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2-6 Players. 45/60mns
In this game, you get to play one of the 6 Disney Villains: Prince John, Maleficent, Jafar, Ursula, Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook.
A 10 year old that is used to board games can probably play without much assitance.
The games were fun with 2, 3 and 4 players.
We ( 2 adults, 2 teens) have played this multiple times and had a blast.
We are Disney fans and we play a lot of board games.
Each Villain comes with its own board, its Action Cards, its Fate Cards (which are often used against you) and its marker.
Depending on the location of your marker, you get to perform actions. Each board is divided into 4 different areas which will give you different possible actions.. depending on the location of your marker, you get to perform specific actions.
The main actions are:
Play a card from your hand
Get a coin/coins
Activate a power
Move an item/Hero to adjacent location
Play Fate cards on another Villain
Discard your cards.
For instance, one location could allow you to : play a card, get two coins, discard your remaining cards, and Play Fate on another Villain. Another location could allow you to play TWO cards, get 1 coin, Activate a Special power, and play fate.
You get to mess with other players by playing their Fate cards onto their boards.
Each Villain has one goal: defeat Peter Pan, or Capture the Trident, or Spread curses etc...
You start with a hand of 4 Action Cards, Some give you Actions to perform, or Ally to Help, or Items. You start on Location 1,
You place your marker on any other location, unless it is locked (cards can be required) depending on what you want to do.
You perform at least one action from your location, but can also perform all if you wish.
You add your allies and your items on YOUR side of the board, the lower side under each location. You get to choose where you place them. This can only help your Villain.
However when other players play Fate Cards on your boards, they also pick a location and place the card on the upper side of your locations thus blocking some of your locations actions.
You get to vanquish and fight to achieve your goal.
The Disney Theme is cute. It is fun and witty and I am glad they gave special treatment to the artwork.
However the game is deeper than it looks, this will take a good 40 minutes.
Our first game play took a little over one hour including set up and reading the rules and giggling oohing and aahing at the cards.
The game does not come shrink wrapped but taped on the edges. I have not dared to try and remove the tapes. It just looks like bad news.
August 2018 · Toys and Games · verified purchase