I was one of the guys bugging you with questions as you were setting up on Friday night. I absolutely loved the late roman army and I wish I would have had a chance to play the game! Regarding the days of the convention, Thursday is a full day, definitely with lower attendance than Friday and Saturday, but still lots of people and plenty of stuff going on. Friday and Saturday are the main days as you found out. In terms of sheer size, I saw one 28mm Napoleonic game that maybe came close, but the spectacle of the late Roman army was unmatched. I hope you guys continue to host games in the future!
Hey brother, great overview of the event and lessons learned as being unfamiliar with this convention, I had a great time plugging into this project with you and the Ranger. Had a blast hosting the game with you and bullshitting with you in our limited free time. Your mastery of the ruleset really led to truly seamless GMing. I look forward to joining you for the next one. Take care! -D
I enjoyed all the videos leading up to the event itself. This video shows the whole shebang! Congratulations on a job well done. Thanks for your journey with us.
Great stuff, man. Glad that it went off well and the players had a lot of fun! It looked amazing on the table. I watched a lot of the recap videos looking for you guys, but didn't catch you guys. Looking forward to your next video rounding up the experience. Thumbs up!
Thanks so much! Yes somehow we missed the recaps and the judging (the judges literally did not view our game when they where supposed too)... I will chalk it down to us not yet being an established force at the convention. I don't think the organizers actually expected us to pull through with this project. Glad you enjoyed following the project!
@@TriariusWarGaming Ranger mentioned the same thing about the breakdown of the organizers to acknowledge the new bloods on the scene in his video. I must admit that you actually have gaming cons to go to!!! Our last tourney was almost 7 years ago. Historical wargaming desert here, man.
This was an exception game! I was the Roman Cavalry Commander in Sundays game...loved it! My son, Dan had a blast working the German center. I think you hit it on the head about what "wargaming" game should...epic displays like this game. I'm still jaw-dropped on the volume of figures and especially how well the rules played out. We have never played the rules before and was able to pick them up fairly quick. Great video and will look forward what you guys come up with in future events. Take care!
Triarius, great recap to a great project. I look forward to following your 2026 project also. Little Wars is my hometown Chicago convention, let me know if you ever have the chance to visit.
Congratulations on the successful completion of your project. A huge undertaking with an immense amount of time (not to mention cost) expended. Looks like you used "To the Strongest" as your rules of choice. I'm glad everyone, including yourself, had a good time. I'm assuming the people who played were mostly strangers. Fantastic work and effort. Look forward to the hoplite project! Cheers.
Thanks man much appreciated! Yes "To the Strongest" Rules - which worked perfectly, and all the players were mostly strangers (some family members etc). Glad that you enjoyed the project and thanks for your kind words!
I have never been to a big historical game but you have stroked my Interest. I would like to volunteer my services as a graphic designer for your literature, poster, etc.
Obviously the battle map that was set out in the Osprey book has both armies facing off, but do you feel that 28mm battles start off like this more often than not? just wondering as I'm looking into 28mm figures because I love the miniatures, but really struggle to see how they're practical for gaming purposes.
In my experience 28mm miniatures are the absolute best for skirmish games, TTRPGs, and medium scale engagements where you want to be able to see the details on the individual miniatures but still don't have piles and piles of them on the table. They get somewhat inconvenient for genuinely large scale games, but as you can see in the video they also look spectacular in the effort.
Yes there is definitely a trade off between the nice looking 28mm figures and the size required to pull off a spectacle. This kind of project is also not feasible for someone just getting in the hobby - it takes to develop the skills to manage army creation at this level. I'm still learning my self how to pull off these big projects. What I would suggest is start small and then do a "slow grow". Start out doing small scale clashes and build up over time. One thing you can do is paint parallel armies. Get a box of 28mm of something you like and then get some 15 or 10mm figures. Paint both at this same time, you can do some large small scale armies for cheap in the meantime while you develop your 28mm collection. Storage is the biggest thing to thing about with 28mm, you definitely need some storage space like a spare closet or basement (or under the bed etc) to keep all the figures. The bottom line though is if you don't like the figures you are painting you won't paint them. And you can do some great smaller clashes with 28mm on a 6 X4 - that is what most of the games I play at home are.
@@TriariusWarGaming absolutely agree. Your collections are awesome for sure and I think when it comes to the larger engagements my worry is not having the depth in the table to pull it off. You can always make the table wider but 6ft seems close to the limit for most people in terms of reach. I’m going to pick up a box of 28mm as I love painting that scale, but with living close to Eureka miniatures I have found myself investing in the AB range which has some amazing sculpted models.
@@alexanderbergbacka6825 Yes the range of miniatures is staggering at 28mm, plus they look great. I’ve just recently invested in some AB 20mm WW2 miniatures for Chain of command as I found it a nice trade off between size and detail.
Did I spot a victory medal cup? Gotta get glass or metal to hear that clink! Love it.
That’s a solid call, next time I’m bringing glass cups
I was one of the guys bugging you with questions as you were setting up on Friday night. I absolutely loved the late roman army and I wish I would have had a chance to play the game!
Regarding the days of the convention, Thursday is a full day, definitely with lower attendance than Friday and Saturday, but still lots of people and plenty of stuff going on. Friday and Saturday are the main days as you found out.
In terms of sheer size, I saw one 28mm Napoleonic game that maybe came close, but the spectacle of the late Roman army was unmatched. I hope you guys continue to host games in the future!
Thanks man! Always glad to chat and glad you enjoyed the game! We definitely have plans for Historicon in the future. Best Wishes!
Were you the guy talking about their collection of old 25mm historic Ral Partha minis?
@@dw5723 Sorry my friend, not me. I don't have any Ral Parthas!
@@dw5723 also not me.
Hey brother, great overview of the event and lessons learned as being unfamiliar with this convention, I had a great time plugging into this project with you and the Ranger. Had a blast hosting the game with you and bullshitting with you in our limited free time. Your mastery of the ruleset really led to truly seamless GMing. I look forward to joining you for the next one. Take care! -D
Thanks so much man!
Played the Sunday game at H-Con. Roman center Left. Had a great time. Outstanding job on the sceanario. Thanks a bunch for all the hardwork.
Glad you had a good time man! Thanks for playing and making it an awesome experience.
I enjoyed all the videos leading up to the event itself. This video shows the whole shebang! Congratulations on a job well done. Thanks for your journey with us.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed following the project and thanks for your kind words!
looked like an amazing game. Well done to you guys running something so impressive, especially for a first time at such a big show
Thanks so much man! Glad you enjoyed the project!
Great stuff, man. Glad that it went off well and the players had a lot of fun! It looked amazing on the table. I watched a lot of the recap videos looking for you guys, but didn't catch you guys. Looking forward to your next video rounding up the experience. Thumbs up!
Thanks so much! Yes somehow we missed the recaps and the judging (the judges literally did not view our game when they where supposed too)... I will chalk it down to us not yet being an established force at the convention. I don't think the organizers actually expected us to pull through with this project. Glad you enjoyed following the project!
@@TriariusWarGaming Ranger mentioned the same thing about the breakdown of the organizers to acknowledge the new bloods on the scene in his video. I must admit that you actually have gaming cons to go to!!! Our last tourney was almost 7 years ago. Historical wargaming desert here, man.
@@jvcpaints Damn, that is unfortunate. Maybe you gotta be the one to start up the convention scene?
This was an exception game! I was the Roman Cavalry Commander in Sundays game...loved it! My son, Dan had a blast working the German center. I think you hit it on the head about what "wargaming" game should...epic displays like this game. I'm still jaw-dropped on the volume of figures and especially how well the rules played out. We have never played the rules before and was able to pick them up fairly quick. Great video and will look forward what you guys come up with in future events. Take care!
Thanks so much for playing in the game and I'm glad you had a great time! And thanks for your kind words!
Wow! Holy moly! Impressive and looked like great fun. Glad it worked out good for you guys.
Thanks man! Much appreciated!
Epic culmination of a great looking project! Congrats to you and Ranger for putting this on at historicon!
Thanks so much man, greatly appreciate it!
Triarius, great recap to a great project. I look forward to following your 2026 project also. Little Wars is my hometown Chicago convention, let me know if you ever have the chance to visit.
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed the project! Hopefully I will get out to Chicago one day!
amazing work
Thanks man!
Love the rules. Great looking game. Sorry I missed the convention. 2000 figures. Crazy. Do you ever make it to Mayhem , Havoc or Huzzah?
Congratulations on the successful completion of your project. A huge undertaking with an immense amount of time (not to mention cost) expended. Looks like you used "To the Strongest" as your rules of choice. I'm glad everyone, including yourself, had a good time. I'm assuming the people who played were mostly strangers. Fantastic work and effort. Look forward to the hoplite project! Cheers.
Thanks man much appreciated! Yes "To the Strongest" Rules - which worked perfectly, and all the players were mostly strangers (some family members etc). Glad that you enjoyed the project and thanks for your kind words!
I have never been to a big historical game but you have stroked my Interest. I would like to volunteer my services as a graphic designer for your literature, poster, etc.
Thanks so much man! You can contact me at triariuswargaming@gmail.com. Putting together some kind of poster or flier would be awesome!
The game looked epic.
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it!
Obviously the battle map that was set out in the Osprey book has both armies facing off, but do you feel that 28mm battles start off like this more often than not? just wondering as I'm looking into 28mm figures because I love the miniatures, but really struggle to see how they're practical for gaming purposes.
In my experience 28mm miniatures are the absolute best for skirmish games, TTRPGs, and medium scale engagements where you want to be able to see the details on the individual miniatures but still don't have piles and piles of them on the table.
They get somewhat inconvenient for genuinely large scale games, but as you can see in the video they also look spectacular in the effort.
Yes there is definitely a trade off between the nice looking 28mm figures and the size required to pull off a spectacle. This kind of project is also not feasible for someone just getting in the hobby - it takes to develop the skills to manage army creation at this level. I'm still learning my self how to pull off these big projects.
What I would suggest is start small and then do a "slow grow". Start out doing small scale clashes and build up over time.
One thing you can do is paint parallel armies. Get a box of 28mm of something you like and then get some 15 or 10mm figures. Paint both at this same time, you can do some large small scale armies for cheap in the meantime while you develop your 28mm collection.
Storage is the biggest thing to thing about with 28mm, you definitely need some storage space like a spare closet or basement (or under the bed etc) to keep all the figures.
The bottom line though is if you don't like the figures you are painting you won't paint them. And you can do some great smaller clashes with 28mm on a 6 X4 - that is what most of the games I play at home are.
@@TriariusWarGaming absolutely agree. Your collections are awesome for sure and I think when it comes to the larger engagements my worry is not having the depth in the table to pull it off. You can always make the table wider but 6ft seems close to the limit for most people in terms of reach. I’m going to pick up a box of 28mm as I love painting that scale, but with living close to Eureka miniatures I have found myself investing in the AB range which has some amazing sculpted models.
@@alexanderbergbacka6825 Yes the range of miniatures is staggering at 28mm, plus they look great. I’ve just recently invested in some AB 20mm WW2 miniatures for Chain of command as I found it a nice trade off between size and detail.
What rules did you use for this game? Hail Ceaser?
We used “To the strongest” it’s a great ruleset for massed battles like this. It’s my go to ancients set.
Plataea?
Good guess but further west. We are looking at Ancient Sicily.
I see you lost the battle with your hair brush bro 😮
Sometimes you just gotta go full hobo my friend. Now I'm back to work I actually got a haircut and shave lol.