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Main Catalogue | BOARD GAMES & CARD GAMES | Rio Grande Games | Hera & Zeus

Hera & Zeus

Price: £19.99

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A card game for 2 players. Players use strategy and cunning to pit their allies, who include the Cyclops, Amazon and Medusa, against each other in order to take control of Olympus and win the game. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ COUNTER MAGAZINE REVIEW +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 players, 40 minutes. designed by Richard Borg reviewed by Erik Arneson Hera and Zeus has been described as ``Stratego Legends: the card game\'\'. That\'s probably as good a one-sentence summary as any, but H&Z certainly stands on its own as a wonderful two-player game. The theme of battle between two Greek deities plays out nicely, with some cards (e.g. Medusa, Dionysus) being common to both sides and some being specific to one (Hera has Nemesis and Amazons; Zeus has Poseidon and Heroes). Many of the cards have mythological powers, sometimes in addition to and sometimes instead of a standard battle rating of 0 to 7. Players each begin with their own shuffled deck of cards and choose the top nine as a starting hand. The initial placement of three cards is crucial, as it sets the stage for the rest of the game. With those three cards lined up across from each other, players then are faced with a series of choices on each turn: when to draw cards, when to play them, and when to challenge your opponent. Drawing cards gives you more options, but doesn\'t have an immediate impact on the game. Playing cards can include setting them up for future use or using certain mythological cards immediately. Pegasus, for example, can be used to challenge a card from your opponent\'s hand. The challenges are very similar to Stratego -- if the matchup is between two numbered cards, the higher number wins unless one of the cards has a special power that tilts the balance in some way. It\'s important to keep your side of the field somewhat full of cards, as the number of columns you have (1 to 3) determines the number of action points you can spend on your turn. The presence of Hera or Zeus can give a player up to 4 action points to spend, again tying in nicely to the theme. There are enough nuances to the game that many players will need a couple of rounds to catch on to the basic strategies. The game has sufficient depth to warrant numerous replays, but the ending can come quite quickly and without warning. There six ways to win the game, and more than one gives it a very random feeling. Still, the game generally plays in less than the listed 40 minutes and falls somewhere between a filler and a hardcore strategy game. H&Z comes packed in the now-recognized Kosmos two-player game box with two decks of cards (43 cards in each deck) and two small wooden cubes, one representing Hera and the other Zeus. This game may fall a little high on the luck scale for some readers, but those who enjoy games where tactics weigh at least as heavily as strategy will find Hera and Zeus to be a welcome addition to the game shelf.

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