Gorus Maximus

Welcome to the arena! In Gorus Maximus you send your strongest gladiators and fiercest beasts into the fighting pit to win the crowd's favour. It is a card game where you try to win tricks, but with a surprising twist: the trump suit can change right in the middle of a fight. As soon as someone matches the strength of the last gladiator played, the advantage shifts straight to their own school. That keeps every game exciting until the last card. Everyone gets ten gladiator cards and plays one per fight. You follow the school that has been opened, or you turn everything upside down by taking on the challenge. Collect gladiators the crowd cheers for and try to dodge the cards that get a negative reaction. Whoever has the most acclaim at the end of the round gains the crowd's support. The first player to earn that support three times may call themselves Champion of Gorus Maximus. With room for one to eight players, this is a game that easily fits your evening. Play one on one or form teams and face each other in battle. For ages thirteen and up and done in about three quarters of an hour, so there is plenty of time to cheer together, bluff and laugh about that one unexpected turn.