Pack your bags, mortal: Zeus is in a good mood which almost never happens (and that’s why it took so long to get this game on BGA). He's offering you a free ticket to Olympus. The catch? You've got to pull off 12 demigod-tier tasks first: raise statues, build shrines, make offerings, and smash some monsters, while your only GPS is a slightly spacey priestess sitting in a temple. Welcome to The Oracle of Delphi, where the Odyssey is one deliciously vicious dice game.
Here's the twist: you don't roll your 3 Oracle Dice hoping for a miracle. You roll them to find out what you'll even be allowed to do next turn. Each color unlocks a different move, sail your ship, fight a monster, load a statue, and you've got to build your plan like a captain who refuses to admit he's lost. Rolled the wrong color? Recolor the die with Favor Tokens, beg the Gods camped at the top of your board, or eat the loss and wait for the next roll.
And while you're zigzagging between islands hunting down hidden tiles, a cranky Titan is lurking at the end of every turn, ready to hand out Injury Cards like stale candy to anyone without enough shield. It all flows, chains together, and rewards planning in a race with tension pulled tight as a bowstring.
Every die is a tiny promise, every turn a gamble, and every triumphant return to Zeus a victory earned in the sweat of your imaginary crew. So, ready to consult the Oracle and find out if the stars (or, well, the dice) are finally on your side?
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=theoracleofdelphi
Thanks to Stefan Feld, the mastermind who decided mortals needed 12 impossible tasks and a moody priestess to survive them, and to Hall Games for letting us drag this Olympic fever dream onto the platform. And a shoutout to gzed for wrestling Zeus's oracle dice into digital form.
This was your Monday release.
Cast off. Delphi's waiting, and she hates being kept waiting. Take care and play fair…
Das Orakel von Delphi: Herkules hätte nach Runde 3 vor Wut hingeschmissen
Pack deine Sachen, Sterblicher: Zeus hat gute Laune, das passiert fast nie (deshalb dauerte es so lange, dieses Spiel auf BGA zu bekommen). Er bietet dir ein Frei-Ticket zum Olymp an. Der Haken? Du musst zuerst 12 Halbgott-Aufgaben lösen: Statuen aufstellen, Schreine bauen, Angebote machen und einige Monster verkloppen, und dein einziges GPS ist eine etwas benebelte Priesterin, die in einem Tempel sitzt. Willkommen bei Das Orakel von Delphi, wo die Odyssee ein wunderbar boshaftes Würfelspiel ist.
Here's the twist: you don't roll your 3 Oracle Dice hoping for a miracle. You roll them to find out what you'll even be allowed to do next turn. Each color unlocks a different move, sail your ship, fight a monster, load a statue, and you've got to build your plan like a captain who refuses to admit he's lost. Rolled the wrong color? Recolor the die with Favor Tokens, beg the Gods camped at the top of your board, or eat the loss and wait for the next roll.
And while you're zigzagging between islands hunting down hidden tiles, a cranky Titan is lurking at the end of every turn, ready to hand out Injury Cards like stale candy to anyone without enough shield. It all flows, chains together, and rewards planning in a race with tension pulled tight as a bowstring.
Every die is a tiny promise, every turn a gamble, and every triumphant return to Zeus a victory earned in the sweat of your imaginary crew. So, ready to consult the Oracle and find out if the stars (or, well, the dice) are finally on your side?
https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=theoracleofdelphi
Vielen Dank an Stefan Feld, den Mastermind, der entschied, dass Sterbliche 12 unschaffbare Aufgaben und eine launische Priesterin zum Überleben dieser Aufgaben benötigen, und an Hall Games, die uns diesen olympischen Fiebertraum auf die Plattform bringen ließen. Und ein großes Kompliment an gzed für das Niederringen von Zeus' Orakel-Würfeln in die digitale Form.
Das war eure Montagsveröffentlichung.
Legt ab! Delphi wartet und sie hasst es, wenn man sie warten lässt. Passt auf euch auf und spielt fair …
