Hot Arena Combat

Design wiki for Hot Arena Combat — a card-driven hex-grid gladiator arena game for up to six players, where every second counts.

Pages

• Overview — concept and design pillars.
• Rounds and Seconds — the 6-second round and its second subdivision.
• Cards and Deck — card types, the burn-down track, deck composition.
• Water and Prestige — the water and prestige economies.
• Loadout and Setup — pre-round setup, hand slots, weight.
• Board and Movement — hex board geometry and printed board sizes.
• Combat and Facing — miniatures, facing, attack and defense arcs.
• Champions — the fighters, their styles, water, and edge refills.
• PnP Demo — the free print-and-play demo set.
• Open Questions — unresolved design decisions.

Status

Design notes as of 2026-09-16; water/prestige economy, card anatomy, center-vs-edge, and 1-second seconds added 2026-09-28. Rules are provisional — see Open Questions for what is not yet settled.