The Colosseum (sic) squatted like some primeval stone beast in the heart of Rome, its lofty upper arches casting shadows in the late afternoon sun over the sweltering pavement of this, the Emperor's proud capital . . . Dedicated to the Infernal gods, the Roman games proved to be one of the most awesome spectacles of regulated murder ever performed before...
A game of gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome. Played using counters or miniatures figures (54mm or 25mm) on a hex grid. For two or more players. Gladiators was designed as a system for single figure miniatures combat. But it is more like a role-playing game's combat system than a traditional miniatures system. Combat takes place on a hex grid making...
User Summary This freely downloadable expansion for the print-and-play game Glider-Pit Gladiators (GPG) allows players to create and play continuing gladiator characters who can gain experience and special skills over the course of their careers. The game was first web published in 1999 and updated in 2002. The Campaign Expansion adds rules covering...
To deliver deadly wounds and bring down your enemy, you must pursue and out-speed their escape. But can the paltry might of your attack penetrate their defenses? Become more powerful by changing your trait cards, and use your cunning to collect advantageous combinations—doubles, triples, and even the game-ending quadruple! Players begin with four cards in...
Glider-Pit Gladiators (GPG) is a free print-and-play board game of ancient aerial combat. The latest version (GPG 2002) is available for download from the files section below. Two to six players control primitive gliders descending into a deep, sheer-walled pit. Within this natural arena the glider pilots engage in ritualistic gladiatorial combat. A...
In the year 1939, the world was on the brink of the largest global conflict in history. War was inevitable. But how that war was to be fought had not yet been decided. Now you can take control of your military and industrial might, and truly determine the fate of the world from the very beginning of World War II! Global War 1939 is a variant of Axis &...
Object of the game is be the first player to visit three sites on each continent selected for the game, then return home free of debt. Players roll to determine the mode of travel they must use for their turn, then use a range finder to tell how much it will cost to travel to a destination served by that mode of travel. Players must travel if possible...
90 minute, RPG-style board game. Roll and move adventure. Pick up quests, buy goods. Friendly competition with other players - everyone's a good guy out to help towns and defeat monsters. Win condition is 20 points of glory- by questing, winning battles, and fate. General play is constituted by how you spend your time, estimating whether you can take on...
Gnomes and Wizards is a battle royal gone tabletop where players assume the role of a tribe of either gnomes or wizards. Players or teams will build up their forces and fight it out over 10 rounds trying to lower enemy hit points, use asymmetric surprise abilities, and survive the onslaught of their opponents and the crumbling earth below. Throughout the...
Gnomistic is a competitive game of tactics, strategy, hand management, set collection and other various mechanisms for 1 to 6 players. SHORT OVERVIEW: Imagine that you and your friends are on an excursion in a forest in Ireland, when suddenly, someone yells “I have seen a gnome!”. Now, a magical wave of greed controls your mind and the only thing that...
Bike messengers have been part of the urban landscape since the 1890s. Overworked and underpaid, dodging cars, buses, and whatever else the street throws at you, it's a job that tests your nerves as much as your physical skills. Go Play in Traffic puts you in the saddle of a rookie bike messenger on your first day on the job. You'll need to avoid moving...
In Göbeklitepe: Dawn of Human, you start off as the leader of a hunter-gatherer tribe who discovers and makes use of tools while racing to become the biggest contributor to the first temple on Earth. Throughout the game, you take actions via your six action totems. Each tool you acquire enhances your action totems, giving you better or more actions. You...