Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy

MORE SKIRMISH WARFARE IN THE ETERNAL CITY LET'S PLAY GANGS OF ROME 2

The second edition Gangs of Rome is a fast-paced skirmish game. Each player is a dominus who controls a small gang of fighters. They use this gang to secure greater influence in the city. The gang typically consists of five to ten fighters who can engage in a wide range of different scenarios. Each scenario has an objective to achieve: one might be a simple ‘turf’ fight to establish dominance; another might be to steal something before a rival gang can; or it might involve the assassination of a political rival.

The skirmish nature of the game means that painting a Roman gang should be an easy task. However, to make the game look GOOD, some time and effort needs to be put into the scenery and the miniatures used in

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