# Circus Maximus

Circus Maximus is a board game for 2–10 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 8. It is rated 6.1 out of 10 by 6 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–10 (best with 8)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1979
- **Categories:** Racing, Fighting, Ancient
- **Mechanics:** Push Your Luck, Hexagon Grid, Paper-and-Pencil, Action Queue, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Grid Movement, Betting and Bluffing, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.1 out of 10, from 6 reviews
- **Owned by:** 8 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 9
- **Unique players:** 28

**Designers:** Michael J. Matheny, Don Greenwood

**Artists:** Cathy Chastain, Michael Carroll, Chris White (I)

**Publishers:** The Avalon Hill Game Co

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/circus-maximus)
- [Circus Maximus in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/circus-maximus)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._