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Arena: For the Gods!

#4979BGG ↗

2017 · 2-6 players · 40min · weight 1.77 · 1,104 ratings

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Bayes
5.78
Users rated
1,104
Owned
2,046
Wishing
186

At a glance — v4 wide

Controlled-vocabulary primitives + 8-axis MDA aesthetic vector. Vocab v2.

Core loop (micro)

Bid life points for equipment, then move and attack on a grid until one opponent dies, scoring hidden VP.

MDA aesthetic vector (0–3)
Sensation
2
Fantasy
2
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
2
Discovery
1
Expression
1
Submission
1
Mechanic-interaction primitives (4)
  • [3]sealed_auction— “Bids As Wagers — players bid life points privately for equipment; highest bid wins but pays from life
  • [2]dice_mitigation— “Re-rolling and Locking — lock favorable dice results, reroll unfavorable to shape combat outcomes
  • [2]area_movement_with_blocking— “Grid Movement — move and attack on a grid; positioning determines attack range and blocking
  • [2]attrition_clock— “When one player dies the game ends; life-bid auction erodes your own health pool as resource
discovery_score: 0.022

Sources (1)

Inputs to rules-card synthesis. Click any pill with ↗ to open the original source.

LLM memory0.10