I love this guy. Talks slow enough to not get lost, but fast enough where he doesn’t drag things out. He also always has a smile on his face. Good job bud!
CORRECTION At 22:04: When explaining how Thanos can fight an enemy to gain an infinity stone, Corvus should have been discarded after defeating the ally (as with any vanquish action), then Thanos would need to send over a new ally to pick up the abandoned Stone to bring back to his domain. NOTE 1: If you are resolving a Fate Action and you draw an event that would target you, discard it without effect! NOTE 2: I believe the newer printings of the game now indicate that no more than 1 infinity stone can be attached to a single ally.
Sweet! Looking forward to getting this to the table later this month! A shared Fate deck, Specialties, and Events look like a nice additions to the gameplay. Undying mode? Challenge accepted!
Just picked this up, and this video is such a concise, but thorough look at the details of the game. Thanks for this - I'm usually the designated 'rules explainer' for my group, and your video has made my job a lot easier! :D
Very well constructed and articulated video. Been a huge Disney Villains fan and just bought the Marvel edition and was confused about the new features (which you covered in great detail). Well done
I love this channel, I wish you would make a video on how to play rum & bones second tide. You´re so good at explaining rules and gameplay so everybody understands. Thx for a great channel.
Thanks Rodney, had no idea this was coming down the pipeline. I have Disney’s Villanous and have played it once and thought it was interesting. But this theme looks even more exciting. Lol. Your infinity gauntlet (love letter)made me preorder just because I wanted to try it. This video has put this game on my radar. Appreciate what you do, I have watched for a while, back when luke was young. I even bought the luke promo for the Masmorra KS. Keep being awesome and thanks for your dedication in the hobby, should I ever actually make it to a convention ( assuming the world returns to normal some day ) I hope I stumble across you and get to shake your hand and tell you thanks . Take care and keep on gaming.
Hey Thomas, thanks so much for the kind words - and for the support in the past with the Luke promo :) I'm a Marvel fan too, so this theme got my attention as well!
Thank you for such a clear explanation on how Marvel Villainous plays! Just played the original Villainous last night and was wondering how this version differs. Cheers!
Great video! Just picked up this version of the game after being a big fan of the Disney Villainous game. Very informative and easy to follow along. Makes it easy to get into a card game that is pretty technical!
I have been avoiding this specific villainous version for awhile. I own the entire disney version and I love it dearly. Today I say and watched this video among others multiple times. I will go purchase it and hope to love it. I am excited for the Loki version in 2 months...
Well it's never to late to start! Villainous is great because if you buy the expansions you can play with like 10 people at once. In Marvel villainous they also have new characters that have never been seen before now.
Picked it up today and played it twice. Love this game. So much more balanced than the other villainous games. Each player's objective is equally difficult. It didn't feel like one character is easier than the others. It really was a race to the finish. And as always, great job on the video explaining how to play the game. Always look forward to seeing new videos from you.
@@WatchItPlayed I was wondering if you were able to help me with a question regarding how Ultron plays? His objectives sat to remove sentries, do I just remove them, or do I have to use them to vanquish heroes? The rules are not clear about how to remove them. Thanks
@@kellybrown7172 This just means that once you have them in play you can discard them on your turn, to fulfill this requirement. You don't have to fight with them, just discard them.
Thank you for the great video explaining more than the rule book does. I was a little confused as to how many infinity stones can be attached to a single ally. In the rule book, on the final “Thanos” page, it says no ally can have more than one stone equipped, as it’s too much power to wield without having the infinity gauntlet. However, in the video and in some of the comments, it’s been stated that more than one stone can be attached to an ally. So, I was looking for clarification on that rule. Thank you.
Ah yes, I believe this rule was added to the rule book in later printings, but didn't exist in the initial printing that I had, but was later clarified by the publisher. I'll make a note in the pinned comment in this video.
Love the video! One correction that needs to be made is you state you can play fate on yourself if the card states to... the rules state under “fate” and “events” that if the fate/event requires you to play a card in your realm that you are to discard the card. ☺️
Hey Rodney. Love your videos. We actually saw your Mansions of Madness boxes behind you in other videos. We watched your video on how to play it and bought that rather pricey game. After playing it through to avoid your spoilers, we watched you and your son take us through the game. Well done. In THIS video, at 8.33 you talk about specific villain event cards. If I draw my own villain event, do I get to discard it or did I just burn myself, meaning I have to play it on myself? I can’t seem to find the answer on other forums. Thanks for your time. You are such a GREAT teacher of games.
Hey Lisa, if you're referring to the events that target a specific villain (they show the villain's icon in the corner), and you draw your own - discard it without effect.
Great tutorial. Got already the Disney edition of Villainous but wanted to know the difference of gameplay with this one. Love how fate cards can affect you or any other player; with more than two players it must be memorable haha. Also the relocate action allowing you to play in another player's domain is interesting too.
@@jamescampbell6920 in most situations, I agree, you can only relocate within your own villain’s domain. The exception is Thanos is allowed to relocate to another villains domain.
Looks amazing! I'm guessing though that it can't be mixed with Disney Villainous since there are different mechanics, but that's ok. Captain Hook vs Thanos would feel weird.
I hope they can be in someway actually. Maybe some way to modify the rules slightly so that we can combine them. Just Cox I have so much content for the Disney one already and I love the marvel universe.
We have played with both. We kept the disney fate deck out and if you want to fate that person you choose from their deck. Just modify the rules slightly
I love Disney Villainous! However, to really enjoy it you have to "know" how each deck works / combos. IME - having to play the same deck 3 - 4 games, in order to see how each works, is a bit of a learning curve for people just wanting to try it out. Also, I like "spite / take that" games, but they're very unpopular in my FLGS group - too many hurt feelings / egos.
For Disney I find that you can get the hang of most decks if you put yourself in the Villain's shoes. Play the deck as if you are playing the movie from their angle and things usually work out. That's actually what I love most about the game, the fact that they captured the stories that brought the Villains to life in the first place.
@@azrealle9474 while I agree on that, you do need to know the actual decks to do that. If you play it blind (by only reading the character's booklet), you have less chances to success.
Great video as always Rodney. My wife and I are always pleased when you have a 'Watch it Played' for a game that we're interested in. How did you get the game so early? (I'm assuming to get the video out early). I am going to politely insist that you send your copy over to us in Las Vegas. If you are disinclined to acquiesce to my request, then I will send gremlins to your house and also send my Vegas weather (~115 degrees Fahrenheit) to your cold-loving Canadian area. I believe this will cause you, your house and entire game collection to melt. I expect the game to arrive by August, also please send some pie too. K thnk bye! :D
I love villainous! I have all of the disney ones. Too bad I live in Canada and this on Amazon is $80 plus $50 for shipping and it takes 3-5 weeks to ship. Gonna have to wait to buy until it becomes more readily available unfortunately. Great video by the way! Very informative. :)
@@WatchItPlayed Keep the month of October in mind. October is Bullying Prevention Month and Breast Cancer Month. Host game nights for Nationally Recognized Organizations to raise money. I am a bully and two-time cancer survivor.
I may have missed it but I don't think you covered how the green Hela tiles come in play/are used. About to play this with my wife for first time and we are using the same two villians. Will check the rule book/hela guide book to see what it says. Great how to video this helped a lot.
This video goes over the main rules, but not the individual rues for each villain (I did for Thanos because it's quite unique). Hope you have a good first game!
Thank you on clarifying the few questions I had, I was unsure how the fate deck was built, if it only drew generic cards and cards from the in play villains, or if it drew cards from every villain who may not have their main target in play
it looks better than disney just for the fact a fate card can be drawn that affects you, affects the game state, or even if you were looking to target a specific player it could be more beneficial or only work on a specific villian. There also looks like there's a higher degree of interaction with what I've seen with killmonger and thanos interacting with other villains boards directly.
I think there has been complaints that Disney Villainous is almost like Multiplayer solitaire. The only interaction is fating players. As you mentioned, Thanos and other villains certainly seem to have a more interesting mechanic interacting with other players.
Quick Question here what are your little tips on making these how to play videos good? Cuz I've seen other channels do it and yours is still of best quality
I just played this for the first time last night and dreamt about it all night long. I don’t know how you can become addicted to it so quickly. But I did.
My predictions for the next 2 expansions would be nightmare from doctor strange 2 bc we don't have doctor strange or Wong as a hero yet, Loki is on the back of the instruction sheet, they could add Heimdall, Odin, and Thor's mom (forgot her name😅), as hero's, Loki's biological dad as a rival, doctor doom with the fantastic 4 as hero's, Mysterio from spider man bc we don't have spider man yet as a hero, Ronan from guardians 1 bc we're missing half of the guardians, and one of the many X-Men villains
Thanks for the video! Three questions... 1. ‘A Stone is Found’ if you are playing 2 player against Thanos and you reveal this fate card, would you play it on yourself or discard? 2. ‘Deaths Favour’ The text specifies when you move to this location.. does this mean you must vanquish or activate as your first action before doing anything else? 3. Other player items in your domains. On your turn are you able to remove them like you can any of your own cards? For example Killmongers explosives? Thanks!!
Hey Same, I do by best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there!
Awesome video!!! This game seems interesting...a mix between a board game and a card game (or is it more of one of the other?)! I wish that the player pieces were the actual figures of the villains instead of a symbolic, abstract "pawn"-type game piece. So you can move to any location in your mini-board during your turn and try to do all of the actions indicated (and fight any heroes on them)? Do you just keep moving in one of the 4 (or is it 5) locations again and again? I love that each villain has their own objective to achieve! Are some of these objectives easier than others? Like, Is there an "easiest" villain to play, or are they all equal with regard to difficulty in achieving objectives? Also, the Disney version has expansions. Will this have them as well? Thanks for giving us an overview of how to play!
Glad you enjoyed! And yes, each turn, you pick a new spot within your board to move to, and activate those actions. I think some of the villains are likely a bit more straightforward, but I can't really speak to the game balance. I would need to play a lot more to feel comfortable saying for sure.
Aloha! Love the video and I'm a big fan of the Disney version. Question: at 22min mark, you mention using and ally to defeat a hero to then claim the stone, but isn't that ally discarded as part of the vanquish action? Do you mean that after that vanquish action, the stone remains, and another ally can then claim later or next turn? Thank you in advance and keep up the great work!
You’ve got it absolutely correct! I was combining two examples there. One where the item was on its own and then if there was an enemy present. After the attack, Gorvus would have been discarded and a new ally would have needed to go over there to get the item. The good news? You understand the rule perfectly!
Should Corvus Glaive not have been discarded when used to defeat Hela’s ally? It seems like he should have been from reading Ebony Maw’s ability. In which case, how would you get the stone back to your domain?
Ah William, you're absolutely correct. In my interest of showing the various ways in which an item can be moved, I should have explained that Corvus would have been discarded if he had to fight someone, and then another Thanos Ally would have needed to travel over there and take the stone - just to make it clear.
A little bit more complex then the Disney version. I don’t think the Disney version could let you move allies from your domain to other peoples domains, conditions were in Disney version as well. Hopefully there will be expansion for this I would love to see mystique or war machine
Fantastic video & explanations. I needed this so much before playing. Tho 2 questions that could help a lot. 1. How does Remove work exactly, as in, how do you perform a Remove? The Ultron Sentry remove cards don’t explain how to remove Sentries from your domain. Please explain if you can. 2. When you Vanquish a hero after your ally battles it, does your ally get discarded automatically, even if it has higher strength then the hero? Or does your ally only survive if the hero is at ZERO strength? This would save so many arguments we’re having atm. Rn we’re playing Remove as a Play A Card spot. So you can Remove a Sentry if you use a Play A Card turn, which makes it more fair than removing a card with zero effort. Sorry so long.
Hey there, let's see if I can help: 1) Your Upgrade tiles will refer to the process of "removing Sentries" from your Domain in order to complete the appropriate Upgrade. Removing your Sentries can be done at any point during your turn, and removing Sentries does not require any Power to be spent (with the exception of Age of Ultron), and does not require the use of any actions. Just remember that you may only complete ONE Upgrade per turn. 2) It is discarded automatically.
@@WatchItPlayed Thank you so much. We will be following this ruleset now that it’s cleared up. One thing tho, the Ally having an attack against a Hero with Zero, does that ally survive like they did in your video?
@@LateiiTheParty Correct, if the hero you attack has no strength, you don't lose your ally during the Vanquish action: ruclips.net/video/kb4e5C4vx3s/видео.html
2 card specific questions. Dora Milaje- is a specific protector to Killmongerer, if that villain picks that fate card, it is discarded without being played? And another fate card is drawn, or is the fate action considered resolved? Hatut Zeraze also is specific to the Killmongerer domain, when drawn and played by someone other than Killmongerer, it’s noted instruction is only done on initial placement, but does it still remain in play covering the area in Kill’s domain until vanquished?
I do by best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
Thanos will have cards in his deck that instruct other players to collect a stone. You'll find an example of this here: ruclips.net/video/kb4e5C4vx3s/видео.html
Hoping you can help...for Hela it says that she can play Dísir from the discard pile. How does this work? Just any turn when you can play a card you can fish one out of the discard pile?
Question-you said that in marvel villainous your player piece starts at the villains portrait at the start of the game. Is that the same for Disney villainous? Because my play group has always started with our player piece starting at the first location in their realm at the start of a game.
I had almost forgotten this expansion was coming! Now to see if I can order it at work so I can get a discount (heehee, gaming the system)! As someone who has a bit of an expansion addiction (AKA Quinsdrome), if I find a game I like the idea of, I'm going to get as much of it as I can so I can fiddle with it all. I suppose a question I would have is how well do these expansions mix with the base game, or even with each other? For example, could you play it in a similar fashion to something like SmashUp with its infinite expansions and pick which characters/villains you like? Or are the boxes themselves meant more as standalones?
So can you have a Villain-specific event on you and a global event in play at the same time? Also, can you have more than one villain-specific event on the same villain at the same time?
Hey Frank, you'll find this answered int he video here: ruclips.net/video/kb4e5C4vx3s/видео.html (also, you can't have more than 1 villain specific event on a single villain, because they each only have one in the fate deck).
Awesome video and very helpful, especially as we played Marvel Villainous for the first time today! One rule we were unsure on is how items work once played. I know you have to spend the required power to play the card and then use the card as shown, but how do you use the item in future turns, and do you need to pay the power cost every time?
The Item's effect (and when it can be resolved) will be on the card's text. You only pay once, when you put it into play. Using the effect doesn't cost anything (unless the effect itself says it does).
Do you mix all the fate cards together.. even the ones that aren't involved in the game. For example if I was playing thanos vs. Hela, would Ultrons fate cards be present in the game or would I just not use their fate cards.
My family loves Villainous! We were playing this over Christmas and we came across a question and we weren’t sure how to proceed. If Killmonger chooses to fate and draws the wakanda forever card, does he have to play black panther to his domain? During our game Killmonger had already defeated Black Panther so he did not want him back in the domain. The rules specifically say that you don’t play targeted events against yourself but do you play other fate cards that target you against yourself? Thanks for your clear instructions on how to play the game!
I do by best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card/character effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
I avoid getting into individual card effects (just a bit too much for me to manage across all the games I cover), but I do happen to know this one off the top of my head: "At any point on your turn, you can just remove (ie. discard) those cards from play."
Rodney, if I use the ebony maw ally for thanos and I send him to an opponent's domain but my opponent vanquished him before I got the infinity stone them dies ebony maw get discarded?
I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
Why has Taskmaster been getting so much love lately? Don’t get me wrong, I love taskmaster myself, and I get that he’s in black widow but he’s in this, he’s in the upcoming Avengers game, and he’s in Marvel United. I’ve always felt like Task Master is a second in command sort of villain. He’s a merc who’s for hire, like in the upcoming game where he’s a side villain, idk I love TM but he’s been in so much lately.
What do the term find in villainous mean by way of intent. Example If a player was to play oyoke afte the Dora Milaje was played would it simply be played to that location of the Dora milaje. Side question would the Dora milaje be found from the fate deck to add it to okyoe’s position.
I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
So at the end of the game, do you put your villains Fate cards back in your own Fate pile? Or keep them mixed up? Like what if i played Hela & Thor one game. Then the next game, I played Taskmaster & Ultron. Would the Fate cards from the first game be mixed up with the Fate cards on the new game?
Question. Could you mix and match Disney Villainous with this game? It looks like the fate system is quite different. I liked the idea of captain hook verse Thanos
can this game be mixed with the other expansions for villainous? or is this like its own version of the game? its seems like the second option because of the new fate actions but i am just wondering if there will be a way to play with some of the other Disney villains.
Do we only use the targeted fate cards for the people we’re playing as, or do we always play with every fate deck (e.g. should I include thanos’s fate deck in the game even when not using him?)
I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
I love this guy. Talks slow enough to not get lost, but fast enough where he doesn’t drag things out. He also always has a smile on his face. Good job bud!
Thank you kindly Daniel - so glad you enjoyed!
His name is Rodney Smith. And you will address him as such!!! 😡😡😡
@@samartinez311 I thought his name was "Board game flipper" ?
I love how they used movie versions of the villains but with comic art to represent them!!
Okay I love Villainous have all the expansions...I hope to see a Star Wars version of this game in the future :)
Super Idea ! but need lot lot lot lot lot of playable characters !
Same
Yes!!
The Marvel Villainous sets aren't compatible with the Disney Villainous sets. I imagine if a Star Wars Villainous game is made, it would be the same.
Me too
CORRECTION At 22:04: When explaining how Thanos can fight an enemy to gain an infinity stone, Corvus should have been discarded after defeating the ally (as with any vanquish action), then Thanos would need to send over a new ally to pick up the abandoned Stone to bring back to his domain.
NOTE 1: If you are resolving a Fate Action and you draw an event that would target you, discard it without effect!
NOTE 2: I believe the newer printings of the game now indicate that no more than 1 infinity stone can be attached to a single ally.
Can relocate allow you to move further than an adjacent square in your own domain?
@@earbitter Correct!
Doesn’t Corvus not get discarded because of his ability to vanquish stone holder allies of other villains?
@@TruGmER17 Here's a close up of his abilities: marvel-villainous-infinite-power.fandom.com/wiki/Corvus_Glaive
that sweet sweet flip at the start never gets old
Sweet! Looking forward to getting this to the table later this month! A shared Fate deck, Specialties, and Events look like a nice additions to the gameplay. Undying mode? Challenge accepted!
Let us know how that Undying mode goes for you :)
Just picked this up, and this video is such a concise, but thorough look at the details of the game. Thanks for this - I'm usually the designated 'rules explainer' for my group, and your video has made my job a lot easier! :D
Very glad to team up with you on teaching :)
Rodney, the effort you put in this tutorial and your style of explaining is much appreciated
Thank you kindly Nick!
Very well constructed and articulated video.
Been a huge Disney Villains fan and just bought the Marvel edition and was confused about the new features (which you covered in great detail). Well done
Thank you Triston, that's great to hear!
I love this channel, I wish you would make a video on how to play rum & bones second tide. You´re so good at explaining rules and gameplay so everybody understands. Thx for a great channel.
Thanks for the kind words and interest!
Thanks Rodney, had no idea this was coming down the pipeline. I have Disney’s Villanous and have played it once and thought it was interesting. But this theme looks even more exciting. Lol. Your infinity gauntlet (love letter)made me preorder just because I wanted to try it. This video has put this game on my radar. Appreciate what you do, I have watched for a while, back when luke was young. I even bought the luke promo for the Masmorra KS. Keep being awesome and thanks for your dedication in the hobby, should I ever actually make it to a convention ( assuming the world returns to normal some day ) I hope I stumble across you and get to shake your hand and tell you thanks . Take care and keep on gaming.
Hey Thomas, thanks so much for the kind words - and for the support in the past with the Luke promo :) I'm a Marvel fan too, so this theme got my attention as well!
I’ve watched many board game play throughs and explanations. This channel is the best imo
Thank you kindly Johnny - have fun playing!
Thank you for such a clear explanation on how Marvel Villainous plays! Just played the original Villainous last night and was wondering how this version differs. Cheers!
Glad to hear this was helpful - I hope you have fun if you get a chance to play it!
Great video! Just picked up this version of the game after being a big fan of the Disney Villainous game. Very informative and easy to follow along. Makes it easy to get into a card game that is pretty technical!
Hey, very nice to hear you found it helpful - have a good time playing!
Cool glad they used ART and not screenshots.
I like that too!
@Brayden Titus *too
Great video. The rules guide with the game are not easy to follow and leave a number of questions. This made it easy to understand.
So nice to know this was helpful Jason!
Thanks for this Rodney! Itll be helpful to have a breakdown in addition to my reading of the rules for strategy guides 😂 you da man!
Team up!
So glad you picked Hela to explain rules I am so excited to play as a necromancer
Hope you have a great time playing!
Best boardgames RUclips teacher EVER, period. Thank you for you efforts, Rod. Just a question, can I have multiple specialties card in my domain?
Thank you kindly - and yes, you can!
You are the best one to explain things and it seems you are very kind and a happy one.
Thank you for the kind comment!
This video has been so much more helpful than the writtten rules .I can't say I fully understand but I think I could work it out well enough
Once you have the game in front of you, it will hopefully start to come together - happy adventuring Rachel!
I have been avoiding this specific villainous version for awhile. I own the entire disney version and I love it dearly. Today I say and watched this video among others multiple times. I will go purchase it and hope to love it. I am excited for the Loki version in 2 months...
I hope you end up enjoying it Puni!
I would love for a vid of you and friends to play the game, you explained it clearly as well
Glad you enjoyed Edwin!
Never played Villanous, so I think this one is a lost on me, but always good to learn about new games.
Well it's never to late to start! Villainous is great because if you buy the expansions you can play with like 10 people at once. In Marvel villainous they also have new characters that have never been seen before now.
Great video, I'm so hyped!
Since villain boards are bigger, I wonder if the cards also a bit bigger...
Cards are the same size from what I can tell.
Picked it up today and played it twice. Love this game. So much more balanced than the other villainous games. Each player's objective is equally difficult. It didn't feel like one character is easier than the others. It really was a race to the finish. And as always, great job on the video explaining how to play the game. Always look forward to seeing new videos from you.
So great to hear you enjoyed it Kelly, thanks for letting us know :)
@@WatchItPlayed
I was wondering if you were able to help me with a question regarding how Ultron plays? His objectives sat to remove sentries, do I just remove them, or do I have to use them to vanquish heroes? The rules are not clear about how to remove them. Thanks
@@kellybrown7172 This just means that once you have them in play you can discard them on your turn, to fulfill this requirement. You don't have to fight with them, just discard them.
@@WatchItPlayed
Thank you for responding so quickly. As always, love your videos.
Thank you for the great video explaining more than the rule book does. I was a little confused as to how many infinity stones can be attached to a single ally. In the rule book, on the final “Thanos” page, it says no ally can have more than one stone equipped, as it’s too much power to wield without having the infinity gauntlet. However, in the video and in some of the comments, it’s been stated that more than one stone can be attached to an ally. So, I was looking for clarification on that rule. Thank you.
Ah yes, I believe this rule was added to the rule book in later printings, but didn't exist in the initial printing that I had, but was later clarified by the publisher. I'll make a note in the pinned comment in this video.
Watch It Played Ok cool. That makes sense. Thank you !
Love the video! One correction that needs to be made is you state you can play fate on yourself if the card states to... the rules state under “fate” and “events” that if the fate/event requires you to play a card in your realm that you are to discard the card. ☺️
Glad you enjoyed Catherine! Very good catch, I'll add a note about that in the video description!
Unless the event is a global event that requires you to play a fate card on yourself like avengers assemble
Hey Rodney. Love your videos. We actually saw your Mansions of Madness boxes behind you in other videos. We watched your video on how to play it and bought that rather pricey game. After playing it through to avoid your spoilers, we watched you and your son take us through the game. Well done.
In THIS video, at 8.33 you talk about specific villain event cards. If I draw my own villain event, do I get to discard it or did I just burn myself, meaning I have to play it on myself? I can’t seem to find the answer on other forums. Thanks for your time. You are such a GREAT teacher of games.
Hey Lisa, if you're referring to the events that target a specific villain (they show the villain's icon in the corner), and you draw your own - discard it
without effect.
Another great video as always. My family and I salute you!
Have a great time playing!
This guy just embodies what an amazing tutorial should be!
So glad you enjoyed!
Just received our pre-order today! Super fun!
Nice! have a great time playing :)
Really enjoyed this video. Seems like a fun game and I can't wait to play it!
Thanks for checking it out - I hope you get a chance to play it :)
Well thank you so much. I never played the original Disney Vilainsous and you were really helpfull here ! As we say in France : Merci !
De rien!
We love villainous so excited for this one!
Thanks for checking it out Jeremy!
Great tutorial. Got already the Disney edition of Villainous but wanted to know the difference of gameplay with this one. Love how fate cards can affect you or any other player; with more than two players it must be memorable haha. Also the relocate action allowing you to play in another player's domain is interesting too.
Glad it was easy to catch the differences!
i may be misunderstanding but wasnt it stated the relocate action does not allow you to relocate into another person domains
@@jamescampbell6920 in most situations, I agree, you can only relocate within your own villain’s domain. The exception is Thanos is allowed to relocate to another villains domain.
very good explanation, even better than the ones in my language so far :D
i haven't played it yet, but i think i understand it mostly now
I hope you have a great time playing!
Looks amazing! I'm guessing though that it can't be mixed with Disney Villainous since there are different mechanics, but that's ok. Captain Hook vs Thanos would feel weird.
I don't think they can be.
I hope they can be in someway actually. Maybe some way to modify the rules slightly so that we can combine them. Just Cox I have so much content for the Disney one already and I love the marvel universe.
No more weird than captain hook taking on hades
We have played with both. We kept the disney fate deck out and if you want to fate that person you choose from their deck. Just modify the rules slightly
I love Disney Villainous! However, to really enjoy it you have to "know" how each deck works / combos. IME - having to play the same deck 3 - 4 games, in order to see how each works, is a bit of a learning curve for people just wanting to try it out. Also, I like "spite / take that" games, but they're very unpopular in my FLGS group - too many hurt feelings / egos.
For Disney I find that you can get the hang of most decks if you put yourself in the Villain's shoes. Play the deck as if you are playing the movie from their angle and things usually work out. That's actually what I love most about the game, the fact that they captured the stories that brought the Villains to life in the first place.
@@azrealle9474 Agreed. Very well done.
@@azrealle9474 while I agree on that, you do need to know the actual decks to do that. If you play it blind (by only reading the character's booklet), you have less chances to success.
I just got the whole set for Christmas and can’t wait to play. Really gonna enjoy using Kang, I think
Have fun playing!
Great video as always Rodney. My wife and I are always pleased when you have a 'Watch it Played' for a game that we're interested in. How did you get the game so early? (I'm assuming to get the video out early).
I am going to politely insist that you send your copy over to us in Las Vegas. If you are disinclined to acquiesce to my request, then I will send gremlins to your house and also send my Vegas weather (~115 degrees Fahrenheit) to your cold-loving Canadian area. I believe this will cause you, your house and entire game collection to melt.
I expect the game to arrive by August, also please send some pie too. K thnk bye! :D
Please keep all your Vegas heat!!
Awesome I just got the game and can’t wait to play
(I subscribed)
Nice to have you here - have fun playing!
Thank you so much. Loved this video.
Thanks Diana! Have fun playing.
Very Helpful.
Thank you!😀
You're very welcome Julio!
Thank you. Love your videos
You're very welcome Jed!
I gave my Disney Villainous away, but I can see I'm going to want this one, because MARVEL! Thanks Rodney!
I'm a Marvel fan too :)
Great! Thanks for making this!
You're very welcome - have fun playing!
I love villainous! I have all of the disney ones. Too bad I live in Canada and this on Amazon is $80 plus $50 for shipping and it takes 3-5 weeks to ship. Gonna have to wait to buy until it becomes more readily available unfortunately. Great video by the way! Very informative. :)
Glad you enjoyed!
I can't wait to see you play Marvel United.
I preordered 2 copies. A lot of mechanics involved.
Hope your teams plays the game
I hope you have a great time with it!
I will. Own Thanos Rising, Villianous Collection, Unstable Unicorns Adult Version.
Planning a Game Night when a vaccine for Covid is ready
@@WatchItPlayed Keep the month of October in mind. October is Bullying Prevention Month and Breast Cancer Month. Host game nights for Nationally Recognized Organizations to raise money. I am a bully and two-time cancer survivor.
I may have missed it but I don't think you covered how the green Hela tiles come in play/are used. About to play this with my wife for first time and we are using the same two villians. Will check the rule book/hela guide book to see what it says. Great how to video this helped a lot.
This video goes over the main rules, but not the individual rues for each villain (I did for Thanos because it's quite unique). Hope you have a good first game!
Thank you on clarifying the few questions I had, I was unsure how the fate deck was built, if it only drew generic cards and cards from the in play villains, or if it drew cards from every villain who may not have their main target in play
Very glad the video was helpful Nohri!
Thanks this helped so much :)
Great to hear - have fun!
Such a Great Game! It really is a blast. Great review/instructions as always.
Thank you Lawarnce!
it looks better than disney just for the fact a fate card can be drawn that affects you, affects the game state, or even if you were looking to target a specific player it could be more beneficial or only work on a specific villian. There also looks like there's a higher degree of interaction with what I've seen with killmonger and thanos interacting with other villains boards directly.
I think there has been complaints that Disney Villainous is almost like Multiplayer solitaire. The only interaction is fating players. As you mentioned, Thanos and other villains certainly seem to have a more interesting mechanic interacting with other players.
Glad you're liking what you're seeing!
I cant wait to get this game! Wish it was out now!
Very soon!
Thanks for the video
You're very welcome Simon!
In my opinion, this guy is seriously underrated.
Glad you've been enjoying - thank you Patricia!
Quick Question here what are your little tips on making these how to play videos good? Cuz I've seen other channels do it and yours is still of best quality
It's hard to break down, but writing a script helps!
@@WatchItPlayed Thanks for the advice, that's something I've never tried before
I just played this for the first time last night and dreamt about it all night long. I don’t know how you can become addicted to it so quickly. But I did.
So glad you enjoyed it!
Well done Rodney!
Thank you Mark!
I won't be surprised to see a Star War Villanious in the near future.
hope so
I so wish Star Wars Villainous would come out, but Hasbro has a lock down on all board games. It's ridiculous.
Rich Cutter What? Hasbro doesn’t have exclusive rights to Star Wars games, does it?
As much as I love Star Wars, I don’t think the villains in Star Wars are unique enough to justify a villainous.
That would be amazeballs!
Great video!
Thanks Jeannette - I hope you have a great time playing!
My predictions for the next 2 expansions would be nightmare from doctor strange 2 bc we don't have doctor strange or Wong as a hero yet, Loki is on the back of the instruction sheet, they could add Heimdall, Odin, and Thor's mom (forgot her name😅), as hero's, Loki's biological dad as a rival, doctor doom with the fantastic 4 as hero's, Mysterio from spider man bc we don't have spider man yet as a hero, Ronan from guardians 1 bc we're missing half of the guardians, and one of the many X-Men villains
Thanks for the video! Three questions...
1. ‘A Stone is Found’ if you are playing 2 player against Thanos and you reveal this fate card, would you play it on yourself or discard?
2. ‘Deaths Favour’ The text specifies when you move to this location.. does this mean you must vanquish or activate as your first action before doing anything else?
3. Other player items in your domains. On your turn are you able to remove them like you can any of your own cards? For example Killmongers explosives?
Thanks!!
Hey Same, I do by best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there!
Awesome video!!! This game seems interesting...a mix between a board game and a card game (or is it more of one of the other?)! I wish that the player pieces were the actual figures of the villains instead of a symbolic, abstract "pawn"-type game piece. So you can move to any location in your mini-board during your turn and try to do all of the actions indicated (and fight any heroes on them)? Do you just keep moving in one of the 4 (or is it 5) locations again and again? I love that each villain has their own objective to achieve! Are some of these objectives easier than others? Like, Is there an "easiest" villain to play, or are they all equal with regard to difficulty in achieving objectives? Also, the Disney version has expansions. Will this have them as well? Thanks for giving us an overview of how to play!
Glad you enjoyed! And yes, each turn, you pick a new spot within your board to move to, and activate those actions. I think some of the villains are likely a bit more straightforward, but I can't really speak to the game balance. I would need to play a lot more to feel comfortable saying for sure.
Great job
Thanks Rofox!
I can't wait to buy this game.
Glad you enjoyed!
Aloha! Love the video and I'm a big fan of the Disney version. Question: at 22min mark, you mention using and ally to defeat a hero to then claim the stone, but isn't that ally discarded as part of the vanquish action?
Do you mean that after that vanquish action, the stone remains, and another ally can then claim later or next turn?
Thank you in advance and keep up the great work!
You’ve got it absolutely correct! I was combining two examples there. One where the item was on its own and then if there was an enemy present. After the attack, Gorvus would have been discarded and a new ally would have needed to go over there to get the item. The good news? You understand the rule perfectly!
@@WatchItPlayed excellent, thank you!
Thanks is so good
Very glad you enjoyed!
Magneto better in the next iteration
I hope marvel gets some expansions I’m curious to see what villains they’ll add for that huge roster
New one announced! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335528/marvel-villainous-mischief-malice
Should Corvus Glaive not have been discarded when used to defeat Hela’s ally?
It seems like he should have been from reading Ebony Maw’s ability. In which case, how would you get the stone back to your domain?
Ah William, you're absolutely correct. In my interest of showing the various ways in which an item can be moved, I should have explained that Corvus would have been discarded if he had to fight someone, and then another Thanos Ally would have needed to travel over there and take the stone - just to make it clear.
A little bit more complex then the Disney version. I don’t think the Disney version could let you move allies from your domain to other peoples domains, conditions were in Disney version as well. Hopefully there will be expansion for this I would love to see mystique or war machine
War machine isn’t a villain though
Fantastic video & explanations. I needed this so much before playing. Tho 2 questions that could help a lot.
1. How does Remove work exactly, as in, how do you perform a Remove? The Ultron Sentry remove cards don’t explain how to remove Sentries from your domain. Please explain if you can.
2. When you Vanquish a hero after your ally battles it, does your ally get discarded automatically, even if it has higher strength then the hero? Or does your ally only survive if the hero is at ZERO strength?
This would save so many arguments we’re having atm. Rn we’re playing Remove as a Play A Card spot. So you can Remove a Sentry if you use a Play A Card turn, which makes it more fair than removing a card with zero effort.
Sorry so long.
Hey there, let's see if I can help:
1) Your Upgrade tiles will refer to the process of "removing Sentries" from your Domain in order to complete the appropriate Upgrade. Removing your Sentries can be done at any point during your turn, and removing Sentries does not require any Power to be spent (with the exception of Age of Ultron), and does not require the use of any actions. Just remember that you may only complete ONE Upgrade per turn.
2) It is discarded automatically.
@@WatchItPlayed Thank you so much. We will be following this ruleset now that it’s cleared up.
One thing tho, the Ally having an attack against a Hero with Zero, does that ally survive like they did in your video?
@@LateiiTheParty Correct, if the hero you attack has no strength, you don't lose your ally during the Vanquish action: ruclips.net/video/kb4e5C4vx3s/видео.html
2 card specific questions.
Dora Milaje- is a specific protector to Killmongerer, if that villain picks that fate card, it is discarded without being played? And another fate card is drawn, or is the fate action considered resolved?
Hatut Zeraze also is specific to the Killmongerer domain, when drawn and played by someone other than Killmongerer, it’s noted instruction is only done on initial placement, but does it still remain in play covering the area in Kill’s domain until vanquished?
I do by best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
Great tutorial. Is there an updated reprint of the rule book? and do you have the link for it?
I'm not sure, I've never looked. Thanks for checking out the tutorial!
thank you
You're very welcome - have fun playing!
I am confused about the infinity stones and how it is played on another villains board.
Can you break it down for me thanks.
Thanos will have cards in his deck that instruct other players to collect a stone. You'll find an example of this here: ruclips.net/video/kb4e5C4vx3s/видео.html
Hoping you can help...for Hela it says that she can play Dísir from the discard pile. How does this work? Just any turn when you can play a card you can fish one out of the discard pile?
You've got it!
Question-you said that in marvel villainous your player piece starts at the villains portrait at the start of the game. Is that the same for Disney villainous? Because my play group has always started with our player piece starting at the first location in their realm at the start of a game.
Good question! It's different between the games. We have a tutorial video for Villainous as well, if you want to double check any rules for that one.
I had almost forgotten this expansion was coming! Now to see if I can order it at work so I can get a discount (heehee, gaming the system)! As someone who has a bit of an expansion addiction (AKA Quinsdrome), if I find a game I like the idea of, I'm going to get as much of it as I can so I can fiddle with it all.
I suppose a question I would have is how well do these expansions mix with the base game, or even with each other? For example, could you play it in a similar fashion to something like SmashUp with its infinite expansions and pick which characters/villains you like? Or are the boxes themselves meant more as standalones?
Veggieman87 this isn’t an expansion to Disney Villainous. It’s a separate game.
@@chrishofer8401 Ah, so it's taking the Villainous mechanics but expanding them into a new theme and game, gotcha.
omg thank you the instructions are so bad I didn't understand it thank you
Very nice to know the video helped!
ITEMS - there are some that are for characters and others that do not list a hero or character word. I assume those are for locations unless stated.
Right!
Questio can I relocate a card to ANY spot in my domain, or just the one immediately adjacent to the card?
You can relocate them to any other location in your domain.
So can you have a Villain-specific event on you and a global event in play at the same time? Also, can you have more than one villain-specific event on the same villain at the same time?
Hey Frank, you'll find this answered int he video here: ruclips.net/video/kb4e5C4vx3s/видео.html (also, you can't have more than 1 villain specific event on a single villain, because they each only have one in the fate deck).
Awesome video and very helpful, especially as we played Marvel Villainous for the first time today!
One rule we were unsure on is how items work once played. I know you have to spend the required power to play the card and then use the card as shown, but how do you use the item in future turns, and do you need to pay the power cost every time?
The Item's effect (and when it can be resolved) will be on the card's text. You only pay once, when you put it into play. Using the effect doesn't cost anything (unless the effect itself says it does).
@@WatchItPlayed thank you for responding!
Do you mix all the fate cards together.. even the ones that aren't involved in the game. For example if I was playing thanos vs. Hela, would Ultrons fate cards be present in the game or would I just not use their fate cards.
Hey Jamie, you'll see an example of me creating the Fate deck for a game between Hela and Thanos here: ruclips.net/video/kb4e5C4vx3s/видео.html
My family loves Villainous! We were playing this over Christmas and we came across a question and we weren’t sure how to proceed. If Killmonger chooses to fate and draws the wakanda forever card, does he have to play black panther to his domain? During our game Killmonger had already defeated Black Panther so he did not want him back in the domain. The rules specifically say that you don’t play targeted events against yourself but do you play other fate cards that target you against yourself?
Thanks for your clear instructions on how to play the game!
I do by best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card/character effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
Question about Ultron and upgrades - are the sentry cards just simply discarded without a cost or activation action to upgrade?
I avoid getting into individual card effects (just a bit too much for me to manage across all the games I cover), but I do happen to know this one off the top of my head: "At any point on your turn, you can just remove (ie. discard) those cards from play."
Rodney, if I use the ebony maw ally for thanos and I send him to an opponent's domain but my opponent vanquished him before I got the infinity stone them dies ebony maw get discarded?
I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
Why has Taskmaster been getting so much love lately? Don’t get me wrong, I love taskmaster myself, and I get that he’s in black widow but he’s in this, he’s in the upcoming Avengers game, and he’s in Marvel United. I’ve always felt like Task Master is a second in command sort of villain. He’s a merc who’s for hire, like in the upcoming game where he’s a side villain, idk I love TM but he’s been in so much lately.
Tallen Smith probably because he’s going to be in the black widow movie which was supposed to be out in may
What do the term find in villainous mean by way of intent. Example If a player was to play oyoke afte the Dora Milaje was played would it simply be played to that location of the Dora milaje.
Side question would the Dora milaje be found from the fate deck to add it to okyoe’s position.
I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!
Absolutely brilliant explanation! Is it possible to mix disney and marvel together for the Villainous board game?
They are not compatible as I understand it.
So at the end of the game, do you put your villains Fate cards back in your own Fate pile? Or keep them mixed up? Like what if i played Hela & Thor one game. Then the next game, I played Taskmaster & Ultron. Would the Fate cards from the first game be mixed up with the Fate cards on the new game?
You would unsort the cards at the end of a game.
Question. Could you mix and match Disney Villainous with this game? It looks like the fate system is quite different. I liked the idea of captain hook verse Thanos
I don't believe so, the systems are different enough, it wouldn't quite work.
When can we see a review on the other three villains
No plans to do that currently.
can this game be mixed with the other expansions for villainous? or is this like its own version of the game? its seems like the second option because of the new fate actions but i am just wondering if there will be a way to play with some of the other Disney villains.
Xaque Benson I believe this is a different game. Seems like there are a handful of mechanics that are different compared to Disney Villainous.
Not that I've officially heard.
Do we only use the targeted fate cards for the people we’re playing as, or do we always play with every fate deck (e.g. should I include thanos’s fate deck in the game even when not using him?)
Only the fate decks of the villains you are using.
When playing against killmonger. Are you able to place hero cards on top of the tiles (ex: “control the mines” or “Klaw”)?!
I do my best to answer all rules questions on the games I cover, but I avoid individual card effects, as that's a level of detail beyond what I can manage across all the videos I do. I'd suggest checking the rules forum for the game on BoardGameGeek or the publishers website. I hope you can find your answer there - have fun playing!