
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,425
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Hoplomachus: Remastered
- 1–4 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2023

Rules assistance for Hoplomachus: Victorum – The Forge
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Hoplomachus: Victorum – The Forge is an expansion for Hoplomachus: Victorum released in 2025 for 1 player and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Adam Carlson, Josh J. Carlson, and Logan Giannini.
A few new chips and Opportunity Cards. Opportunity Card: Foul Nemesis Opportunity Card: Forge of the Lion Opportunity Chip: Farouk the Smith Opportunity Chip: Damascus Steel (Tactic) Bane Chip: Fishback
Hoplomachus: Victorum – The Forge supports 1 player 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 catalogue lists Hoplomachus: Victorum – The Forge for ages 14 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: Victorum – The Forge belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Hoplomachus: Victorum – The Forge and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Hoplomachus: Victorum – The Forge are: Adam Carlson, Josh J. Carlson, and Logan Giannini. 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: Victorum – The Forge as an expansion for Hoplomachus: Victorum. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Hoplomachus: Victorum to use it. Check that your edition of Hoplomachus: Victorum is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.