Dicing with Death: Tabletop Wargame rules for Gladiatorial Combat

The latest set of rules from innovative publishers "Wargaming for Grown Ups" is a set of simple, fast play wargame rules for contests between gladiators in the arenas of ancient Rome. The rules cover all of the major types of gladiators, including retiarii and laquerarii. Also included is a simple campaign system enabling players to compete for the coveted rudis, the wooden sword symbolising a gladiator reaching the end of their career. Rules include full details of all the gladiators usable in the game, together with character record sheets and a Quick Reference Sheet. The system uses standard d6 and an offset square playing grid (although you can use hexes if you prefer). Unlike most other sets to game system is aimed to simulate the actual gladiator "sport" with players having a reasonable chance of surviving, depsite being bested by an opponent, like 90% of most actual gladiators did!