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Their presence was great. Gomez, did you get any dice?

Walker and Nick were very cool. I'm super glad I got to meet them and hope they can make it to some more events.

The booth was pretty much packed the entire weekend.

Argh-- the sale was enough that I broke my streak of not buying anything this year- I even passed up finishing off my kingdom death collection, but got in for leo and medusa for two larger pieces.

 cincydooley wrote:
Their presence was great. Gomez, did you get any dice?

Walker and Nick were very cool. I'm super glad I got to meet them and hope they can make it to some more events.

The booth was pretty much packed the entire weekend.

Ha - I didn't actually attend the con, just kept updated and aware through Facebook. Would love to get some of those dice tossed in the box with the minis I ordered (Anum, Euryale, Acerbus, Hagal) but I seriously doubt that'll happen.

Excited to hear the positive response about RRG's presence. Hoping that bodes well for their future - they seem to be the type of company who deserves it.

Hello All!

I've been on the outside looking in on Arena Rex for a while - I caught wind just as the Kickstarter finished, then kind of lost sight of the game as we waited for the Webstore to open.

Then all of a sudden I saw them again at Adepticon this past weekend, and was finally able to pick up some minis! Their booth was packed the entire weekend, you had to wait in line just to try the demo.

I grabbed most of Ludus Magnus, as well as Leo for some living terrain. Two buddies grabbed the Zephyri and the Morituri.

We're getting together tonight to play a few games, what sorts of advice do you all have for new players? What should we make sure we don't skip?

And are there any solid places to grab some terrain? Roman Columns to scale especially.

Welcome aboard!

Here is a link to the point in my on-again/off-again WIP project log where I started work on my AR minis, arena, and terrain - you'll see a couple of my tidbits about columns, etc. a couple posts in. Most of my stuff is DIY though.

As for tips about playing: it's a pretty straightforward game. Read the rules, be at least a little familiar with your fighters' individual abilities, and then jump in. I might suggest a 1 v. 1 run-through, just to nail down the way attacks/reactions work with each other, and to make sure you understand how all the effects from the damage trees function. After that, try some 3 v. 3 action and you'll be hooked IMO. The most important gameplay reminder is to prioritize your management of fatigue, positioning, and favor - in that order.

If you want more than that, the video I posted above is a pretty clear demo of a small game and introduces the concepts very clearly. There's also a video from the RRG webpage that makes things even simpler:



And obviously bring your follow-up questions, comments, projects, etc. back here to share.

Thanks Gomez!

I've been through the rules a few times, I bought the rulebook right when the Web Store first opened but never got any minis until this weekend. I'm a pretty experienced miniatures player, so I think I have a pretty good grasp of it so far. I also got a chance to play a demo (I was right in line behind Team Covenant when they filmed their Demo). I'll be getting a few 3 v 3 games in tonight, so hopefully the mechanics will get drilled in pretty well.

Thanks for the link to you stuff, I'll definitely check it out! I'll post some of my paints and builds as I get them moving along. Started on Iason last night, it felt great to put brush to mini again after abandoning 40K for X Wing (with prepainted minis) last year.

So far, I do have my Ludus Magnus squad based on primed!

Does anyone know if the columns from the Kickstarter are ever going to be released for retail?

Seems like an obvious release for them unless those columns were designated as KS only items.

I don't believe so, they didn't have any available at their Adepticon booth

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:
Does anyone know if the columns from the Kickstarter are ever going to be released for retail?

Seems like an obvious release for them unless those columns were designated as KS only items.

Couple months back they said they were going to release them but efforts into restocking sold out gladiators and getting new product out took priority.


Now if only they could come out with metal versions of their gladiators one of my gladiators keeps breaking.

I wish I had some of those beautiful black and gold dice.

My main wish is that they re-release the arena mat. Although I plan on making an arena, it would be so much easier to transport and demo the game with a mat. 30" diameter and similar size arenas are hard to find, let alone in mat format. I've found very few and usually they have hexes or squares in them, and the MDF/Resin ones are super expensive.

Adepticon was insane.

Big thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth. I'll try to write an after-action report when things calm down.
For now I'd just like to say that we're keeping an eye on this thread and your wishes/feedback are important to us. They will likely influence our product release road map in future.

Thanks all.

 Piston Honda wrote:

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:
Does anyone know if the columns from the Kickstarter are ever going to be released for retail?

Seems like an obvious release for them unless those columns were designated as KS only items.

Couple months back they said they were going to release them but efforts into restocking sold out gladiators and getting new product out took priority.

Cool, thanks for the information. So hopefully when stock issues clear up the columns will make an appearance!

 Piston Honda wrote:
Now if only they could come out with metal versions of their gladiators one of my gladiators keeps breaking.

I know what you mean about model damage. I had my Stheno snap at the ankle and one of her weapon shafts break as well. It was a sad day when that happened.

 rrg_nickp wrote:
Adepticon was insane.

Big thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth. I'll try to write an after-action report when things calm down.
For now I'd just like to say that we're keeping an eye on this thread and your wishes/feedback are important to us. They will likely influence our product release road map in future.

Thanks all.

Thanks for checking in, Nick. I'll second the request for the arena mat to be available through your store - I dig my DIY arena, but if I'm heading to a FLGS to play or demo AR I might prefer something more portable (really kicking myself for not thinking that during the KS PM). I'd also love to see more beast sculpts - tiger, leopard, ape, giant lizard, crocodile, whatever... The more the better IMO. I'm not sure how the beasts you have sell relative to the gladiator models, but I love the fact that you guys are committed to creating realistic animals. Finally, sort of related to that, I'd love to see which models are your best sellers. I'm pretty sure I have a good idea but I still think it would be pretty cool info.

 rrg_nickp wrote:
Adepticon was insane.

Big thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth. I'll try to write an after-action report when things calm down.
For now I'd just like to say that we're keeping an eye on this thread and your wishes/feedback are important to us. They will likely influence our product release road map in future.

Thanks all.

A quick question- will you be attending anymore conventions/shows this year?

 rrg_nickp wrote:
Adepticon was insane.

Big thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth. I'll try to write an after-action report when things calm down.
For now I'd just like to say that we're keeping an eye on this thread and your wishes/feedback are important to us. They will likely influence our product release road map in future.

Thanks all.

Great to hear it all went well,

You certainly showed up a lot on my newsfeed and everybody was very impressed with both the minis and the game

 Sinful Hero wrote:

 rrg_nickp wrote:
Adepticon was insane.

Big thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth. I'll try to write an after-action report when things calm down.
For now I'd just like to say that we're keeping an eye on this thread and your wishes/feedback are important to us. They will likely influence our product release road map in future.

Thanks all.

A quick question- will you be attending anymore conventions/shows this year?

We may be at Wargamescon in Austin. Quite honestly Adepticon cleared out much of our inventory (we shipped up more product from Austin, it was immediately apparent we would be needing it). We're already planning for next year's Adepticon. You may see us branch out in 2017 though.


As far as the popularity of our minis, Medusa is extremely popular. So are the beasts. During the KS Ludus Magnus was the most popular faction, since our webstore opened interest has evened out among the 4 major factions.
There was a lot of Zephyri love Adepticon.

Hi everyone!

I've gotten busy on my Ludus Magnus collection, starting with Iason. Here are a few WIP photos, I'm hoping to have him finished up over the weekend.

Also, there is some great discussion going on here at Dakka Dakka, but if you feel like you want more Arena Rex chatter, please visit us over at www.reddit.com/r/arenarex

My hope is that reddit might be a bit easier for people to find than dakka dakka or the RRG forums, and the ability to loop in related subreddits should help spread the word about Arena Rex. Hope to see some of you over there!

So, after checking that subreddit I have to ask: is Atrox an actual upcoming beast? You guys were discussing the tiger's artwork that was shown at Adepticon, but I wasn't totally clear whether he was a sculpt-to-be or just a picture at this point...

He is an actual upcoming beast!

UgLove 1 point 11 minutes ago
Stephane will be sculpting him. He does such a great job with beasts. Very excited to see what he does with the art

Thanks!

But who is "UgLove"? Someone who heard something at Adepticon or someone more connected?

Also: disappointed to hear Stephane will be sculpting. IMO he's pretty low on the hierarchy of AR sculptors. Something always seems a bit "off" about his pieces: Acerbus seems bored, Anum's hyena's rear legs are a touch too long, Hagal is just not quite as awesome as his art, etc. I'm sure the RRG guys have a good relationship with him, I just think he's a couple steps behind MIKH, Benoit, and Sebastian.

Stephane has done a great job with past sculpts with fur. Bjarrhvit model is one of the best in the line.

 Piston Honda wrote:
Stephane has done a great job with past sculpts with fur. Bjarrhvit model is one of the best in the line.

I actually think she's one of the weakest Zephyri models. For example, the fur looks more like hair, not bear-like at all, and there's just something about her face and knife hand that seem off... But, whatever - personal taste is what it is, and it's not like she's a bad sculpt. I guess I'll just hold out hope that this incoming tiger badass looks the part.

Yeah, loved her concept but I think she's the weakest execution of any of them I have, or maybe the legio spear lady who has a weirdly flat face. I think I'm going to do a kingdom death head swap if they fit.

Also, I thought she was also beast themed- is there something I'm missing for her not being part of the beast set?

 Gomez wrote:
Thanks!

But who is "UgLove"? Someone who heard something at Adepticon or someone more connected?

UgLove is yours truly.

 rrg_nickp wrote:

 Gomez wrote:
Thanks!

But who is "UgLove"? Someone who heard something at Adepticon or someone more connected?

UgLove is yours truly.

Ha ha - more connected indeed.

Also: would you guys be willing to sell me some extra 60mm bases? I have an order in that's waiting for some restocks and would love to add a couple of those to make some terrain elements match my gladiators' bases.

I was able to restrain myself to only picking up Anum at Adepticon.

I will have to pick up some beasts now. Glad to hear there is a tiger on the way. Leo and the rhino are definitely on my radar.

Also, Euralye. That snake paintjob in person was amazing.

 skrulnik wrote:
I was able to restrain myself to only picking up Anum at Adepticon.

I will have to pick up some beasts now. Glad to hear there is a tiger on the way. Leo and the rhino are definitely on my radar.

Also, Euralye. That snake paintjob in person was amazing.

As the proud owner of both Eurayle and Acerbus (rhino) I'd say run, don't walk to get those figures! They are simply wonderful.



Since the arenas will soon have lions and tigers, perhaps we will get a bear soon (oh, my!)?

Seriously though, a bear would be awesome for the arenas!

 DarkTraveler777 wrote:

As the proud owner of both Eurayle and Acerbus (rhino) I'd say run, don't walk to get those figures! They are simply wonderful.

Since the arenas will soon have lions and tigers, perhaps we will get a bear soon (oh, my!)?

Seriously though, a bear would be awesome for the arenas!

Can't wait to get my hands on both Euryale and Acerbus (though she's waiting to be restocked, which is holding up my order). Acerbus because who doesn't want a badass battle rhino charging across the arena, and Euryale because her sculpt is just so amazing. I wasn't down with the concept of actual mythical beings in AR at first (I loved the idea that they'd maybe go more metaphorical, with Septimus and Nero representing the minotaur, and maybe a giant python representing Echidna for example) but once she was sculpted I slowly came around. Now I'm a big fan and think she'll look awesome in my arena.

Also, a bear would be perfect - lots of those poor guys went into the arena, either fighting bestiarii or going after other animals. Would love to see what MIKH could do with a bear done to the same standard as Leo and Nero (but totally afraid of how long he'd take - maybe my grandkids could paint it for me).

A number of us at our game club are really interested in this. Are there any plans of getting stock into the UK?

I have always been interested in gladiatorial combat (born in the wrong time I guess) and really looking forward to giving this a go. I enjoyed guild ball which from what I can tell is similar but wasn't keen on the football aspect.

If Adepticon had awards, Arena Rex would hands down have won Most Surprising Show of the Con. For a game that I had good, but quiet, pre-con awareness of, they came out the end as one of the most popular booths in the hall.

They had an amazing display up, showcasing the quality of their figure line. You not only had to stand in line for a demo, you had to stand in line just to see their display case. I picked up a figure from a swag coupon, and the retail version appears to be every bit high quality as the case versions. I'm looking forward to getting it painted up, because every figure from this line is display quality...not that my skill will do it proper justice

If there's one negative, it's that their space was too small! The booth was packed every single time we'd swing by. Good problems to have! There was a lot of floor buzz about the game, the booth, the figures. Because of the waits, we had to pass on running the demo...I went with my 10 year old son, and neither of us are big on crowds or waiting. Also, the lines were a little deterrent for us to consider buying more...not that selling stuff was a problem for them!

We were there Friday-Sunday, and by the time the floor closed, I think I saw maybe 4 figure packages left.

We've got enough figures lying around that we may try giving a game at home a go using proxies, and AR will be at the top of my demo list for next year. Looking forward to seeing them again, maybe with a slightly bigger booth?