Epic Melee

Epic Melee - arena-based party and strategy board game

Dive into Epic Melee, a nerve-wracking, twist-filled card game, perfect for party games with friends or family. Manage a hand of colorful Champions — fearless knights, frog invokers, explosive goblins, and many more — and send them to clash in the Arena to clinch victory. Accessible and sharp, this board game combines bluff, timing, and cunning — ingredients prized by the best fast-paced competitive board games.

Designed to liven up your evenings, Epic Melee appeals to both adult board game enthusiasts and players looking for a family-friendly board game. Add it to your collection of board games in your favorite board game store or hobby shop and gear up for memorable duels.

Rules and gameplay feel - bluff, initiative and tactical combat

In each round, all players simultaneously choose two cards from their hand and place them face down, then reveal at the same moment the card on their right. The player holding the Initiative token then decides: which of their two cards will stay in the Arena, immediately applies its effect, and then passes the Initiative to another player. Once all selections are made, the battle erupts!

The two strongest Champions win a Loot Token (Gold or Silver). Each Champion has a unique power capable of turning the game around, which makes Epic Melee an excellent representative of strategy board games where reading your opponent and mastering the tempo matter. Chain the rounds, balance risk, surprise your rivals and become the Arena's legend. A surefire choice for party-night games and family board games.

Epic Melee box contents

• 54 cards
• 6 double-sided player aids
• 2 rulebooks
• 36 Loot tokens
• 1 Giant Frog Invocation token
• 1 Initiative pawn
• 1 Lich token
• 6 Goblin Loot tokens

With its frenetic pace and asymmetric powers, Epic Melee has everything it takes to become one of your most popular board games to pull out without hesitation at your next game night. Ideal for discovering or enriching your board game collection in a board game store or hobby shop.