"In the beginning, warriors fought for the pleasure of their people. Now, thousands of years later, robots continue the tradition. Arena Assault is the fast paced, multi-player card game of gladiatorial arena combat." Each player chooses a deck, which represents a gladiator. Players start with 15 life points and a hand of four cards drawn from their deck. During a turn, players may play Attack Cards against their opponent(s), play Defense Cards to protect their gladiator, play Special Cards, and discard and draw new cards into their hands. If a player loses all of their life points, they are considered destroyed. The winner is the last player standing.