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| "The Furies" gang come storming down one of the narrow streets of the City. You had best get out of their way. |
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I have just posted a copy on YouTube of my movie trailer for one of my games at this year's Historicon wargame convention. The game time is Saturday July 25, 2025 at 1PM (EST). The Event Number is 707. Click on the link below to watch the trailer (1 minute 30 seconds).
Of course I am using this video to stir up interest in my game and get people to register and sign up to play in my game at Historicon. My game will allow up to 10 players and the game is designed to last approximately 2 hours.
Here is the link to this specific game on the HMGS Historicon game registration site. Just click the link and sign up for the game. Easy peasy. (or "facile peasy" in Latin)
The game is a skirmish level game that is inspired by the movie "The Warriors". A group of Roman warriors are trapped behind enemy lines and must reach the safety of their military encampment. There are numerous "Bad Guy" (and Gals) who are dead set on preventing the Warriors get away. After all, Hannibal himself has placed an attractive bounty of 100 gold ducats for whoever captures the Warriors.
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| A view of the City as it looks today. I have made 16 scratch-built buildings and 6 feet of aqueduct for the game, so far... |
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| A ground level view of daily life in the City. |
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| Overhead view of a part of the City. I added a new Bakery this past week. It is the building with the three windows with awnings in the upper left corner. |
Life is hard in the City and living ain't an easy thing to do when you have seven or more urban gangs out to get you.
The Good Guys
The Warriors:
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| The Warriors, themselves |
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| One of the Citizen Mobs. They might be Good Guys or they might be Bad Guys. Money speaks volumes with the Mob. |
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| The Urban Vigiles are the police force of ancient Rome. They don't like any group that is creating trouble and we do not know if they will help the Warriors or try to stop them. |
The Bad Guys
These are some of the gangs that are hell-bent on capturing (or worse) the Warriors.
The Furies:
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| The Furies are the insane bad-ass gang in the City. They dye their hair white with lime and wear no clothing or shoes. Ask them if they care, if you dare. |
The Wolf Men:
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| The Wolf Men are a band of renegade deserters from the Roman army. They harbor nothing but ill will towards the Warriors. They want loot and lots of it. |
The Wings:
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| The Wings are a collective of disgraced Gallic chieftains who need to curry the favor of Hannibal to regain their honor and positions. Capturing the Warriors would help them resurrect their careers. |
The Celtic Riffs:
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| Grizzled Vets of Gaul who have an extreme dislike for Romans. In fact, they really don't like anyone so they would just as soon see the other gangs fail instead of capturing the Warriors. |
The Spanish Flies:
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| Spanish light infantry warriors who are very quick and agile, almost as if they could fly. Get it? |
The Black Shield Gang:
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| No, the Black Shields are not from Falworth, but rather, they are a fierce group of Iberians who work for whomever pays the most. Nah, they don't like the Warriors either so they would kill them for nothing. |
The Lizzies:
I just found some 54mm Amazon warriors that I can use in the game as The Lizzies, a notorious all-female gang in the City. I will be painting these figures this week and I will post pictures soon.
Summary of Forces:
So that is up to seven urban gangs that are out to nab The Warriors, two groups of "maybe" friendlies and then The Warriors themselves. I am really looking forward to hosting this game and with ten different groups having their own, and sometimes conflicting, agendas there is no telling of how this game will end.
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Superb idea for a game, should be a blast for those lucky enough to play it, it should look pretty spectacular.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding! I spilled my coffee laughing at the reference to the movie. I am not into ancient games but yes I would play in this one in a minute. Your film is definitely first class.
ReplyDelete" I want them all, I want all those Warriors. I want them alive if possible, if not – wasted. But I want them. Send the word!”
Thank you Nick. One of the reasons I am doing this game is to demonstrate that playing Ancients era games is no different than other historical periods. I'm looking forward to seeing how this game plays out at Historicon.
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