OpenArena's gameplay attempts to follow Quake III Arena: score frags to win the game using a balanced set of weapons each designed for different situations, with just minor changes to the rules enabled by default

Each match happens in an "arena": a map where players try to kill each other; some arenas are designed for Capture the flag and similar gametypes, so are built with two bases (usually identical, apart from the colors), for the two teams.

The Quake III style of play is very fast and requires skill to be played successfully online. It's an arcade-style gameplay which allows to quickly move through maps thanks to bouncepads, accelerator pads, teleporters and advanced techniques such asstrafe jumping and rocket jumping. Some arenas include traps.

The game can be played online (against other human players) or offline (against computer-controlled characters known as

• "Tournament" chooses two players and makes them duel, in a classic "winner stays, loser gets out" setting.
• "One Flag CTF" is a variation of Capture The Flag where a white flag spawns in the middle of the map, and the teams must bring it to the enemy base, instead of taking the enemy's flag.
• "Overload" has both teams' bases spawn a crystal. The players of each team must travel to the enemy base and destroy this crystal in order to win.
• "CTF Elimination", as its name implies, is a mix of Capture The Flag and Elimination. Not only do the teams score by fragging all of the enemy team's players, but they also can win rounds by capturing their flags.
• "Double Domination" is a team-based game which features two control points, and the players must hold them during some seconds in order to score points.
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