# NEXUS: Arena Combat System

NEXUS: Arena Combat System is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 17 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 17+
- **Complexity:** 3.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2023
- **Categories:** Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Mature / Adult
- **Mechanics:** Paper-and-Pencil, Grid Movement, Role Playing, Betting and Bluffing, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Jason Goike, J. Scott Rumptz

**Artists:** Danny Cruz, Stephen Oakley, Michael Rechlin, Helge C. Balzer, Pedro Sena, Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe, Chenthooran Nambiarooran, Dongjun Lu

**Publishers:** D-Verse Publishing, LLC

## Expansions

- [NEXUS: Legacy Edition Rulebook](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nexus-legacy-edition-rulebook)
- [NEXUS: Unsanctioned Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nexus-unsanctioned-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/nexus-arena-combat-system)
- [NEXUS: Arena Combat System in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/nexus-arena-combat-system)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248760)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-17. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._