By Jove (1983)

About this game

By Jove has a booklet and a board game based on the stories from Greek mythology. Fairly standard roll and move game. As much a family educational game as anything else. (Which was typical of the publisher's output). A nicely illustrated board, plastic gold coins, cheap perforated card stock. Game features wandering Greek heroes on quests, Jason's Voyage, the Minotaur's Maze and the Trojan War.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.2/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.