Clash of the Gladiators (2002)

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Designer	Reiner Knizia
Artist	Mathias Dietze
Publisher	999 Games Hans im Glück Rio Grande Games
Year Published	2002
# of Players	2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	(Not best with any number) Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players (8 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (3 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (3 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Family Games (14 voters) [vote]
Category	Ancient Fighting Wargame
Mechanic	Card Drafting Dice Rolling
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Family	Gladiators The Roman Empire
Primary Name	Clash of the Gladiators
Alternate Names	Gladiator Kampf der Gladiatoren
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Players form teams of Gladiators: Swordsmen, Spearmen, Net-throwers, Shield-Carriers, and Trident-Carriers. Each type of card has different effects on the combat die-rolls. Players gets points for kills. Wild Animals are thrown in to keep things interesting. Keep playing until only one player is left standing.

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Gladiator

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Dutch edition

Publisher: 999 Games

Artist: Mathias Dietze

Year: 2006

Product Code: 999-GLA01

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Release Date: May 2006

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Kampf der Gladiatoren

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Year: 2002

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Rio Grande edition

Publisher: Rio Grande Games

Artist: Mathias Dietze

Year: 2002

Size: 12.40 x 10.70 x 2.20 inches

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16	Reviews [Video Review] Clash of the Gladiators	2009-12-24	Tuttle757	1
2	Variants Yugblad's Variant Using Miniatures and Cardplay	2008-06-13	Yugblad	0
0	General Solitaire?	2008-02-14	Watti	2
1	Rules Movement rules	2007-11-15	Gyges	1
0	Variants SQUAD FUSION VARIANT	2007-08-01	theruler	6
0	Variants 2 Player	2007-06-19	Liumas	0
6	Strategy Statistical Studies #4: What's the Deal with Net Casters?	2007-03-09	Gola	4
3	Strategy Statistical Studies #3: How Valuable are Shield Carriers?	2007-01-11	Gola	5
5	Strategy Statistical Studies #2: How Worthwhile are Prong Bearers?	2007-01-10	Gola	5
9	Strategy Statistical Studies #1: How Useful are Spear Holders?	2007-01-09	Gola	3

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RULES IN SPANISH

Rules in Spanish

Felisan88

2011-10-06

Clash Of The Gladiators Unit Reference by Liumas

Everything a player most needs to know on a single half-page player mat. 2 to a page. (PDF)

Liumas

2008-04-27

Clash Of The Gladiators Condensed Rules by Liumas

Clash Of The Gladiators Condensed Rules by Liumas. Everything on a single Double-sided page. Includes 2 player rules, clearly marked. (PDF)

Liumas

2008-04-06

Clash of the Gladiators Quick Reference

1-page quick reference in English, a la Liumas.

Ajax

2008-02-24

Clash Of The Gladiators_ITArules.pdf

Regolamento Italiano - Italian Rules

Bluesboy

2004-11-03

ClashofGladiators.pdf

Clash of the Gladiators (PDF of English Rules)

Bryan Arroyo

2004-04-23

Clash of the Gladiators.doc

Complete English Translation doc File

chaddyboy_2000

2004-04-18

ClashoftheGladiators.zip

Clash of the Gladiators Cyberboard gamebox for Play by Email multiplayer games.

hotspur

2004-01-26

Clash of the Gladiators Quick Ref.doc

Color Quick Reference

Eddy Bee

2002-08-31

Gladiatoren.txt

Rough translation

BoardGameGeek

2002-04-20

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175	Petition to add Beer and Pretzels as a category - win 50GG and a free game	2009-10-04
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Board Game Rank:	2820
Family Game Rank:	657
Num Ratings:	745
Average Rating:	5.86
Standard Deviation:	1.46
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Personal Comments:	349
Users Owning:	799
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Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/3667.pdf	2011-12-17
Nederlandstalige review Clash of the Gladiators	http://www.bloggen.be/speleninlille/archief.php?ID...	2010-12-30
Dutch user reviews on Bordspelmania.eu	http://www.bordspelmania.eu/spellen/detail/gladiat...	2010-09-06
Board Game Blogger Video Review	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb200T1stGA	2010-05-11
preview (in czech)	http://www.spolocenskehry.sk/content/view/666/24/	2008-03-21
Dutch Review on www.spellenclub13.be	http://www.spellenclub13.be/recensies/Gladiator.ht...	2007-05-22
Review - About.com	http://boardgames.about.com/cs/productreviews/gr/g...	2003-03-26
French review on Jeux2Rody	http://jeux2rody.free.fr/jeux/k/kampfdergladiatore...	2002-07-29