Victrix Working On Clash Of Spears Sets To Get You Started
October 16, 2019 by brennon
Clash Of Spears is on the way to tabletops from The Wargame Spot and Victrix have joined forces with them in order to create a range of plastic sets which will help you get started in the game.
Currently, they are aiming to do sets which over Gauls (pictured above) alongside options for the Romans (below) and Carthaginians which gives you three core forces which can be used in this Ancient game.
Inside each set, you'll get between four and six different troop types which will become warbands of around forty-five plus miniatures. This will feature command elements alongside both mounted and unmounted troops.
Games of Clash Of Spears are focused around the idea of skirmish combat on 4x4 foot tabletops where games take between one and three hours to play out. This should allow you a good level of complexity for an evenings gaming without feeling like you're getting bogged down. Additionally, it should be a good entry-level product for those who want to play Ancient wargames but don't fancy delving into it in full rank n' flank style.
If you're interested in the game you can find out more about it HERE. I know Gerry is particularly excited for this game and it should offer up a nice alternative to other games out there.
What do you think?
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Seems a great move for both parties. Lots of buzz about Clash of Spears, Victrix seem to have a big following these days. If the price is right, I might even close my eyes when painting the mail on their models!
Wow this is a GREAT offering (as the Victrix are usually in BIG boxes of about 50 figs), perfect for a skirmish/warband game. Although I’m more of a mass battle fanatic, I can see many gamers being tempted by these 🙂
Great to see this being announced I know the guys were hoping for this since Historicon. Good pairing, now if they could just stop the internet from complaining about bases the world would be complete 😛
Correct me if I am wrong (again) but I thought Clash of Spears was both miniature and base agnostic (for want of a better term).
it is, and people have whined that there are no bases included and suggested amending it to be “offically 20mm but you can use what you like”
which I pointed out is a shite idea, and reminds me once again that people are the worst
I agree, the world would be better without people (though I suspect these “people” are on facespace, which really is the worst).
Now if only they added the LittleBigMan shield transfers into the box, then you’d be golden. I wonder what’s in the Carthaginians Box as well?
Perhaps they could do a webstore only offer with all the transfers sorted out for each box content to allow a one click purchase (you can go mad painting Gualish shield patterns I tell you) 😀
Brilliant, I don’t want to collect full armies for this era so this is spot on.
I have exactly the same thought, I don’t necessarily want a huge army, but i’d like to dabble in painting various ancients
So, I understand the concerns about the bases… We were leaning towards not including them but new player could be confused by that… We are never going to give an official basing standard because it is truly not needed, that is why each rule was thought carefully as to how you geometry could affect the rule so that basing would not be an issue. We might try to include some bases for people to have an option in the box… The shield transfers has the issue that LBS has lots of nice designs and if we include one we force… Read more »
I’d love to see what lists these boxes allow you to build with your system, because as a beginner I wouldn’t have a clue as to what units are essential for a functional army.
If the figures can be used after assembly then adding bases will only confuse people new to the hobby.
I just hope everything is out-of-stock because that way I won’t be tempted into buying this … 😀
I will try to post them in the forum later during the weekend
I was thinking more along the lines of a pack for each of the starter boxes for the LBMS transfers, probably available via the webstore (rather than retail). It’s just a more “new player to the period” friendly option (as a new player might not have an idea of what transfers to buy and how many needed for the starter box contents. The cost of the transfers (they aren’t cheap) would increase the cost of the boxes at retail I guess (and might put customers off at first)). On the bases, square ones all the way (as then you could… Read more »
That is a very good idea.. we’ll get to explore on that…
Convenience is a big selling point when time and resources are limited.
Especially if you want to start a new hobby
Fabulous looking figures.
Great idea – love Victrix, they make some great stuff at a good price but these boxes will not only provide a great entry point into Clash of Spears but potentially introduce folks to their plastics for the first time without the need to buy multiple 60 figure boxes. Between this and Mortal Gods the future seems to be pretty bright for Victrix, good on em too.
I am really excited for this coming out. I have a fondness for Warlord, but until SPQR and the new resin miniatures, Victrix miniatures towered (literally and depth of detail) over both their metal and, especially, the Warlord plastic lines. If you like building and painting armies, Victrix hard plastic miniatures are splendid, if a bit fragile sometimes. Clash of Spears looks to be quite a different game from SPQR as well. Being fairly newly returned to wargaming and new to historical wargaming, I will be curious to see how this develops. I hope Gerry and Justin plan a playtest… Read more »
Well in the meantime there are two videos you can watch..
A full battle between small forces filmed by Skirmish Supremacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44FUc-P0VJw
A 15′ example of basic mechanics for CLASH of Spears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ManwOPS-ib0
Thanks…really looking forward to this. The grandsons really like Warlords of Erehwon. Hoping I can draw them into historicals with CoS. Hard to compete with dragons and elves apparently.
Well, the first playtest of CLASH ever was done with Lord of the Rings troops… Gondor vs Isengard 🙂
The mechanisms for command points and fatigue are just excellent, but it is the initial deployment that makes one think a bit.
Depending on terrain it could have a tremendous impact on outcomes, it seems to me!
Looking cool. Looks like there’s a bit more action going on with these guys than Warlords. Cool.
Superb figures. I really like those Republican Romans, great colour scheme. Does anyone know if they come with the shield transfers?
I’m looking forward to seeing the game and I hope to see hoplites in the near future.
We are not planning on including the transfers, they are great but we don’t want to force everyone to get the same desings, LBS have different options.
What we hope to do is make available LBS sets that match the figures int he box and you choose the ones you prefer… some people actually prefer free hand ..
Hope that works… we are aiming for flexibility !
I would rather pick my own transfers so I can fit the sets into my larger armies anyway. Flexibility is good. I only ask that the book is properly edited and has a comprehensive index. The last few efforts from Warlord Games have been lacking for an expensive hardback book. You put down 40 pounds and errata immediately appear online or, even worse, appear in the book as a piece of cardstock…it is a little annoying!
Someone pointed out that this went unanswered.. good on flexibility.. regarding the book.. our KS is now ongoing the book during KS is 29 will be 35 in retail.. It is hard not to have any mistakes but, we don’t expect erratas addressing game issues since we have been doong playtesting for over a year and we have included groups all over the world ( ie. we didn’t juet playtest with our friends 🙂 ).. we hired a professional proofreading service, rather than depending on friends for proofreading, so something could get past but we certainly did as much as… Read more »