My brother abuggeln and I would make great reviewers for Hail Caesar. I've been into wargaming for about 5 years now, sticking mainly to fantasy and historical skirmish stuff. I'm not terribly interested in mass combat – it's the individual action that I find most appealing. I've never played a gladiator game but have often been tempted (I think you’ll probably find my name on a few beginner gladiator threads here). This would be a great motivation to get me off my butt and finally get into this genre of game.
As to my reviewing capabilities, I think I'd be great. I've tried a few different games, always with a critical eye to game design. Adam and I love debates about the merits of game mechanics in all types of games from wargames to traditional boardgames to backyard swimming pool games. To me, a perfect game maintains a good balance between detail vs playability and (maybe more importantly) luck vs skill. I don't want to play a game that careful thought won't help me to win, nor do I enjoy pure strategy games – they can just get too intense – might even encourage me to put down my beer during the game and we just can't have that!
Perhaps the most important factor of a game review is the reporting. I write engineering reports for a living; I am very used to analyzing a large problem, defining the key points and communicating them clearly and concisely. I’d love to try my hand at applying this to reviewing Hail Caesar.
