An Introduction to Disney Villainous

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In Disney Villainous (not to be confused with Marvel Villainous), you take on the role of a Disney villain. Each villain gets his/her own player board and decks of both villain and fate cards. The villain deck contains the abilities, tools, henchmen, and allies that will help you plan and scheme your way to victory. The fate deck, controlled by your opponents, unleashes meddling heroes and do-gooders that will make things harder for you. The goal is to be the first villain to fulfill your unique victory conditions.

While the game as a base rule set, each villain has different abilities, gameplay mechanics, and victory conditions (these are explained in separate villain guides). That makes gameplay a little more exciting; by playing a different villain each time, the gameplay provides a fresh experience. And, just because something seems either easy or hard doesn’t necessarily mean that it is. The gameplay is very balanced.

Each faction (villains, heroes, allies, etc.) is contained within its own world or realm. So, characters from one film franchise will never interact with characters from another film franchise. Maleficent will never have to deal with Peter Pan and the Lost Boys, etcetera. And, each villain’s storyline is tightly integrated into the game.

Disney Villainous has a base game as well as several expansions. At the time of this writing, there are a total of 18 playable villains!

Although the game is designed for 2-6 players, it is generally best played with 3 or 4. Or, you can use our unofficial solo play rules to play by yourself.

Introducing the Game

Here’s a great explanation of how to play the game (it’s how we learned):

Now that you know how to play, try watching a play-through; there are a TON of videos online. We also have a set of unofficial rules for solo play just in case you want to play alone.

Which Version Should I Get?

Disney Villainous has a base game as well as several standalone expansions. They can all be played on their own or mixed & matched, so it really boils down to which villains you want to play as. Personally, we think that the base game is the best bang for the buck.

The standalone expansions each come with 3 villains. For a few bucks more, the base game, “The Worst Takes it All,” comes with 6 villains. And, it is the only game that comes with a cauldron to hold the power tokens.

Planning & Scheming for Success

Learning how to effectively play each villain to their fullest takes time . . . or, you can cheat a little and learn some important tips and tricks ahead of time. It’s what any good villain would do, right?

We like Lord of the Board’s strategy guides, but there are many others out there. These resources are incredibly helpful, giving you a leg up on the competition.

Storage Solutions

If you get hooked on the game, you will quickly discover that storage can be a problem. We’ve highlighted some of our storage solutions in our Disney Villainous Blog posts, but here are a couple more quick ideas.

Probably one of the nicer storage solutions is the use of a hard photography case. We also have our own tuck box designs if don’t want to use the ones in the video.

For a more basic storage system, try using an ArtBin storage container. Again, we have our own tuck box designs if don’t want to use the ones in the video.

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