MASSIVE & EPIC HISTORICON 2024 GAME: Late Romans Vs. Germans After Action Report (Strasbourg 357 AD)

After Action report for the Strasbourg game at Historicon featuring 2000+ miniatures.

[notmatthew]

Did I spot a victory medal cup? Gotta get glass or metal to hear that clink! Love it.

[dukewinser]

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.

[BootsontheTable]

looked like an amazing game. Well done to you guys running something so impressive, especially for a first time at such a big show

[peterfett]

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.

[jvcpaints]

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!

[dw]

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

[Djmeeple]

Wow! Holy moly! Impressive and looked like great fun. Glad it worked out good for you guys.

[redmist]

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!

[mitchsminis]

Epic culmination of a great looking project! Congrats to you and Ranger for putting this on at historicon!

[joshuacooley]

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!

[ChicagoTerrainFactory]

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.

[buckospiffle]

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.

[inplumbumnosfides]

Love the rules. Great looking game. Sorry I missed the convention. 2000 figures. Crazy. Do you ever make it to Mayhem, Havoc or Huzzah?

[timhyeh]

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.

[BearGrisham]

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.

[cborg]

What rules did you use for this game? Hail Ceaser?

[Grim-Crusader]

I see you lost the battle with your hair brush bro 😮