Arena
Arena | |
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Info | |
Type | Landmark |
Set | Empires |
Illustrator(s) | Martin Hoffmann |
Landmark text | |
At the start of your Buy phase, you may discard an Action card. If you do, take 2 from here. Setup: Put 6 here per player. |
Arena is a Landmark from Empires. It holds a finite number of tokens, which players take from if they keep an unplayed Action in hand to discard at the start of their Buy phase.
FAQ
Official FAQ
- With Villa it is possible for your Buy phase to start twice or more in a turn; you can make use of Arena each time.
Other rules clarifications
- You can discard an Action card even if there's no more on this, which can be useful with Village Green.
Strategy
Arena is a relatively low-impact Landmark. are usually of minimal importance early in the game, and even small improvements to your deck quality will have a much larger cumulative effect over the long term compared to an early lead in . Discarding Action cards to Arena that you would otherwise play is therefore usually not worth the cost until later in the game. However, in weaker Kingdoms with limited scoring options (e.g., those where you can only gain one Province per turn), Arena's may be more important than playing a weak Action card.
In games with Shelters, Arena will frequently have no impact at all, as players will be able to discard their Necropolis to Arena each shuffle, usually resulting in Arena points being quickly split at 6 per player.
Arena slightly lessens the cost of building a deck that is overterminaled because if you have terminal collision you can at least still discard the unplayed Action card for some benefit. Arena also lessens the drawback of receiving Ruins; Ruins count as Action cards but are too weak to be worth playing in most cases and are therefore prime targets for Arena.
Arena synergizes with Faithful Hound, which returns to your next hand when discarded, allowing it to be discarded to Arena every turn for little cost. Arena can also be used to activate Village Green. In these cases, it may be desirable to discard to Arena even if no remain available.
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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At the start of your Buy phase, you may discard an Action card. If you do, take 2 from here. Setup: Put 6 here per player. |
Empires | June 2016 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Secret History
Was Arena considered as an Event?