HOW TO PLAY
Master the art of Bo Jackson Battle Arena with our comprehensive guide. From basic rules to advanced strategies, become a champion in the arena.
HOW TO PLAY
Three distinct ways to play, each offering different levels of strategy and complexity. Start with Rookie Mode and work your way up to Playmaker for the ultimate challenge.
CARD TYPES
There are 3 main card types: heroes, hot dogs, and plays. These 3 main cards come in different card treatments (rarities). Hero cards come in six different powers: Super (most rare), Hex, Gum, Glow, Fire/Ice, and Steel (least rare). The more rare the card - the more powerful. Learn more about rarities on our Collect page.
HEROES
The backbone of your deck. Heroes are the legendary athletes who battle in the arena.
HOT DOGS
Your resource currency. Hot Dogs fuel your strategic moves and plays during battles.
PLAYS
Game-changing strategies from your Playbook that shift the tide of battle.
THE FIELD OF PLAY
- All Games are played on a board with 7 Battle Zones.
- Each Player's cards will go head-to-head with their Opponent's cards in the corresponding Battle Zone.
- Below the 7 Battle Zones, you also have spaces for the following:
- Hero Deck
- Playbook Deck
- Hot Dog Deck
- Discard Pile
DECKBUILDING
Deckbuilding: Standard
- Hero Decks consist of 60 cards. Only 6 Hero cards can share the same Power (example: you may only have 6 total Hero cards with 100 Power, 6 with 95 Power, etc). Only 1 copy of each Hero variation can appear in a Hero Deck. Most Heroes have multiple variations specific artwork, type, and power) which allows a particular hero to show up more than once in a Hero Deck. For example a "BoJax Ice" variation is different than a "BoJax Fire" variation. A specific Hero may only appear in your Hero Deck 6 times in total (across all variations).
- Hot Dog Decks consist of 10 Hot Dog Cards. There are no requirements on the number of unique Hot Dog cards in your Deck.
- Playbook Decks consist of 30 Play cards. All 30 Plays must be unique cards. No duplicates.
Deckbuilding: Trainer
- Trainer Decks follow the same rules as Standard EXCEPT you only need 30 Heroes, 10 Plays and 10 Hot Dogs.
Some advanced and competitive rule sets may impose different/additional restrictions on your Decks.
For Limited Play Decks, players may use 40 Heroes and 20 plays. For Trainer Decks, players may use 30 Heroes and 10 plays.