The Emperor’s Arena is where legends are born. Lured by the promise of all the treasure one can carry from the Emperor’s Vault, heroes thrust themselves into combat with the Emperor’s fiercest monsters, the most diabolical of tricks, and the most blood-thirsty competitors. To those who can survive an hour in the arena, a life of fame and fortune awaits.

In The Emperor’s Arena, you and your opponents take control of rival teams of heroes battling for fame and fortune within the Emperor’s Arena. As time progresses, the Emperor will release increasingly dangerous opponents into the ring, requiring you to decide how much punishment your active hero can take before tagging to the next team member. Fame is gained from slaying monsters and attacking other players. The player whose team has gained the most fame by the end of the game wins.

The Emperor's Arena pits up to four players against hordes of monsters that move with their own logic. Players receive energy points each turn used to execute actions - each hero has 10 actions to include movement, different types of attacks, and various defensive moves. Once all players have moved, monsters will crawl the board, charging towards any player they can see. Part of the strategy is killing is much as you can. The other part is not being hunted down and torn apart during the monster phase.