Blood on the Sands **NEW** Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears...

[Ray Earle]

Agreed Richard.

If only someone would start to produce some quality 40mm gladiators.... 

[Malamute]

Agreed Richard.

If only someone would start to produce some quality 40mm gladiators.... 

Yeah, if only....

[Captain Blood]

What we really need is a lead baron with the right facilities... 

 

[Ray Earle]

It's on the tip of my tongue... 

[Mason]

You lot all look like you have a nervous twitch, what with all this winking.
 

Oh, bugger.
Me too....

[Malamute]

It's on the tip of my tongue... 

Yep, same for me.

[OSHIROmodels]

Not a bad idea really, I'd buy some 

cheers

James

[Ray Earle]

Not a bad idea really, I'd buy some 

Me too. 

[Captain Blood]

What we really need is Hicksy to scale up his recent wonderful work for Brigade Games from 28's to 40's... 

[Elbows]

I just ordered a handful more Foundry miniatures and am eagerly awaiting the release of BOTS.  I'm back working nights right now, so games have been slim.  I do have a BOTS-friendly project I'm working on with a buddy of mine.  Will post details as they become available. 

[Furt]

I nearly understand the rules, even!
(Having read this excellent thread from start to finish - thank you Frank: a true labour of love, and it shows).

Thanks Richard - could you explain a few things to me? 

If only someone would start to produce some quality 40mm gladiators.... 

Now that could be very dangerous for us 28mm lanistae - very dangerous indeed.

What we really need is Hicksy to scale up his recent wonderful work for Brigade Games from 28's to 40's... 

Hands off our Hicks boys - find your own sculptor!! 

I just ordered a handful more Foundry miniatures and am eagerly awaiting the release of BOTS.  I'm back working nights right now, so games have been slim.  I do have a BOTS-friendly project I'm working on with a buddy of mine.  Will post details as they become available. 

Looking forward to it mate. I've been busy trying to get the campaign rules ready, along with preparing for a local convention where I'm going to demo BotS to a couple of guys. I'd actually like to paint some of my own gladiators too, but its hard to find the time.

I did manage to have a game with my 8 year old son though and I'll hopefully post the results soon.

[axabrax]

So it looks like the game requires, what, about an 8" hexed square arena? I'm basing that on the photos from the first few pages of the thread. Does that still hold true?

[Elbows]

I'd go with something a bit bigger than 8"...but yes the game could be played on a simple hex printed sheet of paper. 

[axabrax]

What would the author, and anyone else who's played BoS, say is the optimal size for a circular arena (in inches) for this game?

[Dr Mathias]

As I recall the rules recommend '10 hexes square' for arena size and later suggest gladiators start 3 or 5 hexes apart.