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Rules assistance for Helvetia Cup: The Ogres
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 30–45 min
- 6+
Rules assistant for Helvetia Cup: The Ogres
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Helvetia Cup: The Ogres is an expansion for Helvetia Cup released in 2016 for 2 players, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 6 and up. It was designed by Frank Crittin and Grégoire Largey and its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move and Simulation.
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About the game
Grisa is a mountainous land! The Ogres are friendly. They have a very strong team spirit but their strength and love of others are often a problem for the opposing team. In fact seeing Ogres gobble up a piece of their opponent is not a rare sight. Before winning, the opponent needs to stay in one piece! " In this box, you’ll find the necessary to play the Ogres Team : o 9 pre-painted miniatures, Player Cards, POWER Cards, … This is an expansion box. It needs the standard HELVETIA Cup box to be played!
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Helvetia Games
Questions and answers
Helvetia Cup: The Ogres supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Helvetia Cup: The Ogres is 30–45 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Helvetia Cup: The Ogres for ages 6 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Helvetia Cup: The Ogres belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Roll / Spin and Move and Simulation. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Helvetia Cup: The Ogres are: Frank Crittin and Grégoire Largey. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Helvetia Cup: The Ogres as an expansion for Helvetia Cup. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Helvetia Cup to use it. Check that your edition of Helvetia Cup is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.