| Nick B | 17 Apr 2019 4:59 a.m. PST |
Saw this brief trailer for a new game(?) form Warlord. YouTube link Any clues? Any info? Marco & Cato skirmish game? |
| The Beast Rampant | 17 Apr 2019 6:33 a.m. PST |
"Brief" doesn't begin to cover it- that was a teased teaser. I'm now mad at Warlord for giving me absolutely nothing. |
| langobard | 18 Apr 2019 3:03 a.m. PST |
I don't know what it is about, but I suspect it is going to cost me money… |
 BigRedBat  | 18 Apr 2019 4:52 a.m. PST |
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| parrskool | 18 Apr 2019 6:06 a.m. PST |
Veni, Vidi, Visa. I came, I saw, I did some shopping |
Big Red  | 18 Apr 2019 6:53 a.m. PST |
Maybe an ancients version of Antares/Erehwon? Good one parrskool! |
| Asteroid X | 19 Apr 2019 10:24 a.m. PST |
Comments are Youtube are claiming it is possibly a reprint of "Warriors of Antiquity" rules (Mongoose). |
| williamb | 05 Jun 2019 1:50 p.m. PST |
From a post on the lead adventures forum
1. Skirmish combat in the ancient world, this implies its not just Roman era.
2. D6 based
3. Warband size
4. Release late july
5. Mixture of already existing warlord plastics and heroes made in "Single or multi piece plastic, which will be the way forward, maybe restic/resin-plastic mix"
6. Starter is Cesarian Romans vs Gallic Celts
7. Hero focused, customise what your heroes can do, some kind of talent tree to advance heroes.
8. Games between 25-45 mins, this ties with the campaign tree because you can have multiple games in one night
9. Bolt Action style random activation (grab a token/dice/etc from a bag)
10. 20-30 miniatures max
11. Infantry, Cavalry, some warmachines (a scorpion has been mentioned)
12. Mercenariea can be bought link
second video not much more than first
link |
| Damion | 06 Jun 2019 1:59 a.m. PST |
Looks tasty, I'll break out my spork. |
| Mars Ultor | 06 Jun 2019 6:08 a.m. PST |
Ancient armies fighting warband style…? I'm sure it happened here and there, but I'll give it a pass. |
| fightcitymayor | 06 Jun 2019 1:05 p.m. PST |
This sounds super-similar to Mortal Gods (from Footsore & Victrix.) |
| Henry Martini | 06 Jun 2019 4:10 p.m. PST |
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| Mars Ultor | 06 Jun 2019 4:48 p.m. PST |
My feeling is that if you want to play a battle in the ancient period, you're going to have to paint more than 20-30 miniatures. If you don't have the stomach for that then I suppose these can suffice….with a little imagination. Just my opinion. |
| Damion | 06 Jun 2019 6:20 p.m. PST |
What I don't get is that this site is offering two Roman sets for preorder but I can't find anything on Warlord Games website about this product at all. link Box art for the Roman heroes shows a couple of the twin pack sets warlord sells. If they're going to do this then they should have some unique figures. Mars Ultor, there are a number of instances where skirmishes took place, for example soldiers out foraging. It might be a gateway system for people used to skirmish games to get into ancient gaming too.
You can also assume that police type actions took place against mostly pacified populations or small garrisons find themselves up against tattered remnants of larger armies. |
| Mars Ultor | 06 Jun 2019 7:01 p.m. PST |
Agreed, and I was thinking about the foraging or messy edges or a battle when I said it happened "here and there". I certainly hope it's a fun game for people. |
