DDM: Arena

 

Intro: DDM:Arena (D:A) is a quick play format that is designed to introduce new players to the game.ÂIt's easy to learn, teach and fun to play. It's designed for 4 players but can be played with any number.

 

Materials needed:

 

Enough 100 point bands build with the warband rules provided below

 

Arena Map, custom map of your own, or DDM legal map that matches D:A format

 

Basic 2.0 rulebook

D20 Dice

Way of tracking damage/conditions

 

Warband Building:

 

Each warband is build using the following rules:

 

100 point total

All must be from the same faction

No good and evil in the same band

4 figures minimum and maximum (ie a 4 figure band)

Minimum point cost of 20 points per figure

All figures are considered unique.

 

Map rules:

A map must have 4 legal starting areas (2 on each side) and be fairly balanced for all 4 players. A custom or hand drawn Arena map is ideal, but if that's not available then the following maps may be used:

 

Ideal maps - Premium for play balance

Dragon Graveyard (my first choice)

Tomb of Queen Peragrine (2nd choice)

Jungle Temple

Keep of Fallen Kings

 

 

Less than ideal- May have distance issues

Hailstorm Tower

Forest Cliff Lair

Keep of Fallen Kings

Market Square

Ratfang Sewers

Field of Ruin

King's Road

Underground Grotto

 

Maps that need to be fixed to use:

Thieves Quarter- Ignore planks and ladders, Buildings are considered blocking

Broken DemonGate- Healing font room is a start area

Frostfell Rift- Ignore middle starting areas, enlarge the 3x2 start areas to 3x3.

 

 

Gameplay:

 

There are 2 versions of the rules, Basic and Standard. They consist of the following:

 

Basic-

Play using all regular DDM rules with the following exceptions:

 

1. Treat each stat card as if they are blank from the word abilities on down. Thus each figure has no abilities or special abilities and there are no champions.
2. The first 2 turns of the game, you may only target the player diagonally opposite of you with attacks and abilities
3. Ignore victory areas
4. Winner is the first person to score 100 victory points or eliminate all 3 opposing players.
5. There is no charging or Opportunity attacks

Standard-

Play using all regular DDM rules with the following exceptions:

1. Use the assault format rules, with 5 VP for each round
2. The first turn of the game you may only target the player diagonally opposite of you with attacks and abilities.
3. Winner is the first player to score 100 victory points or eliminate 6 opposing gladiators.