Blood, Sweat and Cheers (published by Ganesha Games, 2016, 2nd edition 2020) is a tactical, two-player, card and dice game that recreates single combat between gladiators in the arenas of the Roman world from the mid-third century BC to the start of the fifth century AD.

Cards are used to abstractly represent the different options available to a player’s gladiator during the ebb and flow of a gladiatorial bout, while dice are used to resolve interactions. The watching crowd interacts with the gladiators in the arena by rewarding showy attacks and spilt blood with favourable cheering which may in turn be utilised to buoy up a gladiator’s performance.

Ten gladiator styles are represented. Each gladiator has three attributes (speed, attack, defense) and is able to conduct the same basic set of actions depending on the players hand. There are also two special moves that are restricted to each style/class of gladiator.

The print and play version of the rules provides almost everything you need to play the game - a basic area, is included in the deck. All players need to do is provide their own gladiators, dice, and a few wound tokens or markers.

This product is a digital download. The purchase of the Blood, Sweat & Cheers print and play pdf from irregularwars.com includes both English and Spanish translations of the rules.

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Other ways to buy Blood, Sweat & Cheers

Printed deck of cards via Drive Thru Cards You'll need to download the pdf rule booklet from the Free Downloads page on this website.

Digital download via Ganesha Games

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