High on Mt. Olympus (Zeus on the Loose)

Theseus, Achilles, Hercules.
The great heroes climb higher and higher.  It is said Icarus flew too close to the sun, and lost his wings, but heroes always are remembered, and none come close to the ones who captured Zeus.  After all, if Zeus is on the Loose, is it not our responsibility to return him to his home?



BACKGROUND:  Zeus on the Loose is a card game for 2-5 players pubished by Gamewright.  Players climb Mt Olympus with numbers to take Zeus, while meeting other Greek gods along the way.

GAMEPLAY:  Players put down a card on the number stack on their turn, adding that number or effect to the stack, and drawing back to 4 cards.  At any point, a player may take the figurine of Zeus if a card is played that either says Steal Zeus or puts the total number into a multiple of 10.  If a player puts down a number, any other player may put down the same number, adding it to the total, and play continues from the last player to play a card.



WINNING:  When a player makes the total hit 100 or more, or the deck runs out of cards, the player with Zeus scores a point.  Zeus can be stolen if the total hits 100 exactly, or a player plays a matching number to make the total match or exceed 100.  The player with 4 points wins.

CONCLUSION:  This is a shorter, simple game that all ages can still enjoy.  It's a great tool to teach kids to add, and there's a kids version to simplify the game.  That being said, with the whole rules, this game can become interesting with older people.  This is one of those games that can be used as a 'cleanser' game in between more intense games, or even as a game to introduce to other people who maybe aren't into more crazy board games.  Overall, I would say that I'm glad that Zeus is on the loose.