Arena Maximus (2003)

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Designer	Kevin Wilson
Artist	Jim Pavelec Gregory Price Brian Schomburg
Publisher	Fantasy Flight Games Galakta Game Concepts Midgaard Games Nexus Smart Ltd Show More »
Year Published	2003
# of Players	2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4, 5 players Recommended with 3, 4, 5 players (15 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (5 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (7 voters) [poll]
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Category	Fantasy Racing
Mechanic	Hand Management
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Family	Fantasy Flight Silver Line Games Fantasy Sports The Roman Empire
Primary Name	Arena Maximus
Alternate Names	Арена Максима
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A FAST-PACED GAME OF FANTASY CHARIOT RACING!

For the glory of the Emperor, these brave charioteers stand before you today to face the deadliest race track ever devised - Arena Maximus! The winner will receive the laurels of victory and the mantle of immortality from the Emperor himself. The losers will die and be erased from the annals of history. Will you dare to wager everything on one race? Immortality or oblivion await you on the Arena Maximus!

Pit your team against your opponents' charioteers on a track complete with traps, pitfalls, and other hazards. Race to be the first to finish, but remember - the faster you go, the more likely you are to crash! If you find yourself falling behind, call upon your arsenal of spells to skirt the dangers of the arena and get back in the running. However, don't fall too far behind, as there's only so much magic can do.

Arena Maximus is a chariot racing game filled with thrills, spills, and spells for 2-5 players.

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Arena Maximus

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European Edition

Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games, Midgaard Games, Nexus

Artist: Jim Pavelec, Gregory Price, Brian Schomburg

Year: 2003

Product Code: MA08

Size: 10.24 x 7.87 x 1.57 inches

0.99 pounds

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1	Variants chariot stat redesign	2011-05-08	larienna	0
2	Variants New edition of my Variant	2009-12-19	larienna	0
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2	Sessions $5 sale purchase, first play.	2007-12-20	dsutherland	0
0	Rules Regarding spellcasting, ramming, blocking and attacking.	2007-08-20	faartknocker	2

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Arena Maximus Variant V1.1.3

The goal of this variant is to speed up the game and make it more convenient to play. New reference sheets for spells and turn order has been made. This is a revision of my Arena Maximus variant. In this new version, more play testing has been done with spells which lead to some changes in the spell effects.

larienna

2009-12-19

Arena Maximus Variant

The goal of this variant is to speed up a bit the game. There is really few changes to the rules and there is nothing to print.

larienna

2009-04-01

Arena Maximus Rules in Spanish (Reglas de Arena Maximus en Castellano)

Bethesda

2007-11-23

arena_polish_rules.pdf

Polish rules

Pancho

2007-07-30

Universal Head ARENA MAXIMUS Rules Reference

The Universal Head ARENA MAXIMUS Rules Reference v3.2 (Sep10). Rules summary and reference sheet.

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2007-06-06

ArenaMaximus1.pdf

Single Help Card - print, fold in half and it is the size of chariot cards.

herbal_cheeze

2007-03-28

Arena Maximus.doc

Turn Summary in Traditional Chinese

Stubid_JJ

2005-10-28

Arena-Maximus-Inventory.txt

Inventory of cards and tiles with some minor strategy notes

kentreuber

2005-10-08

ArenaMaximus.pdf

Dutch Translation - Nederlandstalige spelregels

gnomehome

2005-06-13

arenamaxrules.pdf

Official Rules

Shakar

2005-03-13

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Dutch review on speldatabase.be	http://speldatabase.be/spelinfo.php?id=3767&zoekcr...	2012-01-30
Dutch rules	http://spelarch.khbo.be/PDFspelregels/3767.pdf	2012-01-30
Polish review at www.planszowki.gildia.pl	http://www.planszowki.gildia.pl/gry/arena_maximus_...	2011-05-03
Polish review on "planszowki.polter.pl"	http://planszowki.polter.pl/Arena-Maximus-c606	2011-04-12
Dutch user reviews on Bordspelmania.eu	http://www.bordspelmania.eu/spellen/detail/arena-m...	2010-09-08
Review at Diversions Online (in English)	http://www.diversions-online.com/?q=node/1527	2009-03-21
Review at CIRCUS - MAXIMUS - IMPERIUM blog (in English)	http://circumaximusmsw.blogspot.com/2008/10/arena-...	2009-03-21
Bruno Faidutti's ideal game library	http://www.faidutti.com/index.php?Module=ludothequ...	2004-10-27
Game review a La Tana dei Goblin	http://nuke.goblins.net/modules.php?name=Reviews&r...	2004-03-21