# The Downfall of Pompeii

The Downfall of Pompeii is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.5 out of 10 by 49 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2004
- **Categories:** Ancient
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Static Capture, Movement Points, Tile Placement, Hand Management, Take That, Events, Tags, Variable Set-up, Square Grid, Move Through Deck
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.5 out of 10, from 49 reviews
- **Owned by:** 62 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 556
- **Unique players:** 510

**Designers:** Klaus-Jürgen Wrede

**Artists:** Oliver Freudenreich, Guido Hoffmann

## Expansions

- [The Downfall of Pompeii: The Dancing Flames](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-downfall-of-pompeii-the-dancing-flames)
- [Mayfair Games' Limited Edition Promo Expansion Set #7](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mayfair-games-limited-edition-promo-expansion-set-7)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-downfall-of-pompeii)
- [The Downfall of Pompeii in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-downfall-of-pompeii)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13004)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._