Which Gladiators event would you be best at?

atypical_boro

atypical_boro

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ie have the best chance of beating the Gladiator?

I think the gauntlet. Reasonable amount of lower body strength from the cycling/Zwift etc. I’ve got a bit of body mass I could throw at the gladiators, plus the contenders always seem to get through on this one.

Worst - hang tough. I’d just fall straight off when I tried to lunge for the first hoop.
 
atypical_boro said:
ie have the best chance of beating the Gladiator?

I think the gauntlet. Reasonable amount of lower body strength from the cycling/Zwift etc. I’ve got a bit of body mass I could throw at the gladiators, plus the contenders always seem to get through on this one.

Worst - hang tough. I’d just fall straight off when I tried to lunge for the first hoop.
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Gauntlet is way too easy now. There was a 5th gladiator in the old one and they started with a gladiator with a bar instead of the paddles which is harder to get past. They used to be able to hold them a bit more as well.

Hang tough I wouldn't be able to do at all. Not sure I would manage 3 seconds without moving.

Watched some of the original recently with the kids. The old series has them in giant metal cage balls slamming into each other. There must have been so many injuries.
 
Duel and powerball, tbh none of the male contenders have impressed me barring Chung. I’d give myself a solid chance of winning the whole thing had I been on.
 
Nano said:
Gauntlet is way too easy now. There was a 5th gladiator in the old one and they started with a gladiator with a bar instead of the paddles which is harder to get past. They used to be able to hold them a bit more as well.

Hang tough I wouldn't be able to do at all. Not sure I would manage 3 seconds without moving.

Watched some of the original recently with the kids. The old series has them in giant metal cage balls slamming into each other. There must have been so many injuries.
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TBF there’s been a fair few injuries this series.

I miss Atlaspheres from the original series.
 
Wasn't there one in the old series where the gladiators just fired tennis balls at them from the top of a wall? Or am imagining it? If so, that one.

(could easily have been something like the crystal maze or krypton factor mind!).
 
festa5 said:
Wasn't there one in the old series where the gladiators just fired tennis balls at them from the top of a wall? Or am imagining it? If so, that one.

(could easily have been something like the crystal maze or krypton factor mind!).
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Takeshi’s Castle?
 
festa5 said:
Wasn't there one in the old series where the gladiators just fired tennis balls at them from the top of a wall? Or am imagining it? If so, that one.

(could easily have been something like the crystal maze or krypton factor mind!).
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Yes. The contenders moved between stations to fire different types of weapons (crossbow, mortar, bazooka, RPG) at a gladiator target while the gladiator fired tennis balls at them (at 100mph). If they hit they were out. If the contender hit the target they got max points. If they took too long the stations self destructed.
 
Where can you watch the old series - Youtube?

My kids are loving this new series, mainly because i built it up so much and was probably more excited. There are some great games missing mind, Pendulum, one where they had like a pyramid the contender had to get up and the gladiators just through them down.

ID fancy myself at gauntlet, as said above you can get some speed and eventually get through. Id struggle at pretty much everything else. Id be the first person to fail to complete the travellator, still stuck at the rope at the start with an extremely sore groin from sliding back down the rope
 
KDG said:
Where can you watch the old series - Youtube?

My kids are loving this new series, mainly because i built it up so much and was probably more excited. There are some great games missing mind, Pendulum, one where they had like a pyramid the contender had to get up and the gladiators just through them down.

ID fancy myself at gauntlet, as said above you can get some speed and eventually get through. Id struggle at pretty much everything else. Id be the first person to fail to complete the travellator, still stuck at the rope at the start with an extremely sore groin from sliding back down the rope
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Yes, YouTube. Not sure how much is on there but season 1 episode 1 was when I looked at the weekend.
 
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