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175 years into the future, humankind has reached the stars. As the hyperpowers vie for influence in the shadows, citizens use their permanent connection to Maya, the interplanetary data network, to revel in a bespoke deluge of thrills. Of course, no form of entertainment is as sought after as Aristeia!, the Human Sphere’s favorite extreme bloodsport.
Aristeia! is the new sports game by Corvus Belli that allows two players to take the role of a competition team manager in the greatest visual show of the Human Sphere.
The game will come in a basic box including everything necessary to play: 8 character figures with their exclusive cards, 8 Initiative cards, 52 Tactics cards, 3 booklets (Access Guide to Human Sphere, How-to-Play instructions, and Reference Guide), a reversible board (the HexaDome), dice, counters, and tokens.
Aristeia! will allow players to choose their team and jump into action in the HexaDome, the arena where the definitive blood sport of the Human Sphere takes place. Players will enjoy the dynamic and spectacular nature of Aristeia! thanks to the exclusive character cards and Tactics cards representing incredible combat feats.
In little more than one hour, players will enjoy a fun game that will immerse them in strategies and tactics that promise to become addictive.
Furthermore, for the most competitive players Corvus Belli will arrange a special organized play program for Aristeia!, with an international ranking and tournament kits including promotional material and prizes for the winners.
Aristeia! will have regular expansion packs with new characters, each of them featuring their own special skills and new combos that will improve the game experience. These expansion packs will be independent and completely optional.
- Highly thematic with anime inspiration
- Easy to pick up for new players due to clear roles
- Strong visual and mechanical variety among characters
- May require discovery of a good roster for depth
- Some players may wish for more official miniature options
- Sports-meets-combat in a stylized, anime-inspired world
- Futuristic hexadome arena where four-character teams duel
- Competitively themed with clear player objectives and character identities
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Attack actions and switches — Each character has a unique attack action and access to special abilities called switches for deeper depth.
- Card-driven combat cadence — Card elements guide actions and enable tactical planning during rounds.
- Character abilities and diversity — A broad cast of characters with distinct abilities creates asymmetric play patterns.
- team-based skirmish — Players assemble a team of four characters and pit them against another team in arena combat.
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- Gaslands the apocalypse is upon us
- it's a race and it's hard when's the last time you saw an F1 race
- aristea in aristea players control a team of four characters which they pit against another team in the hexadome arena
- it's a sport actually nobody dies in Aristea you just get injured and you sit off the sidelines
- it's really great introductory miniature game because again like gaslands there's no specific Miniatures you have to buy
- you can 3D print and just start printing like you just go online and just pick like I like that what do you mean how can we use a 3D printer for this
- Marvel crisis protocol takes The Well of Marvel Universe and captures it perfectly in this miniature game
- it's a dice trucker which I'm not a huge fan of dice checks
- Moonstone my favorite Gateway miniature game
- it's all whimsical it's all fantasy based you know it kind of feels like you're in a storybook