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Odysseus (role playing game)

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Odysseus is a role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1980.

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Description

Odysseus is a legendary/historical system, mixing the heroic and classical ages of ancient Greece. The game includes rules for character creation, combat, warship movement and combat, plus guidelines for campaigns and interference by the gods.

Publication history

Odysseus was designed by Marshall T. Rose and published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1980 as a 32-page book and four cardstock sheets.

Reception

Lawrence Schick commented that the game was "Indifferently researched; closer to fantasy than to history."

Reviews

  • The Space Gamer #31 (Sept., 1980)
  • Different Worlds #11 (Feb., 1981)
  • References

    Odysseus (role-playing game) Wikipedia