# Challengers!

Challengers! is a board game for 1–8 players. It plays in 45 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 8. It is rated 6 out of 10 by 57 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $27.39 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–8 (best with 8)
- **Playing time:** 45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Card Game, Sports, Animals
- **Mechanics:** Open Drafting, Hand Management, Deck Construction, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Finale Ending
- **Ludoya rating:** 6 out of 10, from 57 reviews
- **Owned by:** 114 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 968
- **Unique players:** 1,243

**Designers:** Markus Slawitscheck, Johannes Krenner

**Artists:** Jeff Harvey

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 31.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/challengers/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 27.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/challengers |
| 401 Games | 29.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/challengers |
| Nordisk Spil | 249 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/challengers |
| Spilforsyningen | 279.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/challengers-eng |
| Travelling Man | 33.5 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/challengers |
| Milan Spiele | 41.8 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/challengers-deutsch-p-32893.html |

## Expansions

- [Challengers! Lucky Coins! Bonus Tokens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/challengers-lucky-coins-bonus-tokens)
- [Challengers!: Winter Park Playmat + Blue Token](https://www.ludoya.com/games/challengers-winter-park-playmat-blue-token)
- [Challengers!: Cruise Ship Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/challengers-cruise-ship-promo-cards)
- [Challengers!: Bonus Cards Pack #1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/challengers-cartes-bonus-paquet-1)

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## Rules questions

### Can I look through or rearrange my deck during the Match Phase?

No — during the Match Phase you must not look at your cards or rearrange their order except if a card effect explicitly allows it (p.3).

### How do we determine who begins a match?

First match uses a flag toss; from round 2 onward the player who holds the Trophy with the higher round number begins, and ties are broken by a flag toss (p.3).

### When I'm attacking, how many cards do I have to reveal and do power bonuses count?

Reveal cards one by one until the total power of your revealed cards (base power plus any power bonuses) is equal to or greater than the card in flag possession, and you must not reveal more cards than needed (p.3).

### What happens to cards I revealed but aren't the card in flag possession when the flag changes?

Slide any extra revealed cards underneath your new flag card; the opponent must put the card that lost the flag and all cards slid under it face up on their bench, placing cards with the same name on one seat (p.3).

### Can I remove Starter Deck cards during the Deck Phase?

Yes — at the end of the Deck Phase you may remove any number of cards from your deck; removed cards go to the corresponding tray's discard compartment, and Starter Deck cards (S) are returned to the box (p.3).

### If the Robot wins a match, who gets the Trophy?

In multiplayer the Robot's match win causes that round's Trophy to be placed back into the box, while in solo the Robot keeps Trophies it wins and can also win immediately by reaching an 11‑fan lead (p.4).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/challengers)
- [Challengers! in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/challengers)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._