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Arena Rex

Game ID: GID0028310
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Year
2013
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Description

Arena Rex is a table-top miniatures game of gladiatorial combat set in an alternate ancient Rome, with battles of 3 to 8 combatants per side taking roughly 30 to 40 minutes.

Description

Arena Rex is a table-top miniatures game of gladiatorial combat set in an alternate ancient Rome, with battles of 3 to 8 combatants per side taking roughly 30 to 40 minutes.

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Video Fmke7pZ6R94 Watch It Played Live Qa at 17:41
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Cons
  • Miniatures are delicate and can break easily.
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  • I don't think that was quite the watch it played intro
  • I always come over here in a flustered mess
  • we are wildly unprepared
  • I don't know how I'm always prepared
  • you don't usually bring a level
  • pretty flat yeah usually pretty even keel yeah unlike your basement
  • all they can't hear us chewing
  • you're no longer locked up pep you're now I actually haven't updated the website to show that but you have been unlocked
  • I can commit to you yes I can pay you next year
  • pep will be working on watch of played next year with with me full-time which is fantastic
  • it's not a cheap thing so so these kind of donations really help make that a bearable cost for sure
  • I I won't bore you to tears with more and more thanks and gratitude
  • you would have to order directly from the I think the the publisher themselves they don quite the retail system
  • we ended up playing it you and I just on our own and we when we were done we were like oh this is um this deck builder but it's a little different
  • question mark question mark question mark question mark
  • do you have him in blonde
  • I don't think they could join us
  • I do not like this box but we're not here to play The Box we're here to play the game components however the tray and everything's really nice just that that box yeah it's a it's a decent tray yeah
  • the most common problem faced by cavemen that's right your family getting eaten right of course
  • rubber family no matter what happens while you're gone this family will always bounce back
  • what if your family might try to rute a shred it's a legitimate threat
  • meat fashion yeah yes because you have two problems you're hungry and you don't have any clothes
  • you will become someone else's meat fashion
  • well that was an experience that was many years ago
  • I really felt like I was the only person playing board games in my area and certainly I was the only one obsessed with them that's for sure
  • don't go to a publisher and say hey I'm going to start doing reviews can I have some free review copies because they get inundated with people asking for free stuff
  • Fantasy Flight Games initially rejected Rodney's request for collaboration
  • my face is essentially saying yeah I pulled that off
  • we should always have Boggle on the table I think it'll Boggle their minds Bogle their minds
  • I always like it's hard to pick a favorite cuz I I like different ones for different reasons but I'll try not to cop out on this one
  • I think my basement is actually pretty nice it's just unfinished
  • we're not going back to that we'll have to talk we're not changing the set in that direction I'm sorry
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Video GAoTTkGcmkA Watch It Played Product Review at 0:37
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  • I don't review games but I don't mind reviewing products if I feel I can demonstrate what they do so you know exactly what you're looking at
  • This was sent to me free of charge by the company for the purposes of being able to present this video
  • The secret to how all of this works of course is that the are magnetized to the trays
  • I have to say that aspect alone as someone who stored Miniatures in the past is a big relief
  • This is not going to stop all movement of all your Miniatures no matter what size they are in weight obviously there are limitations
  • it will survive a lot of rigorous movement here and that's the most important part for me
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Video 6Krhmau_g7Y The Board Gaming Doctor Discussion at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Engages players with a satisfying drafting and placement loop
  • Goods tree and Cornerstone tiles add depth and choice
  • Clear thematic flavor through city-building imagery
Cons
  • Transcript does not provide publisher/designer details or exact player count
  • Limited data on playtime and setup complexity in the transcript
Thematic elements
  • Urban development, resource management, and strategic growth through a goods-based engine.
  • Futuristic city-building arena where players compete to craft the most impressive metropolis.
  • Abstract-to-theme fusion: players draft and place tiles to shape a city, with cornerstone concepts guiding long-term strategy.
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • cornerstone tiles — Unique Cornerstone tiles provide persistent bonuses that shape long-term planning and scoring.
  • goods/tree engine — A hierarchical tree of 17 goods informs resource generation and strategic choices, influencing tempo and endgame conditions.
  • Resource Management — A hierarchical tree of 17 goods informs resource generation and strategic choices, influencing tempo and endgame conditions.
  • tile drafting — Players selectively choose from a pool of tiles, creating the initial shape and potential of their city.
  • Tile Placement — Drafted tiles are placed on a personal or shared grid to expand the city and unlock further options.
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