Deploy: Both 10" from short edge (Danger Close). Z-Fighter roster deploys second. Rule: Z-Fighter +1 OC. All terrain +1 cover level. "We know every rock, every hill."
Namek
Location 2 • The Dying Planet • 3'×3' Board
Deploy: Rotate board — long edges face each player. Both 8" from long edge. Roll off for edge after terrain. Rule: Remove 1 terrain/round. After 3 removed: +1 DMG/round to all. "Namek is finished. The fight isn't."
Planet Vegeta
Location 3 • The Saiyan Homeworld • 3'×3' Board
Deploy: Saiyan roster 10" from short edge. All others 8". Both sides full width. Rule: Saiyan +1 BK Gen. Non-Saiyan/non-Android MOV −1" (min 3"). "This is where we were born."
Tournament Ring
Location 4 • The Sacred Arena • 3'×3' Board
Deploy: Inside ring only — 2"–8" from short edge, 2"+ from long edges. Mark boundary before deployment. Rule: L0 Pushed/Thrown past 2" boundary = Removed from Play. L1+ stop at edge. "Every inch matters."
Rocky Badlands
Location 5 • Scarred Wilderness • 3'×3' Board
Deploy: 10"×10" corner zones. Roll off for diagonal pair (A: top-left/bottom-right, B: top-right/bottom-left). Rule: Terrain contact +1 RES vs Ranged. Knockbacks create Crater tokens (+1" MOV to cross). "Every rock has a story."
Cell Games Arena
Location 6 • The Perfect Stage • 3'×3' Board
Deploy: Two 8"×8" flank strips per side (14" center gap — no deploy). Cell Games roster deploys 2nd. Rule: 1st KO each side: team gains 1 SK. Ascending: +1 DMG to next attack. "I make the rules here." — Cell