decisions and strategies indirectly affect others through resource denial, market manipulation, and strategic positioning. The game requires frequent attention to other players' actions, making interaction a key aspect. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation, as players primarily compete against each other rather than working together. Overall, the game has a strong interaction score, making it engaging and competitive.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.5

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

The Orc-lympics board game has a high level of direct confrontation, with battles and competitive actions having an immediate impact on opponents. There is also a good amount of strategic confrontation, as players' decisions and strategies indirectly affect others through resource denial, market manipulation, and strategic positioning. The game requires frequent attention to other players' actions, making interaction a key aspect. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation, as players primarily compete against each other rather than working together. Overall, the game has a strong interaction score, making it engaging and competitive.

Replay value

The Orc-lympics board game has a high replayability score, offering a great degree of variability in each playthrough with its diverse gameboard and multiple paths to victory. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics over time. With good scalability and moderate easiness to learn, Orc-lympics offers a consistently engaging and fresh experience, making it highly replayable.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Orc-lympics is 5, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role in determining the game's outcome.

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Poison brewing? Stubborn donkey pushing? Table flipping? Let the Orc-lympics begin! In Orc-lympics, players draft a team of orcs, elves, halflings and other fantasy Olympians, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. They then enter these Olympians into a series of seven events. To claim a medal, a player's Olympians must have the highest or second highest total in the appropriate skill. The player who claims the most valuable collection of medals across the seven events wins! —description from the publisher

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