Table feel
Gladiator has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth in confrontation. Players must frequently pay attention to and react to each other's actions. However, there is less emphasis on cooperation in the game.
Gladiator
Players
2-6
Time
15-30
Age
14+
Weight
2.86
Rating
6.56
Fit
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.2
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.8
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Gladiator has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, impactful expansions, deep strategic possibilities, and good scalability. The game offers fresh experiences each time it is played, allowing players to discover new tactics and strategies. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing the replay value. The game adapts well to different player counts without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort.
Luck profile
Gladiator has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions, luck still plays a significant role. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy.
Overview
Prior to publication by The Avalon Hill Game Co, Gladiator was part of the two-in-one Battleline game Circus Maximus. The savage splendor and pageantry of ancient Rome lives again in this game of man-to-man gladiatorial combat. Each player assumes the role of one of a matched pair of gladiators pitted in a contest of arms to the death. Superbly trained and equipped for the sole purpose of entertaining the citizenry with their life and death struggles, each man must fight with all the skill he can muster for his very survival. There is no question of bravery in the arena. It is kill or be killed and each man must muster all the skills and cunning he can summon in this most desperate of battles for survival. There can be only one victor in the arena and no second chance for the loser. For missus can be granted the fallen only at the whim of the emperor. And all too often mercy takes the form of a quick end on an opponent's blade. Let the games begin!
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Credits
Designers
1
Michael J. Matheny
Artists
3
Cathy Chastain
Dale Scheaffer
Mark Wheatley
Publishers
1
The Avalon Hill Game Co
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