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2017James Ernest, Patrick Rothfuss
- Videos
- 205
- Creators
- 22
Mostly playthroughs
2 players20 - 60 minMedium weight
Light Speed: Arena
2025Leonardo Alese, James Ernest, Tom Jolly, Emanuele Santellani
- Videos
- 19
- Creators
- 18
Mainly reviews. Light Speed: Arena is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 12 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
1 - 4 players
5 - 15 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
From BoardGameGeek
A real-time tabletop shooter in which you aim with your tiles and take a smartphone picture to let the app unfold the battle for you. As the roar of the crowd resonates, the arena is lit with the brilliant glow of sponsor ads: Pick your faction and step into battle. Tactically place and orient your spaceships to score the most points by taking down enemy vehicles, collecting mineral units from asteroids, and impressing the game sponsors. This is a real-time, tile laying game. The game begins with two tiles in the center and starting the timer. Every round, each player places one spaceship anywhere on the battlefield while everybody else is doing the same! Aim at enemies and asteroids, while appealing to the sponsors and avoiding friendly fire. After 8 rounds, players stop and take a photo with the companion app. The companion app will play the battle for you and calculate the scores. Scores can also be calculated manually with the Downgrade Pack.
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Which Light Speed: Arena video should I watch?
Light Speed: Arena has 19 videos from 18 creators: 12 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs and 1 unboxing. They date from 2024 to June 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Light Speed: Arena, the photo-based tabletop shooter - Rules overview" by Tablescope, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Light Speed: Arena Review: Take a Picture, It'll Blast Longer" by The Dice Tower. 12 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Un GIOCO da Tavolo SPAZIALE: Light Speed ARENA" by Al4oPiù, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Tak, Pirates of the Spanish Main and Lords of Vegas, also by James Ernest, or The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, also by Tom Jolly.
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About Light Speed: Arena
From BoardGameGeek:
A real-time tabletop shooter in which you aim with your tiles and take a smartphone picture to let the app unfold the battle for you. As the roar of the crowd resonates, the arena is lit with the brilliant glow of sponsor ads: Pick your faction and step into battle. Tactically place and orient your spaceships to score the most points by taking down enemy vehicles, collecting mineral units from asteroids, and impressing the game sponsors. This is a real-time, tile laying game. The game begins with two tiles in the center and starting the timer. Every round, each player places one spaceship anywhere on the battlefield while everybody else is doing the same! Aim at enemies and asteroids, while appealing to the sponsors and avoiding friendly fire. After 8 rounds, players stop and take a photo with the companion app. The companion app will play the battle for you and calculate the scores. Scores can also be calculated manually with the Downgrade Pack.
Designers
Leonardo Alese, James Ernest, Tom Jolly, Emanuele Santellani
Artist
Marco Salogni
Publisher
Tablescope
Categories
Mechanics