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Monolith Arena

Monolith Arena

2018·Michał Oracz

2 - 4 players
30 - 45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

Wage war against opponents on a hexagonal board. Prepare your armies to face off on the battlefield and surprise your enemy with your choice of special abilities! Monolith Arena is a fantasy battleground board game built around the base engine of Neuroshima Hex, which is also from designer Micha Oracz. The game includes four factions, with unique abilities and units. Players take turns placing tiles on the hexagonal play field, building offensive and defensive advantages, all of which are activated when the field is filled or when a player uses a "battle" order. A new feature is the three-level "monolith" for each player, where the faction banner is set into the top level. The other two levels are secretly set with battlefield tokens chosen by the player at the outset, providing a strategic choice in setup that will play out during the tactical operations of the game. The monoliths mitigate the influence of the random tile draw that otherwise drives the game, giving players more choice and control.

Monolith Arena

Which Monolith Arena video should I watch?

Monolith Arena has 4 videos from 3 creators: 1 playthrough, 2 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to January 2026.

If you like it, try Etherfields, This War of Mine: The Board Game, Neuroshima Hex and This War of Mine: Days of the Siege, also by Michał Oracz.

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Monolith's Call 1 & 2 - Monolith Arena Fan Expansions5:20

Monolith's Call 1 & 2 - Monolith Arena Fan Expansions

Stellar Wake Games

Stellar Wake Games

Sci-Fi Fantasy Saturday - Monolith Arena AAR and Brief Overview of GameplayPlaythrough21:56

Sci-Fi Fantasy Saturday - Monolith Arena AAR and Brief Overview of Gameplay

KilroyWasHere

KilroyWasHere

Sci-Fi Fantasy Saturday - Monolith Arena (Portal) - UnboxingUnboxing22:00

Sci-Fi Fantasy Saturday - Monolith Arena (Portal) - Unboxing

KilroyWasHere

KilroyWasHere

Monolith Arena | Inside with João Ricardo Ep824Unboxing28:17

Monolith Arena | Inside with João Ricardo Ep824

Table Talks

Table Talks

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KilroyWasHere
KilroyWasHere
2 videos of this game
Stellar Wake Games
Stellar Wake Games
1 video of this game
Table Talks
Table Talks
1 video of this game

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About Monolith Arena

From BoardGameGeek:

Wage war against opponents on a hexagonal board. Prepare your armies to face off on the battlefield and surprise your enemy with your choice of special abilities! Monolith Arena is a fantasy battleground board game built around the base engine of Neuroshima Hex, which is also from designer Micha Oracz. The game includes four factions, with unique abilities and units. Players take turns placing tiles on the hexagonal play field, building offensive and defensive advantages, all of which are activated when the field is filled or when a player uses a "battle" order. A new feature is the three-level "monolith" for each player, where the faction banner is set into the top level. The other two levels are secretly set with battlefield tokens chosen by the player at the outset, providing a strategic choice in setup that will play out during the tactical operations of the game. The monoliths mitigate the influence of the random tile draw that otherwise drives the game, giving players more choice and control.

Designer

Michał Oracz

Artists

Jakub Fajtanowski, Ewa Kostorz, Aleksandar Mihajlovic, Nakarin Sukontakorn, Rafał Szyma

Publisher

Portal Games

Categories

FantasyFighting

Mechanics

Hand ManagementHex GridPlayer EliminationTeam-Based Game
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