Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
In Combat Arena, 2-4 players engage in high-speed gladiatorial combat set in the far future. Pick your champion from amongst Humanity's greatest warriors, and use their unique skills, strengths and strategies to defeat your opponents.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Deck / Bag Building
Add new pieces during play to improve the cards, tokens, or dice drawn later.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Take That
Direct negative effects at selected opponents.
Read the full game description
In Combat Arena, 2-4 players engage in high-speed gladiatorial combat set in the far future. Pick your champion from amongst Humanity's greatest warriors, and use their unique skills, strengths and strategies to defeat your opponents. Combat Arena is a fast-paced game, pitting variety of characters against each other in the violent training arenas aboard a Rogue Trader's personal spacecraft. Each of the fighters is taken from a different area of Imperial Society, and each has their own unique attacks and weapons. Whichever you choose, your object is simple: be the last warrior standing. —description from the publisher