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For Glory is a game of gladiatorial combat and deck building for 2 players. Players take on the role of gladiator school owners, or lanistas, in ancient Rome. The game utilizes a two-phase system for deck building and combat. During the Machinations Phase, players recruit gladiators, secure the support of influential patrons, increase their income, and train their gladiators in a multitude of tactics. When the crowd’s bloodlust becomes insatiable, the game shifts to the Arena Phase, during which players control their gladiators in various arenas to battle their opponents’ gladiators for glory. Each gladiator has a unique set of stats and a unique ability. Having the right synergies between gladiators often means the difference between death and glory. During arena battles, players also play tactic and reaction cards from their hand to support their gladiators, or turn the tides of battle. The first player to gain six glory by winning arena battles is the victor, and will be remembered for all time as the greatest lanista of Rome.
Year Published
2020
Transcript Analysis
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Unknown playthrough at 5:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong art and components; compelling gladiator mechanics
- Tense, highly interactive two-player dueling
- Deep deck-building with meaningful reserve/late-registration choices
- Dynamic arenas with shifting powers
- Clear, well-presented player boards
Cons
- Steep rules text and learning curve for new players
- High interaction can be confrontational and stressful
- Can be lengthy for a two-player duel
Thematic elements
- Gladiatorial combat and arena glory
- Ancient Rome
- Competitive, turn-based deck-building with evolving arenas and tactical acts
Comparison games
- Star Realms
- Hero Realms
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Arena-based combat / area control — Three arenas are used per round; players fight to win arenas and trigger arena abilities.
- deck-building — Players build their draw/discard stacks, with discard-to-top-of-deck interactions and draws each turn.
- Influence and patrons — Patrons provide influence to enable more powerful gladiators and actions.
- Reserve and late registration — Players can reserve cards for later use, or late-register gladiators into arenas for a cost.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a deck building game set in ancient Rome where we each have our own school and we are trying to collect the best gladiators to battle out in the arena and earn glory so that's why it's called for glory
- this game by the way it's very mean
- I freaking love this game
- the artwork on this game is fantastic
- If you're a fan of Star Realms, Hero Realms, any two-player confrontational duel like this game
- kickstarter back a copy yourself
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Good Looking Kickstarters kickstarter_game_preview at 0:33 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Deck building mechanism
- Expanded player count
- Solo play option
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Gladiator training and arena combat
- Gladiatorial combat school
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck building — Recruiting and building a deck of gladiators
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- You can't spell steampunk without steam up
- I want to serve a riot, I mean not in real life, but maybe at the tabletop
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3 Minute Board Games game_review at 0:08 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
none
Cons
- Feels like busy work
- Repetitive deck building loop without variation
- Battles are lifeless and bloodless
- Uses entire rules page for simple conflict resolution
- Interrupts don't add meaningful decisions
- Both test groups wanted to quit
- Boring rather than bad
Thematic elements
- Ancient Rome
- Gladiator combat
- Arena battles
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Looking at some of the weird and wacky stuff that's out there that you might not have seen before
- I'd rather play a game that's so bad I can laugh at it than a game I just want to stop playing cuz I'm bored
- This is a ludicrous game for ludicrous people
- I can't think of many things more wholesome in terms of theme than a game like dogs
- Red Outpost is a really different take on the worker placement genre and for that reason alone I recommend checking it out
- I know entirely too many Union people and I think it's hilarious to play a game like this with people in the union movement
- Refreshing to see something other than Marvel and DC in this genre
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