Welcome to the Arena!

In a desolate sector of the galaxy there is a planet whose original name has been lost to the ages - a world now known only as Arena. Scoured lifeless millennia ago by forbidden weapons in a forgotten war; it is a barren rock with no mineral wealth to exploit, no ancient artifacts to study, no rare species to protect and no strategic significance that would make it worth the effort of colonizing.

Despite all this, no planet has ever been considered a greater prize, for Arena is the site of the Cosmic Combat Championships. Something between a planet-wide sporting event and an all-out war, the Triple-C Tournament is the greatest competition of martial skill in galactic history. Elite squads of Champions seeking fame, wealth and glory gather here from across the stars to battle their fellow combatants while crowds from over a thousand worlds cheer them on.

As the time of the latest tournament draws near new alliances will be made and teams formed to prepare for the coming conflict. It is up to you to forge a strong team and lead your Champions to victory against your opponents in order to claim the title!

The Basics

ARENA is a battle card game with a strong focus on tactical thinking, careful timing and decisive action. Players will need to use their deck of Champion and Tactic cards to capture their opponents’ Base cards while also protecting their own Bases from being captured by the enemy.

Unlike many other battle card games, ARENA uses shared Rounds instead of seperate turns to create a more dynamic and responsive experience for all players. During the Action Phase of the Round, players will each alternate playing cards, launching attacks on each others Bases or Champions and trying to counter their opponents strategies as they are taking place. The more Bases are captured the more HEX points players will have available to spend each round to ramp up the pace of the action!

The first player to capture 3 Base cards wins the game.

For a more detailed look at the game, the comprehensive rulebook is available as a free download on this page.

Get to know the Squads!

The Blue Box includes 6 different Squads: Astroknights, B.L.O.B., Lucky Devils, Blood Royals, ToxiCorp & Shield Clan. Each Squad has its own Base card along with 12 other cards that make up that Squad’s unique combination of Champion and Tactic cards. Each ARENA set has enough Squads for 2 players to use right out of the box, and players can assemble their team by combining any 3 Squads together to get their Bases and make their deck.

AstroKnights: The Kentyr hail from a desert world where their ancestors' nomadic herds battled fiercely for their planet's scarce resources with one another and with the dangerous predators that hunted them. This squad of veteran armored warriors and their young squires rely on lightning-fast strikes and their ability to quickly recover stamina to win the day.

B.L.O.B.: The amoeba-like Gorplings have evolved the ability to combine themselves into larger collectives to share their strengths, and they have carried this adaptation with them onto the battlefield of the Arena. This squad focuses on using teamwork and strengthening nearby allies to achieve their fullest potential.

Lucky Devils: The demonic looking yet fun-loving beings of this squad claim to be visitors to this plane of reality from a dimension of pure chaos. Whatever their true origin, they revel in causing havoc - their abilities can be powerful but are also somewhat unpredictable. This squad is perfect for players who enjoy having a gamble pay off, and don’t mind taking a few risks.

Blood Royals: Cruel tyrants who used technology to grant themselves eternal life by stealing the life force of their subjects, these vampiric aristocrats fled to the Arena after they were overthrown in a revolution on their homeworld. This squad can prey on both opponents and allies to strengthen themselves.

ToxiCorp: Formed by the Toxi-Cola corporation as a way to advertise their dubious (yet refreshing) products, this squad of Serpentine champions and their lovable mascot Toxi are infamous in the Arena. Dirty tricks and ruthless tactics are the name of the game for this band of snake-oil peddling sellouts.

Shield Clan: Built by a now-extinct species of master craftsmen, the robotic Dweorgolems strive to carry on the traditions of their creators' culture to honor them - especially those of their warrior caste. This squad focuses their talents on defense and repair, but can still put up a fight when they need to.

Why play ARENA?

With so many different card games available on the market it can be hard to stand out - but there are a few reasons why we think ARENA might just be the game for you:

It's affordable

ARENA is an expandable card game (ECG) rather than a trading card game (TCG), which means that collectibility and randomized card rarity do not factor into its gameplay and never will. There is no need to buy multiple booster packs or order expensive rare cards from resellers in order to compete in this game, but different sets are available to purchase if players wish to expand the number of Squads they can choose from when making their decks.

It has tons of variety in each set

Most trading card games on the market have their own starter sets for 2 players available, but those sets usually only contain a single pair of premade decks. Players would need to purchase additional cards from booster packs if they wanted to add variety to their games or try out new strategies instead of just playing those same 2 decks against each other over and over again.

In contrast, each ARENA set can be used for 2 player games with 20 possible deck configurations right out of the box. Combining just 2 different sets together can increase the number of possible standard 3-Squad deck combinations from 20 to 220 - not a bad bargain considering the price of an ARENA set is less than $22.

There are multiple ways to play

The Comprehensive Rulebook available as a free download on this page not only has the rules for the standard game but also includes rules for alternate modes that give players more ways to enjoy the game. The standard mode is perfect for a casual game night, and drafting teams with other players from a shared pool of Squads can lead to some surprising combinations and unique strategies. Players who have 2 or more sets to share between them can also enjoy games with up to 4 players as either a free-for-all or a 2 vs 2 team game. For those who enjoy the challenge of constructing unique personalized decks there is also the advanced mode which allows players to choose each individual card that goes into their deck to play against opponents who have their own sets of cards to build their deck from.

Because it’s fun

Most importantly of all, ARENA has been created to provide players with a fun tactical experience that is not quite like any other card game out there - one that is easy enough for beginners to learn quickly, but which experienced card game players can still enjoy. We set out to make the kind of card game that we always wanted to play, and we want to share that game with the world so that anyone else who was looking for that same experience would be able to find it!

Future ARENA sets are already in the planning stages, and we hope that you will join us on this journey as we set out to expand the game and create an even richer and more varied playing experience.