Battle for Olympus is a two-player game where the heroes and monsters from Greek mythology battle for control of the gameboard. As a piece moves, it can both claim board spaces for its side and capture opposing pieces. Each piece on the tabletop also has a unique ability that they can use on their turn, in place of their normal movement, to affect the game in a variety of ways. Capturing a predetermined number of spaces is the goal of the game, and the winner is the player to reach this goal first.