Ravensburger Disney Villainous Strategy Board Game for Age 10 and Up - 2019 Toty Game of The Year Award Winner

This game is so fun. I gave it to one of my sons for his birthday and not only does he love it, but I'm hooked as well. Everyone is a villain, you have a piece to move, power tokens, a board, a small info booklet, and 2 card decks - a helper deck (items, allies, effects) and a fate deck (the heroes). Heroes in this case are not helpful. Other plays put them on your board to thwart your efforts to win the game. Each villain has a different goal, as laid out on the boards and in the little info booklets. Some villains are easier to win with (e.g., Prince John, Queen of Hearts) and others definitely more challenging (e.g., Maleficent, Ursula). There are rules and because the characters are all different and have unique ways of winning, it's not a 20 minute game to learn. If you play with more people, the game will be longer. DO expect it to take one or two times to get down the flow of the game. It took 4 of us 2 hrs on each of 2 different days (4 hrs total) the first time... Now the games are about 2 hrs. When we played with just 3 of us, it was about 45 min. btw, the games are different each time because of the villains being played, different strategies used to play the villains, and the shuffle of the decks. Younger kids will need more help; it's likely for 12 and up? I think Disney fans will love it and those who like role playing games may enjoy it. Also, if you want something other than a roll the dice and move game, it's definitely worth considering. In this house, adults aren't playing just for the kids; we're playing because we enjoy it too. Obviously, I'm hooked.

I highly recommend this board game to both novice and regular board game players. It is easy to learn, despite how overwhelming it looks at the beginning. The games play out relatively quickly and once you learn the characters, it allows for some deeper strategy as well. Because the base game comes with 6 characters, even the base game allows for a tremendous amount of replayability, each with their own different objective, player deck, and fate deck which are played in an attempt to hinder the other players. We have been able to finish some 2 player matches in 45 minutes to an hour once we figured out how the game plays, and 3 player games have been a bit longer, just due to more fate cards being played as well as just another character having to take their turn. Due to this, I would find it a bit difficult to recommend the higher amount of players, unless you're prepared for it to take exponentially longer. Overall, it's a perfect 2-3 player game that truly encapsulates the Disney movies and finds fun and interesting ways to be the villain.

I got into villainous over the thanksgiving holiday and I’ve been having a blast. It’s an easy game to understand that does require skill and proper play to win against your opponent. But doesn’t require intense strategy to understand or have fun with. The game itself focuses on completing the plan your Disney villain had in their movie of origin, so the thematic elements are there. At the same time you can also choose to mess with other players by having them get bothered by hero’s, items, and effect from their respective movie. This sets back other players and adds to the fun of the game. I highly recommend trying this game, very very fun. Below I will list the pros and cons with this set. PROS - comes with 6 characters, two of which are only in this set - Comes with all elements needed to play the game unlike the expansions CONS - an updated version of Captain Hook, Prince John, Ursula, and Maleficent have been made that comes in box with just those four updated versions. These changes make all of the listed characters much better overall and in almost all cases much easier to play. The benefit of this set is that it comes with Jafar and the Queen of Hearts that you can’t get anywhere else.

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.

El juego llegó a tiempo y en buen estado. Muy divertido juego al ponerte en los zapatos de los villanos clásicos de las películas de Disney.

I played Introduction to Evil version with my cousin and loved it. I went with The Worst Takes it All for the extra 2 characters. I am supper exited to play these.

I bought this for Christmas and my friends and I played this for hours! The game is so unique, fun and cute!

Item was damaged inside and on the outside. Box was damaged, cards were creased and one was even torn.

Love love love this game! It takes a bit of patience and perseverance to learn but so worth it!