Lanista - Rise of the Gladiator Schools

Players 2–5
Playtime 60–90 min
Age 10+
Game type Strategy, Expert
Core mechanics Auction / BiddingEngine BuildingVariable Player Powers
Box size Big box
Components 1 Game board 220 Cards +/- 100 Tokens and chits 1 Starting player token (gladius)
Final artwork origin 100% human-made artwork
About this game

Compete as managers (lanista) of a gladiator school in gaining the most glory. Balance your investmens over 3 different areas and their fan club, each offering short term and long term bonusses. Those are offered based on rank, not on absolutes. Players need to bet smart if they want the biggest reward, yet their fan club can't be ignored either. The school with the biggest fan club gains more glory, the smallest can't win the game...

Dozens of unique powerful characters that can be recruited and unique specialisation cards offer a lot of replayability and expand the options and power of each player over 4 rounds. Players start with a unique player power and develop a unique school and strategy every time they play.

The game now is for 3 to 5 players, a 2 player setup is in the works, in which fan club investments unlock extra player powers and the bidding is even more planned out in advance.

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