Everytime I leave the con, i always have these game-making ideas (and some sad feelings). Don't ask me why and it's not that I like buying games. In fact I leave that task onto everyone else. But I just do enjoy making games. And I want to make em. so back on track to the Gladiator game, I had some new ideas for the theme. A lot of you might not like it, or agree with it, or what not, as we all have different likes/dislikes, but here, let's compromise. Welcome to add in thoughts / improvements . The goal here is to establish the actual framework of the game itself. I've only left the gameplay open, and I'll continue to update thoughts onto this living rulebook v1.0
Title: GLADIATOR: Batiarus Rudus
Game Description:
Become the richest and most prestigous Batiarus of Gladiator schools in all of Rome! You will buy, hire and train slaves and turn them into the hardest gladiators, and then profit from their deaths by gambling, politicizing and smoozing with the richest and finest men and women of rome or using them in the Arena! Lots of Violence, Blood, Plotting, Cunning and Humor.
From a modest beginning of a small school of gladiators, you will build and venture forth into the great profession of romes finest flesh entertainment industry.
Players – 2-6
Playing time: 2 hours
Box Contents –
Slave cards (reverse side – Gladiator profile)
Wealthy Noble matte
Event Cards / Playing Cards
Gold Denarii coins
1 Playing Matte
6 Player Matts (schools)
Dice
1 Arena Matte
1 Bathhouse Matte
1 Slave Matte
Setup –
Every player receives 10 gold denarii’s
Each player receives 1 player matte. This matte will be upgraded for improvements, keep track of score etc.
Place 8 gladiators in the Slave matte
Plate 8 roman wealthy elites on the bathhouse matte
II Turn Progression –
1) Choosing a location – Each player chooses a location to go. When all players are ready, show location they went to.
Location 1 – Docks
Slave Trading and Bidding
Flip up 8 slave cards on the 8 slave matte slots representing the new boat of slaves taken into the docks of rome. Players takes turns to bid on the slaves. The highest bidder takes then slave. Each slave has a starting stat on their cards. Remember, some of these slaves are meant to die, others are meant to win! You need both.
After each player has spent their coins, everyone goes home, happy, sad, contented, or furious.
Location 2 - Trainery
Training Slaves – Here all the slaves in your pit is trained, at the tradeoff of coins and time
Location 3 - Bathhouse
Players can visit the bathhouse to buy favor with the roman elites, find sponsors and even buyers for your gladiators for coin!
Location 4 - Arena
Settling business in the Arena
Location 5 – Armory
Here you can buy the weapons and armor to equip your gladiators
Location 6 – Improvements / Constructioneer
Location 7 – Missions
III Challenging and Fighting in the Arena –