The Legend of Korra: Pro-Bending Arena cover
2018BGG rank #5,786

The Legend of Korra: Pro-Bending Arena

by Alara Cameron, Sen-Foong Lim · IDW Games

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Players2
Time30–45m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age12+

About the game

What is The Legend of Korra: Pro-Bending Arena?

Based on the fan-favorite Nickelodeon animated series, The Legend of Korra: Pro-Bending Arena is a two-player competition of wits, tricks, and speed as players take control of Republic City's favorite sport. Focusing on the rivalry between the Future Industries Fire Ferrets and The White Falls Wolfbats, The Legend of Korra: Pro-Bending Arena has two players each taking control of a team, drafting card decks for their benders, then playing cards to place elemental tokens around the board in an effort to overwhelm their opponent. As in the show, pro-bending matches are a game of push and pull, with an objective toward being the team that has either advanced the farthest forward, or completely knocked their competitors out of the ring. The game play of The Legend of Korra: Pro-bending Arena is closely modeled after the popular Pro-bending sport featured in the first season of Avatar: The Legend of Korra. As such, the game is designed for 2 players, each controlling a team of 3 benders: earth, fire, and water. The objective of the game is simple: be on the other team's side of the arena when the game ends and you will be victorious, or dominate the competition, pushing all their benders off the back of the arena to end the game immediately and claim the championship as yours!

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameFightingMiniaturesMovies / TV / Radio themeSports

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