"Favorite Roman Game? Chariot Racing!" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 21 May 2025 9:48 p.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Which Roman form of entertainment would you most enjoy participating in on the miniature tabletop? 44% said "chariot racing"
14% said "gladiatorial combat"
8% said "naval battles in a lake" |
| TimePortal | 21 May 2025 10:21 p.m. PST |
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 miniMo  | 22 May 2025 6:46 a.m. PST |
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| Andrew Walters | 22 May 2025 9:45 a.m. PST |
I wonder what rules people are enjoying. I have a few, mostly unplayed. Faustus Furius is the one I expect to like when I get a chance to put it on the table. But too many things to do first… |
| miniMo | 22 May 2025 11:41 a.m. PST |
Avalon Hill's Circus Maximus still works fine. |
| Saxondog | 22 May 2025 1:38 p.m. PST |
Played gladiators with various rules for years…..and years.
A couple of chariot games but man to man is by far the most common. |
| Grattan54 | 24 May 2025 10:17 a.m. PST |
I have Faustus Furious and really like them. Give a very fast pleasant game. I do it in 6mm. |
| The Last Conformist | 24 May 2025 12:26 p.m. PST |
I confess I'd expected gladiatorial games to be the comfortable winner. But perhaps I'm not alone in having found gladiators boring when I've tried to game them. |
 John the OFM | 24 May 2025 7:13 p.m. PST |
Indeed. I've found 1:1 gladiator gaming combat tedious. It's guessing where to strike and block, and then determining how to add in the relative skills of the combatants.
I said "tedious" because it boils down to … tedium. Believe me, I've tried. I happily collected and painted quite a few, from all manufacturers. And I tried quite a few rules, which were not the least bit exciting. Chariots. There is excitement. |
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