Circus Maximus
| Year: | 1980 |  |
| Designer: | Michael Matheny | |
| Publisher name: | Avalon Hill | |
| Status: | Out of print | |
| Article number: | 8939 | |
| Series: | Adult Strategy | |
| Weight: | 0.75kg | |
| Type: | Board | |
| No. of players: | 2-8 | |
| Age: | 12 years and up | |
| Duration: | 2 hours | |
| English reviews: | EZ | |
| Information: | BoardGameGeek (EN), INFO (EN) | |
| Homepages: | Homepage (EN) | |
| Online shop: | EFUN (EN) | |
| Predecessors: | Circus Maximus (1978); Battleline; Michael Matheny | |
| Box text: | Circus Maximus is a multi-player game of racing skill divided into three levels of play for players aged 12 and up. The basic game can be played with minimum investment of learning time as one player can quickly explain the game to inexperienced participants. Yet, Circus Maximus is more more than just a racing game. The drivers must choose whether to slow down their teams in order to attack their opponents with whip and/or ram attacks, how to best defend against and evade such attacks by others, when to whip their own team into the stretch, or save their limited endurance to coax them through the all important corners. In the advanced game additional complexity is added in the form of wrecks, dragged drivers, and critical wounds. The campaign game version allows participants to build an entire stable of chariot teams and drivers for use in a racing season of ten different starts. Wounds and experience gained in one race will affect the outcomes of future events. You can amass large fortunes with astute wagers, or be sold into slavery for going into dept. Bribes, drigs, and other forms of skullduggery can ruin even the best plans of those who have not countered with adequate security forces. | |
| Contents: | 16" x 33" mapboard 16 page rulebook 96 die-cut counters chariot race log | |
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| Last modified: | 05.11.09 | |
| Link to this page: | https://www.luding.org/cgi-bin/GameData.py/ENgameid/2887 | |