Game Table Online News
05.15.08: Sharpen Your Spear and Saddle up Pegasus - The Battle for Olympus is Coming
FLORENCE, MA May 15, 2008 – GameTable Online is teaming up with award-winning game designer, Dr. Reiner Knizia, to release his latest game, Battle for Olympus, this summer on GameTableOnline.com. This collaboration marks the first of its kind for both GameTable Online and Reiner Knizia, as the game will be released online before the print version hits shelves.
Battle for Olympus is a two-player board game where the heroes and monsters from Greek mythology battle for control of the game board. As a piece moves, it can both claim board spaces for its side and capture opposing pieces. Each piece on the tabletop also has a unique ability that they can use on their turn, in place of their normal movement, to affect the game in a variety of ways. Capturing a predetermined number of spaces is the goal of the game, and the winner is the player to reach this goal first.
“It was a great honor to be given this opportunity to work so closely with Dr. Knizia on such a fantastic new game,” remarked Joe Minton, president of GameTable Online. “Like many of his games, there is elegance to the design that draws you in and keeps you playing. We expect it to become a real hit on our site.”
Battle for Olympus is currently in production at GameTable Online, and is expected to go into open beta testing later this summer.