Legend of Gonia: Free online strategy and card game for 2 players

Enter the arena. Become a legend. Deploy your Warriors, summon the Spirits and shatter the enemy Akrios.

2 players · 25 min · Ages 12+

Play online · Challenge the AI

Easy to pick up, fierce to master

Every turn, one Spirit card decides everything.

Summon

Play a card from your Hand: the Spirit lends its power to one of your Warriors.

Maneuver

Advance tile by tile, dodge the traps and take position around the Akrios.

Strike

Eliminate enemy Warriors, capture Djinns and shatter the enemy Akrios to win.

28 Spirits from every mythology

Norse, Slavic, Korean, Egyptian, Yoruba… Each has its own strike, trajectory or spell.

Skadi · Norse · Attack · Rank 1: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates 1 enemy 1 tile away through a vertex.
Jumong · Korean · Attack · Rank 2: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates up to 2 enemies 1 tile away through a vertex.
Hayk · Armenian · Attack · Rank 3: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates up to 3 enemies 1 tile away through a vertex.
Gilgamesh · Mesopotamian · Attack · Rank 1: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates 1 adjacent enemy.
Ganesh · Hindu · Attack · Rank 2: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates up to 2 adjacent enemies.
Ogun · Yoruba · Attack · Rank 3: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates up to 3 adjacent enemies.
Wukong · Chinese · Attack · Rank 1: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates 1 enemy 2 tiles away through a side.
Sülde · Mongolian · Attack · Rank 2: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates up to 2 enemies 2 tiles away through a side.
Thánh Gióng · Vietnamese · Attack · Rank 3: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates up to 3 enemies 2 tiles away through a side.
Herensuge · Basque · Attack · Rank 2: The warrior moves 2 free tiles, eliminates up to 2 enemies 1 tile away through a vertex, then eliminates himself.
Azdaja · Balkan · Attack · Rank 3: The warrior moves 2 free tiles, then eliminates up to 2 enemies 1 tile away through a vertex, at no cost.
Tulpar · Turkic · Move · Rank 1: The warrior moves up to 2 tiles through a vertex, in a straight line.
Mamaragan · Aboriginal · Move · Rank 2: The warrior moves up to 3 tiles through a vertex, in a straight line.
Amarok · Inuit · Move · Rank 3: The warrior moves up to 5 tiles through a vertex, in a straight line.
Picus · Roman · Move · Rank 1: The warrior moves up to 3 tiles through a side, in a straight line.
Homa · Persian · Move · Rank 2: The warrior moves up to 4 tiles through a side, in a straight line.
Ziz · Hebrew · Move · Rank 3: The warrior moves up to 5 tiles through a side, in a straight line.
Iktomi · Native American · Move · Rank 2: The warrior leaps 2 tiles through a side, ignoring units and temples, then places up to 2 magic tokens on adjacent enemies, who are immobilized next turn.
Kon · Inca · Move · Rank 3: The warrior leaps 3 tiles through a side, ignoring units and temples, then places up to 2 magic tokens on adjacent enemies, who are immobilized next turn.
Tipua · Māori · Move · Rank 2: The warrior moves 2 adjacent tiles, one at a time, and captures the enemies on every tile he crosses.
Shaka · Zulu · Magic · Rank 1: The warrior moves 1 free tile and is protected during the enemy turn.
Isis · Egyptian · Magic · Rank 3: The warrior moves 1 free tile; he and one allied unit are protected during the enemy turn.
Barong · Balinese · Magic · Rank 1: The warrior moves according to his ability, then places 1 magic token that forms a wall the enemy cannot cross.
Sequana · Gaulish · Magic · Rank 2: The warrior moves according to his ability, then places 2 magic tokens side by side, forming a wall.
Akashita · Japanese · Magic · Rank 2: The warrior moves according to his ability; the opponent cannot summon a Spirit on their next turn.
Perun · Slavic · Legendary · Legendary: The warrior moves 1 free tile, then eliminates up to 2 enemies within 2 tiles of his landing tile.
Gaia · Greek · Legendary · Legendary: The warrior moves up to 5 tiles through a vertex or a side, in a straight line.
Gargantua · Celtic · Legendary · Legendary: The warrior moves according to his ability, then places 1 magic token that immobilizes up to 6 enemies adjacent to the chosen tile for one turn.

The Warriors of the Tribe

Every Warrior carries a crystal fragment and fights in their own way.

Summoner: The captain: awakens the crystals and hands out the Spirits.
Dreamer: Unleashes the Spirit's power for the length of a dream.
Guardian: Watches over the Akrios and pushes foes back with a shield.
Slayer: The only living being able to cut down a Djinn.
Djinn: Released by the Akrios, it charges straight at the enemy Akrios.

Before the arena, there was the fall

Find out how the crystals fell on Gonia, how the Djinns were born and why the Tribe fights for the Akrios. An illustrated, narrated story.

Live the legend · Read the rules

Frequently asked questions

What is Legend of Gonia?

Legend of Gonia is a turn-based strategy game for two players, created by the Kézart studio. On a hexagonal board, each player commands a Tribe of Warriors and plays Spirit cards drawn from world mythologies to shatter the enemy Akrios.

Is Legend of Gonia free?

Yes. Legend of Gonia is free to play, right in your browser, with nothing to download and no subscription.

How do you win?

There are three ways to win: reach the enemy Akrios's tile with a Warrior or a Djinn, eliminate 10 units of the enemy Tribe, or, in a timed game, when your opponent's clock runs out.

How many players, how long?

Legend of Gonia is played by two, ages 12 and up, and a game lasts about twenty-five minutes.

Where and how can I play?

In your browser, on computer, tablet or phone, with nothing to download: online against another player, against the AI, or two players on the same screen. The game can also be installed as an app.

Who are the Spirits?

The Spirits are the game's cards: 28 figures from Norse, Slavic, Korean, Egyptian, Yoruba, Mesopotamian and many other mythologies. Each Spirit lends a Warrior an attack, a move or a spell.

How is a Deck built?

A Deck holds 10 different cards: 1 Legendary and 9 cards of Rank 1 to 3 (4 of Rank 1, 3 of Rank 2, 2 of Rank 3).