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2016BGG rank #16,638

Colosseum

by Masato Ikeda (池田正人), Ryo Sugiura (杉浦諒) · Just Play Games

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Players2
Time10–0m
ComplexityLight
Age8+

About the game

What is Colosseum?

User summary COLOSSEUM is a one-on-one duel card game. This game reflects many features seen in fighting video games, such as character-specific abilities, distance control, anticipating opponent's moves, three-way-deadlock skill interactions, and overdrive skills. With these features, this game provides an environment where players' risk and return fluctuate throughout the game. Publisher's summary 1vs1の対戦カードゲーム。対戦格闘ゲームの読み合いをコンパクトにまとめた作品です。3すくみの相性を持つカードと、距離の概念を組み合わせ、常にリスク＆リターンが変動し続ける環境を構築しています。

How it plays

Mechanics

Rock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action Selection

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameFighting

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