Ninja Arena is a round-based miniatures game, which focus on predictive planning and combat strategies. Within a wooden arena 2-4 players lead their ninjas into battle. Those solid arenas allow creative setups for new, challenging skirmishes. Players can choose from four different pewter ninjas, 6 unique special abilities and arm themselfs with a nicely balanced set of melee and ranged weapons. Short gameplay summary: Planning phase: Players plan their three hidden actions from 18 options Initiative: the fastest planning-player picks his desired initiative for the combat round Combat phase: all three actions from the planning phase are executed and in case of a draw decided by initiative.