Background

(from Wikipedia)

The Olympic Games are a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, although they occur every four years within their respective seasonal games. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD.

The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of the five inhabited continents (America, Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe). The colored version of the rings - blue, yellow, black, green, and red - over a white field forms the Olympic flag. These colors were chosen because every nation had at least one of them on its national flag.

Months before each Games, the Olympic flame is lit in Olympia in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals. A female performer, acting as a priestess, ignites a torch by placing it inside a parabolic mirror which focuses the sun's rays; she then lights the torch of the first relay bearer, thus initiating the Olympic torch relay that will carry the flame to the host city's Olympic stadium, where it plays an important role in the opening ceremony.

The athletes or teams who place first, second, or third in each event receive medals. The winners receive gold medals, which were solid gold until 1912, then made of gilded silver and now gold-plated silver. Every gold medal must contain at least six grams of pure gold. The runners-up receive silver medals and the third-place athletes are awarded bronze medals.

Gameplay

Rings

A set of gold, silver, and bronze olympic rings constitutes the majority of the board. Ring territories that have a star can attack the medals and the torch. Each completed ring is worth a bonus based upon its color:

Gold Rings are worth +5 units a turn each.

Silver Rings are worth +4 units a turn each.

Bronze Rings are worth +3 units a turn each.

Torch

The torch is worth +1 and provides a path for attacks between ring sets. Each ring set has 2 territories with stars which share a two-way border with the torch.

Medals

Medals are single territory continents. They can be attacked by the ring territories that have a star. They start with a large # of neutral units and attack the torch at a grave disadvantage.

Gold Medal starts with 5 neutral units & is worth +3 units a turn.

Silver Medal starts with 4 neutral units & is worth +2 units a turn.

Bronze Medal starts with 3 neutral units & is worth +1 units a turn.

Math

Medals attacking Torch (4v6): Avg. # attackers lost per defender: 2.37

Background

(from Wikipedia)

The Olympic Games are a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, although they occur every four years within their respective seasonal games. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD.

The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of the five inhabited continents (America, Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe). The colored version of the rings - blue, yellow, black, green, and red - over a white field forms the Olympic flag. These colors were chosen because every nation had at least one of them on its national flag.

Months before each Games, the Olympic flame is lit in Olympia in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals. A female performer, acting as a priestess, ignites a torch by placing it inside a parabolic mirror which focuses the sun's rays; she then lights the torch of the first relay bearer, thus initiating the Olympic torch relay that will carry the flame to the host city's Olympic stadium, where it plays an important role in the opening ceremony.

The athletes or teams who place first, second, or third in each event receive medals. The winners receive gold medals, which were solid gold until 1912, then made of gilded silver and now gold-plated silver. Every gold medal must contain at least six grams of pure gold. The runners-up receive silver medals and the third-place athletes are awarded bronze medals.

Gameplay

Rings

A set of gold, silver, and bronze olympic rings constitutes the majority of the board. Ring territories that have a star can attack the medals and the torch. Each completed ring is worth a bonus based upon its color:

Gold Rings are worth +5 units a turn each.

Silver Rings are worth +4 units a turn each.

Bronze Rings are worth +3 units a turn each.

Torch

The torch is worth +1 and provides a path for attacks between ring sets. Each ring set has 2 territories with stars which share a two-way border with the torch.

Medals

Medals are single territory continents. They can be attacked by the ring territories that have a star. They start with a large # of neutral units and attack the torch at a grave disadvantage.

Gold Medal starts with 5 neutral units & is worth +3 units a turn.

Silver Medal starts with 4 neutral units & is worth +2 units a turn.

Bronze Medal starts with 3 neutral units & is worth +1 units a turn.

Math

Medals attacking Torch (4v6): Avg. # attackers lost per defender: 2.37

Background

(from Wikipedia)

The Olympic Games are a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, although they occur every four years within their respective seasonal games. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD.

The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of the five inhabited continents (America, Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe). The colored version of the rings - blue, yellow, black, green, and red - over a white field forms the Olympic flag. These colors were chosen because every nation had at least one of them on its national flag.

Months before each Games, the Olympic flame is lit in Olympia in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals. A female performer, acting as a priestess, ignites a torch by placing it inside a parabolic mirror which focuses the sun's rays; she then lights the torch of the first relay bearer, thus initiating the Olympic torch relay that will carry the flame to the host city's Olympic stadium, where it plays an important role in the opening ceremony.

The athletes or teams who place first, second, or third in each event receive medals. The winners receive gold medals, which were solid gold until 1912, then made of gilded silver and now gold-plated silver. Every gold medal must contain at least six grams of pure gold. The runners-up receive silver medals and the third-place athletes are awarded bronze medals.

Gameplay

Rings

A set of gold, silver, and bronze olympic rings constitutes the majority of the board. Ring territories that have a star can attack the medals and the torch. Each completed ring is worth a bonus based upon its color:

Gold Rings are worth +5 units a turn each.

Silver Rings are worth +4 units a turn each.

Bronze Rings are worth +3 units a turn each.

Torch

The torch is worth +1 and provides a path for attacks between ring sets. Each ring set has 2 territories with stars which share a two-way border with the torch.

Medals

Medals are single territory continents. They can be attacked by the ring territories that have a star. They start with a large # of neutral units and attack the torch at a grave disadvantage.

Gold Medal starts with 5 neutral units & is worth +3 units a turn.

Silver Medal starts with 4 neutral units & is worth +2 units a turn.

Bronze Medal starts with 3 neutral units & is worth +1 units a turn.

Math

Medals attacking Torch (4v6): Avg. # attackers lost per defender: 2.37

Background

(from Wikipedia)

The Olympic Games are a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating, although they occur every four years within their respective seasonal games. Originally, the ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD.

The Olympic symbol, better known as the Olympic rings, consists of five intertwined rings and represents the unity of the five inhabited continents (America, Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe). The colored version of the rings - blue, yellow, black, green, and red - over a white field forms the Olympic flag. These colors were chosen because every nation had at least one of them on its national flag.

Months before each Games, the Olympic flame is lit in Olympia in a ceremony that reflects ancient Greek rituals. A female performer, acting as a priestess, ignites a torch by placing it inside a parabolic mirror which focuses the sun's rays; she then lights the torch of the first relay bearer, thus initiating the Olympic torch relay that will carry the flame to the host city's Olympic stadium, where it plays an important role in the opening ceremony.

The athletes or teams who place first, second, or third in each event receive medals. The winners receive gold medals, which were solid gold until 1912, then made of gilded silver and now gold-plated silver. Every gold medal must contain at least six grams of pure gold. The runners-up receive silver medals and the third-place athletes are awarded bronze medals.

Gameplay

Rings

A set of gold, silver, and bronze olympic rings constitutes the majority of the board. Ring territories that have a star can attack the medals and the torch. Each completed ring is worth a bonus based upon its color:

Gold Rings are worth +5 units a turn each.

Silver Rings are worth +4 units a turn each.

Bronze Rings are worth +3 units a turn each.

Torch

The torch is worth +1 and provides a path for attacks between ring sets. Each ring set has 2 territories with stars which share a two-way border with the torch.

Medals

Medals are single territory continents. They can be attacked by the ring territories that have a star. They start with a large # of neutral units and attack the torch at a grave disadvantage.

Gold Medal starts with 5 neutral units & is worth +3 units a turn.

Silver Medal starts with 4 neutral units & is worth +2 units a turn.

Bronze Medal starts with 3 neutral units & is worth +1 units a turn.

Math

Medals attacking Torch (4v6): Avg. # attackers lost per defender: 2.37