- BGG rating
- 7.8
Rules assistance for Hoplomachus: Paying Homage
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 30 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for Hoplomachus: Paying Homage
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Hoplomachus: Paying Homage is an expansion for Hoplomachus: Origins released in 2013 for 1–4 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Adam Carlson and Josh J. Carlson and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Cooperative Game.
About the game
7 Crowd Favor Gladiator chips, made in the likenesses of the first reviewers of our earlier Hoplo games. These chips can be used in the Crowd Favor Battle Royale mode of Origins and also work with our other two games in the series!
Designers
Publishers
- Chip Theory Games
Questions and answers
Hoplomachus: Paying Homage supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Hoplomachus: Paying Homage for ages 12 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.
Hoplomachus: Paying Homage belongs to these categories: Fighting, Wargame, and Dice. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Dice Rolling, and Cooperative Game. 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 Hoplomachus: Paying Homage are: Adam Carlson and Josh J. Carlson. 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 Hoplomachus: Paying Homage as an expansion for Hoplomachus: Origins. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Hoplomachus: Origins to use it. Check that your edition of Hoplomachus: Origins is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.