# Arena: The Contest – Heroic Defense

Arena: The Contest – Heroic Defense is a board game for 1–8 players. It plays in 45–90 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. It plays best with 8.

- **Players:** 1–8 (best with 8)
- **Playing time:** 45–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Fighting, Expansion for Base-game, Miniatures, Medieval, Dice
- **Mechanics:** Action Queue, Cooperative Game, Grid Movement, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement, Player Elimination, Variable Player Powers, Modular Board
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Danilo de Alcantara, Alexandre Aboud

**Publishers:** Dragori Games

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arena-the-contest-heroic-defense)
- [Arena: The Contest – Heroic Defense in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/arena-the-contest-heroic-defense)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235779)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-10. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._