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?
Ninja Arena is a round-based miniatures game, which focus on predictive planning and combat strategies. Within a wooden arena 2-4 players lead their ninjas into battle.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Queue
Place actions into an ordered queue that resolves now or on later turns.
Modular Board
Build the play area from interchangeable sections that vary between games.
Simultaneous Action Selection
Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Player Elimination
Players can be removed from contention before the game ends.
Read the full game description
Ninja Arena is a round-based miniatures game, which focus on predictive planning and combat strategies. Within a wooden arena 2-4 players lead their ninjas into battle. Those solid arenas allow creative setups for new, challenging skirmishes. Players can choose from four different pewter ninjas, 6 unique special abilities and arm themselfs with a nicely balanced set of melee and ranged weapons. Short gameplay summary: Planning phase: Players plan their three hidden actions from 18 options Initiative: the fastest planning-player picks his desired initiative for the combat round Combat phase: all three actions from the planning phase are executed and in case of a draw decided by initiative.