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Author Topic: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Warband game.  (Read 30866 times)

Offline jetengine

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SPQR - Warlord Ancients Warband game.
« on: June 04, 2019, 09:41:53 AM »
So SPQR, what do we know....

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. Infantry, Cavalry, some warmachines (a scorpion has been mentioned)
11. Mercenaries can be bought
12. You can use elephants
13. More factions will be added if the game is successful.

*With more recent information released this has been revealed to be a warband game not a skirmish game.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2019, 12:34:17 PM by jetengine »

Offline guitarheroandy

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2019, 10:15:54 AM »
Seems to be a few of these coming out at the moment. I'll be interested to have a look at what it's like...

Offline SHARPE52

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2019, 10:34:52 AM »
Wow. Good news!!
The problem is my workbench overcrowded with greeks, samurai and coming soon... Romans:-)
Besides, I like this kind of games easy to play in between big battles at local club.
Is there a site where I can see more info please?
Marco

Offline MartinD

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2019, 07:59:02 PM »
This sounds good, and I might be able to resurrect a couple of stalled projects that I'll never finish in 28mm.

By Ancients, does it mean the DBM style Ancients that runs up to 1500, or Ancients as until an earlier cut-off point before about 1000ce?

But definitely interested, this looks good. I've got some of those lovely Warlord Spanish to do v soon and I'm wondering to base them individually for this now. 

Offline jetengine

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2019, 09:22:20 PM »
The guy in the interview wasn't massively specific but said "Romans, greeks and maybe vikings"

Offline Wiegraf

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2019, 06:36:54 AM »
Lot of little skirmish games for ancients popping up
Hard to keep up with them all but this looks nice :)

Offline Antonio J Carrasco

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2019, 09:37:38 AM »
Lot of little skirmish games for ancients popping up
Hard to keep up with them all but this looks nice :)

Indeed! But as the saying goes: the more, the merrier!

Offline Matakakea

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2019, 03:13:09 PM »
I hope they'll include Thracians. I think I could just about manage painting a force of them for this size of game  o_o
I'm not a mercenary. Killing's more of a hobby for me.

Offline mkultra99

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2019, 03:39:51 PM »
Link for source? Thanks

Offline mkultra99

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2019, 03:42:37 PM »
Or.. maybe you know? Will Greeks be playable upon initial release?

Offline boywundyrx

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2019, 06:23:49 PM »
"SPQR" as a title is a bit of a crowded field - it's been the flagship for GMT Games' long-standing Great Battles in History series and there's the Polemos SPQR big battle rules from Baccus.

Chris

Offline jetengine

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2019, 06:58:40 PM »
Or.. maybe you know? Will Greeks be playable upon initial release?

Its literally a Beast of War interveiw.

Offline Lost Egg

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2019, 04:48:15 AM »
I'm not sure a scorpion is a skirmish weapon but other that that it sounds good.
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Offline Arrigo

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2019, 02:37:03 PM »
from the pre-order page on the warlord website:

Imperial Rome
Dacia & Sarmatia
Iberia
Gaul
Caesar’s Legions
Macedonia
Persia
Thebes
Sparta
Athens
 
these are the armies included in the rule book at release.
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Offline jetengine

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Re: SPQR - Warlord Ancients Skirmish game.
« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2019, 03:34:57 PM »
It'll come with 17 Romans....and 93 Gauls. 1 metal hero in each (I'm assuming the plastics will be a later release). Its either a mistake or those Gauls are trash mobs.