Marvel Villainous - How To Play

[@Beeaatbox]

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!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly Daniel - so glad you enjoyed!

[@samartinez311]

His name is Rodney Smith. And you will address him as such!!! 😡😡😡

[@phaseshifter3d455]

@@samartinez311 I thought his name was "Board game flipper" ?

[@thejensonater4492]

I love how they used movie versions of the villains but with comic art to represent them!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

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.

[@earbitter]

Can relocate allow you to move further than an adjacent square in your own domain?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@earbitter Correct!

[@TruGmER17]

Doesn’t Corvus not get discarded because of his ability to vanquish stone holder allies of other villains?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@TruGmER17 Here's a close up of his abilities: marvel-villainous-infinite-power.fandom.com/wiki/Corvus_Glaive

[@davidmorgan6951]

Okay I love Villainous have all the expansions...I hope to see a Star Wars version of this game in the future :)

[@luniversdeveneta]

Super Idea ! but need lot lot lot lot lot of playable characters !

[@saradieter7463]

Same

[@Riverot]

Yes!!

[@commandercorner5575]

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.

[@edvinrinnan2818]

Me too

[@adelfaidah3224]

that sweet sweet flip at the start never gets old

[@LarryDarkMite2]

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.

[@azrealle9474]

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.

[@gygeson5888]

@@azrealle9474 Agreed. Very well done.

[@ilanf2]

@@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.

[@ShaneZuspanBroker]

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!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Let us know how that Undying mode goes for you :)

[@comet9990]

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

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad to team up with you on teaching :)

[@LPchief]

Rodney, the effort you put in this tutorial and your style of explaining is much appreciated

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly Nick!

[@randomrickreviewsrrr4662]

Cool glad they used ART and not screenshots.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I like that too!

[@jk_2023.]

@Brayden Titus *too

[@WepPlissken]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

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.

[@WepPlissken]

Watch It Played Ok cool. That makes sense. Thank you !

[@wolfrine5674]

So glad you picked Hela to explain rules I am so excited to play as a necromancer

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hope you have a great time playing!

[@samclarke6910]

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!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

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!

[@FrankMinogue]

Never played Villanous, so I think this one is a lost on me, but always good to learn about new games.

[@Theboardbro]

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.

[@Aigis31]

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!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad to hear this was helpful - I hope you have fun if you get a chance to play it!

[@robinrising9929]

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.

[@Fighterfan69]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you're liking what you're seeing!

[@williamfriend8410]

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?

[@WatchItPlayed]

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.

[@jayster426]

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...

[@WatchItPlayed]

I hope you end up enjoying it Puni!

[@studioginart2450]

22:06 so Thanos’ ally does not vanquish when they attack someone with an Infinity Stone? I thought they’d vanquish as well and Thanos has to send a new ally to pick up the Stone.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sorry for the confusion there - please see the pinned comment (or the description of the video) where I keep any rules updates to the videos. That should clear it up!

[@studioginart2450]

@@WatchItPlayed got it, thanks!

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@studioginart2450a pleasure to assist - sorry again for any confusion. I work with the publisher to ensure mistakes aren't missed, but sometimes they slip through, and if so I'll also pin a comment or make a note in the description, so you can watch with confidence!

[@edwinwibowo7325]

I would love for a vid of you and friends to play the game, you explained it clearly as well

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed Edwin!

[@catherinetyler6787]

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. ☺️

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed Catherine! Very good catch, I'll add a note about that in the video description!

[@earl082008]

Unless the event is a global event that requires you to play a fate card on yourself like avengers assemble

[@MerHerLight]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I don't think they can be.

[@shallzlive]

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.

[@joshuacarpenter7447]

No more weird than captain hook taking on hades

[@adventureawaitsbysarah]

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

[@OhHiConcequences]

I’ve watched many board game play throughs and explanations. This channel is the best imo

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly Johnny - have fun playing!

[@kellybrown7172]

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]

So great to hear you enjoyed it Kelly, thanks for letting us know :)

[@kellybrown7172]

@@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

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@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.

[@kellybrown7172]

@@WatchItPlayed Thank you for responding so quickly. As always, love your videos.

[@paolot4976]

Best boardgames KZbin teacher EVER, period. Thank you for you efforts, Rod. Just a question, can I have multiple specialties card in my domain?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you kindly - and yes, you can!

[@tristonfield3420]

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

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you Triston, that's great to hear!

[@bbozant]

I preordered 2 copies. A lot of mechanics involved. Hope your teams plays the game

[@WatchItPlayed]

I hope you have a great time with it!

[@bbozant]

I will. Own Thanos Rising, Villianous Collection, Unstable Unicorns Adult Version. Planning a Game Night when a vaccine for Covid is ready

[@bbozant]

@@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.

[@logmrj5353]

This guy just embodies what an amazing tutorial should be!

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad you enjoyed!

[@starshocker]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad it was easy to catch the differences!

[@jamescampbell6920]

i may be misunderstanding but wasnt it stated the relocate action does not allow you to relocate into another person domains

[@vette21man]

@@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.

[@jenewcomb]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

So nice to know this was helpful Jason!

[@MrFroggster]

You are the best one to explain things and it seems you are very kind and a happy one.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you for the kind comment!

[@BoardGames3000]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

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!

[@racheldoxey8728]

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

[@WatchItPlayed]

Once you have the game in front of you, it will hopefully start to come together - happy adventuring Rachel!

[@TheFlapper666]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the kind words and interest!

[@patriciaokiely3792]

In my opinion, this guy is seriously underrated.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you've been enjoying - thank you Patricia!

[@drwilliamsharp]

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?

[@WatchItPlayed]

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!

[@LordoftheBoard]

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!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Team up!

[@redemption101caleb]

I just got the whole set for Christmas and can’t wait to play. Really gonna enjoy using Kang, I think

[@WatchItPlayed]

Have fun playing!

[@Shaura90]

Great video, I'm so hyped! Since villain boards are bigger, I wonder if the cards also a bit bigger...

[@WatchItPlayed]

Cards are the same size from what I can tell.

[@rollnycgaming2279]

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!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey, very nice to hear you found it helpful - have a good time playing!

[@chrisforbis334]

When another player moves an ally to someone else's domain to cover up someone's actions as seen @17:50, that ally it's treated like a hero, correct? And then that "hero" can be removed by a vanquish action by an ally in the domain on the bottom of that board? I hope that made sense!

[@WatchItPlayed]

That made sense, and yes, you've got it correct!

[@chrisforbis334]

Perfect! Thank you! Great detailed video!

[@jeremy-hunt]

We love villainous so excited for this one!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out Jeremy!

[@matthewwilliams8244]

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

[@joshuacarpenter7447]

War machine isn’t a villain though

[@LateiiTheParty]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

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.

[@LateiiTheParty]

@@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?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@LateiiTheParty Correct, if the hero you attack has no strength, you don't lose your ally during the Vanquish action: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOXlmh5aduradU

[@prathampatel3156]

1. Can u play allies directly to global events/private events 2. Can u move an ally from a private event to a global event and vice versa 3. if you have an ally at another opponent's domain, can you move that ally using the relocate action 4. if you are only playing with, lets say Thanos and Hela, do leave all the other fate cards out that are specific to certain villains or do you keep them in? 5. If you draw a card from the shared fate deck and the card is an event specific to you, then do you discard it?

[@WatchItPlayed]

1. This is shown here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOXlmh5aduradU 2. Yes. 3. Unless a card specifies otherwise, no. 4. This is shown here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOXlmh5aduradU 5. This is shown here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOXlmh5aduradU

[@thesolitairegambit2556]

So Taskmaster’s Shield (item) says “when an Ally at this location would be defeated or removed, you may discard TM 🛡 instead”. When using Allies to vanquished Heroes and you have to discard the allies used, do those allies count as being “removed”? 😐

[@WatchItPlayed]

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!

[@MussoGames]

I would say you can remove the shield instead. Haven’t played MV yet but have played all other villainous expansions and original game and there are similar cards that have the same effect. It essentially means you can vanquish and keep one ally still in your domain by removing the shield instead of it. Or if it is defeated by any other effect. It’s a shield after all :)

[@geeksquad626]

Just received our pre-order today! Super fun!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Nice! have a great time playing :)

[@funnylilgalreactsFL]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@sleigherqueen8372]

So, I may have missed it. But this version isn’t comparable with the past disney versions. Correct?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Correct - not officially. I'm sure someone will come up with something though :)

[@MadWritter]

I won't be surprised to see a Star War Villanious in the near future.

[@Isaac-fd4wp]

hope so

[@RichCutter]

I so wish Star Wars Villainous would come out, but Hasbro has a lock down on all board games. It's ridiculous.

[@TheShadesOfBlack]

Rich Cutter What? Hasbro doesn’t have exclusive rights to Star Wars games, does it?

[@TheShadesOfBlack]

As much as I love Star Wars, I don’t think the villains in Star Wars are unique enough to justify a villainous.

[@BoardGameGran]

That would be amazeballs!

[@JDKT002]

I'm impressed. This game looks objectively better than Disney Villainous in just about every way mechanically speaking.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad you enjoyed what you saw!

[@zakkoehler6820]

Magneto better in the next iteration

[@stacy-anndonovan1491]

Questions! For Hela, her objective is having “a combination of eight Allies and Soul Marks” at Odin’s vault. Does that mean 8 Allies and 8 soul marks or any combinations of Allies and Soul Marks to equal 8?

[@WatchItPlayed]

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!

[@kendalshepard2883]

Great tutorial. Is there an updated reprint of the rule book? and do you have the link for it?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm not sure, I've never looked. Thanks for checking out the tutorial!

[@lisagellerman3540]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

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.

[@BoardGameGran]

I gave my Disney Villainous away, but I can see I'm going to want this one, because MARVEL! Thanks Rodney!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm a Marvel fan too :)

[@camronerl277]

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

[@InspecteurSauce]

Well thank you so much. I never played the original Disney Vilainsous and you were really helpfull here ! As we say in France : Merci !

[@WatchItPlayed]

De rien!

[@MrBro1217]

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.

[@chrishofer8401]

Xaque Benson I believe this is a different game. Seems like there are a handful of mechanics that are different compared to Disney Villainous.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Not that I've officially heard.

[@gygeson5888]

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

[@WatchItPlayed]

Please keep all your Vegas heat!!

[@jaymayzingxxmexx3964]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

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!

[@kennethmarshall5598]

The game says 2-4 players, but is there any drawback to playing with 5 players besides adding time or needing more power tokens potentially?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Kenneth, I haven't tried, so I'm not sure. I think I did hear a report somewhere of someone playing it 5 player, so I'm guessing it's possible (might make the game quite a bit longer to play though).

[@ethansutanto780]

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

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's hard to break down, but writing a script helps!

[@ethansutanto780]

@@WatchItPlayed Thanks for the advice, that's something I've never tried before

[@Veggieman87]

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?

[@chrishofer8401]

Veggieman87 this isn’t an expansion to Disney Villainous. It’s a separate game.

[@Veggieman87]

@@chrishofer8401 Ah, so it's taking the Villainous mechanics but expanding them into a new theme and game, gotcha.

[@foodini666]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

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!

[@rbsoccerlover]

When playing against killmonger. Are you able to place hero cards on top of the tiles (ex: “control the mines” or “Klaw”)?!

[@WatchItPlayed]

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!

[@whatboardgame]

Another great video as always. My family and I salute you!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Have a great time playing!

[@michaelchan7507]

Hey....can I activate Specialty cards at any time during my turn even if I land on a Domain without a “Play a Card” or “Activate” action?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Michael, I tend to avoid getting into individual card effect questions, as I cover so many games it would be difficult to get into that level of detail, but did you have a specific example?

[@michaelchan7507]

@@WatchItPlayed I can think of 2 examples. Ultron has an Upgrade Specialty card ‘Transformation.” Will that require landing on a Domain with a “Play A Card” action to play this card. The same with Killmonger’s Fury, will that require landing on a Domain with a “Play A Card” action?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@michaelchan7507 I can help you with Ultron. Here is the answer from Ravensburger: "On your turn, you may remove the relevant cards at will to reveal Transformation and Optimization. You do not need to vanquish the Sentries or use an action to remove them."

[@Phyrexious]

Is this any different than the Disney version? Any improvements over the first one?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey there, we have videos for both, if you want to check them for the differences.

[@goodmar1994]

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?

[@WatchItPlayed]

You've got it!

[@arlantis]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

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.

[@matsvanhemelrijck894]

Hey just have two questions: If u defeat(vanquish) an ally (thanos) with an infinity stone attached to him with an ally in your domain. Where should the stone be moved? Back in the domain of the player or should it still stay where it is and keep covering up the actions? When u play the 'what did it cost' fate card, and u play it against thanos, every stone that has an ally (thanos) attached counts as in control? And what about the stones already in thanos's domain (infinity gauntlet). Just played the game (ultron vs thanos) and those weren't that clear.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Check my pinned comment on this video (or the description), I think that will help with your first question. For the question about the card effect: 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!

[@dr.drawnstuff1882]

Is this an LCG with future expansions of villains?

[@WatchItPlayed]

There is a Disney Villainous as well. It has expansions with new villains, but doesn't include any deck building, if that's what you mean.

[@theNotoriousMRS]

Question about Ultron and upgrades - are the sentry cards just simply discarded without a cost or activation action to upgrade?

[@WatchItPlayed]

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."

[@jereybeary1240]

When can we see a review on the other three villains

[@WatchItPlayed]

No plans to do that currently.

[@batsteve1942]

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?

[@WatchItPlayed]

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).

[@batsteve1942]

@@WatchItPlayed thank you for responding!

[@InvaderZim07]

So, I know it is said that this can’t crossover with the other Villainous sets... but I don’t actually see much that would make it difficult! The events and specialities are new, for sure, but it’s not that different from, say, Ratigan having two possible win objectives, or Yzma having her four fate decks. I’d tentatively say this could work an an expansion to the old games, it just might take some brainstorming. ... but, maybe I just really want Hades and Hela to duke it out haha.

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's possible. My way to respond to the questions is to say "they don't mention that you can", but it's possible that unofficially it could be done.

[@ilanf2]

the biggest draw back IMO is the shared fate deck. If that wasn't the case, it would be 100% compatible.

[@adventureawaitsbysarah]

We play all the time with them combined just takes some creativity!

[@hollybonfig1591]

We played this for the first time last night and are struggling with the Ultron specialty tiles. Specifically the first which requires removal of sentries. How are we to play that out?

[@WatchItPlayed]

A good question Holly. I don't generally get into individual card effects, but I did want to try to get an answer for that, for you, and as it turns out, you can freely remove sentries you have in play, (ie. discard them without needing an action) to pay for that first Transformation card cost.

[@ernyrosales6736]

@@WatchItPlayed How would you freely remove them from your board without using them to vanquish a Hero? I couldn't find a card or action that allowed me to do that

[@creativeparenting7538]

@@ernyrosales6736 my son did some research and said as soon as you have the sentries, you just remove them, no action needed, you remove them and flip the card (Ex Transformation) and move onto the next task

[@heroldofvortos178]

Question; are you able to use Marvel Villianous against the previous Disney edition set too?

[@WatchItPlayed]

There is no official way to combine them.

[@jackguerre]

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?)

[@WatchItPlayed]

Only the fate decks of the villains you are using.

[@Tony-zg1xe]

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]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@jonathona4032]

Not sure if I’ll get a reply since the game is old but is Fenris Wolf considered a quick play or do you wait till your turn? And Thanos Allie’s can be played on top of heroes correct??

[@WatchItPlayed]

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!

[@noahhartwigsen8574]

At 16:49 I did not know why that Ally didnt get discarded when they defeated the hero with 0 health?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey, sorry about any confusion there - please see the description of the video and the pinned comment. That is where I put any corrections that get caught after the fact (we try to ensure no errors get in the videos, bit occasionally one slips by).

[@noahhartwigsen8574]

So that ally should have been discarded or not?

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@noahhartwigsen8574 Yes, it should have been discarded.

[@Tw1tch93]

How many specialty cards can you use in 1 round? As many as possible, actions available, or just 1?

[@WatchItPlayed]

You may use multiple Specialties in a single turn, you many not use the same Specialty card more than once per turn. Also note that some specialties may need to be activated by an action.

[@jordanzeik]

Do the item cards placed at a location remain for the remainder of the game (unless removed via a fate card)? Such as Killmonger’s cards that reduce a hero’s strength, or his card receiving half power of a person with more than himself. Would those cards remain until removed? Or are they a one time item card?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Jordan, I do my best to answer all rules related questions, but I avoid getting into card specific effects, as it's hard for me to manage that across all the videos I do. However, you might find that answer here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302336/marvel-villainous-infinite-power/forums/66

[@jordanzeik]

Watch It Played thank you very much for your response. I greatly appreciate it. God Bless

[@dianaalonso468]

Thank you so much. Loved this video.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks Diana! Have fun playing.

[@hiroakihanyu]

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

[@WatchItPlayed]

I hope you have a great time playing!

[@Cassapphic]

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

[@WatchItPlayed]

Very glad the video was helpful Nohri!

[@sarahbunny5818]

For Hela do you have to pay to play any of the discarded allies? And does that count as play a card action?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I don't have the cards in front of me, but if it says you can "play it from the discard pile", then it still needs the Play A Card action to be used first, then you can play it from the discard pile (as if it was in your hand).

[@victhegeek6808]

Hi guys, What will happen to a group of allies that failed to resolve a global event? Example: hela & thanos are racing to resolve a global event. Thanos allies won the race.. so what will happen to hela’s allies? Going to the discard pile too? Thanks.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Vic, all player's allies at the global event are involved when it is resolved. You'll see this explained here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOXlmh5aduradU

[@Footrot13]

Hello and thanks. Just wondering if you can attack Thanos’ allies in your region before they can take an infinity stone home.

[@WatchItPlayed]

You can only attack when you take an action that allows attacking.

[@lasko24]

When an infinity stone is played to another players domain and lets say attached to a ally of that player that was a 3 strength and thanos sends over an ally other than ebony maw. Lets say corvus glaive who has 4 strength of course corvus will win against the 3 ally and take the stone. But lets say that player has 2 allies in that location both a 3 strength now when corvus goes to vanquish the one with the stone. Can the other player add the two allies up to kill corvus glaive or is the ally with the stone attached the only one involved and the other ally not involved.

[@WatchItPlayed]

When you attack an enemy, you can only target a single one. This might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOXlmh5aduradU

[@joshuamatos5053]

Question on the relocate. Can you move an ally in your domain anywhere in your domain or just one space at a time like disney villainous?? Thx

[@WatchItPlayed]

Anywhere. And you can go anywhere in Disney Villainous too. We have a tutorial for that game as well, if you'd like to double check the rules.

[@joshuamatos5053]

@@WatchItPlayed yeah just double checked and its just adjacent in villainous so not sure on the marvel version still 🤔

[@jpowers9879]

@Watch It Played yes it is adjacent only in Disney Villainous. Marvel it seems anywhere.

[@jamielewis9419]

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.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Jamie, you'll see an example of me creating the Fate deck for a game between Hela and Thanos here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOXlmh5aduradU

[@timower5850]

Do you vanquish an opponent's ally placed in your domain and blocking two action icons as you would vanquish a hero?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hi Tim, I shot this long enough ago that I'm not remembering which Ally's can end up in your domain. Do you have a card name as an example?

[@timower5850]

@@WatchItPlayed I'm good. Thanks.

[@frankdetank9126]

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?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hey Frank, you'll find this answered int he video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZOXlmh5aduradU (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).

[@EeeAyyOfficial]

Can a player have more than 4 cards at a time, since a lot of cards allow for you to take cards from deck and discard pile so can you only do this when u have less than 4 or can you do it when u have 4 to make it 5 cards in hand?

[@WatchItPlayed]

There is no limit to how many cards you can have in your hand.

[@pixxelwizzard]

Really enjoyed this video. Seems like a fun game and I can't wait to play it!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for checking it out - I hope you get a chance to play it :)

[@lindaw66]

If an ally is vanquished and thanos has to send another ally over to retrieve the stone, can a new ally be put down and attached to the stone? That would then require thanos to vanquish a second time. Also is it possible to vanquish an alley and then also move a second one to retrieve the stone all in one turn? I play Hela and feel frustrated because I have no way to defend from the allies placed by thanos. I lose allies that count toward my goal and can’t stop thanos from collecting his stone.

[@WatchItPlayed]

1) Yes 2) If the separate actions are available on the section of your player board you moved your piece to, yes! 3) Here's a thread where someone discusses Hela strategies: boardgamegeek.com/thread/2529330/strategy-guide-hela

[@skyarcher04]

Woukdnt thanos' allys die during the vanquish action? So you would have to send two allys, one to kill one to pick up the stone. Correct?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Correct! You'll find this update in the description of the video and in a pinned comment. Good catch though!