I am quite happy with this expansion. Sure, yes, the misprints are annoying but they DO NOT brake the gane in anyway. Moreover, previous expansion haven't been immune to having those in varying degrees either. Each and every time that has happened, Ravensburger has been swift and quick to solve those.
On to the Villains!
If you read all the reviews you may get the impression that the Villain design for this one is bad or so-so. That is not the case. Hear me out! The love or hate each of the new Villains receive is all over the place. Many decry Gaston and then you'll find those that love him. Same for Lady Tremaine and the Horned King.
Is not that their designs are bad, or so-so, or even absolutely good. You will need to become for familiar with their deck and strategies. Each time you play them, you'll definitely enjoy them more as you familiarize yourself with their strategies. Why do I say this? Because I have seen earlier adopters change their tune once they have had time playing with them and realize that their design is well done, it just requires strategizing more. Gaston has fo wait to make big swing moves, Lady Tremaine has unprecedented control over the fate deck and can proactively avoid getting swamped, and the Horned King can set play up in a way that becomes inevitable he wins. It is the same learning curve as always.
Gaston: the obstacles he needs to remove to win Belle's heart can feel nit very thematic, but they certainly represent an abstraction of Belle falling for Gaston instead. All the cards play into this idea: things the Beast do wrong favor Gaston while things that Gaston gets wrong make Belle's affection return to the Beast. It is pretty flavorful.
Lady Tremaine: you get to feel like Lady Tremaine pulling the strings, controlling whatever happens in her house, feel the usual menace she displays but in your favor. You will lock heroes, you will stack the Fate deck in your favour. She is pretty fun to play as and quite thematic. Her gameplay is a love letter to the original Cinderella movie.
Horned King: it is a fun game of tug of war, and the heroes can very be easily dealt with. His Fate cards are very flavourful and funny (yet frustrating when you are on the receiving end of them). His move piece is amazing. His Black Cauldron tile is lovely. His is never without compelling game option. He does require patience and a steady-hand, expecially when compared with the other whose gameplay feel more frenetic.
This is my opinion: I strongly think this expansion is very much worthwhile. These villains offer a challenge (a very good and satisfying one), but they are always fun. This is a great addition to the lineup. Here is to more expansion in the near future.
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| Villains | 3 - Gaston, Lady Tremane and | 3 - Cruella de Vil, Mother Gothel, and Pete | 6 - Maleficent, Captain Hook, Jafar, Ursula, Queen of Hearts, and Prince John | 3 - Scar, Ratigan, and Yzma | 3 - The Evil Queen, Dr. Facilier, and Hades |
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Excited for the expansion but box came damaged
Update: changed to 4 stars because I can't believe it still came in a bag to where the game could get damaged. Still had sticky residue over a small part of the top of the box but other than that it wasn't damaged this time. The game is really great though and I recommend it to anyone (all ages)!I love the villainous expansions and was excited about this one but it arrived damaged. I've always ordered on Amazon and they always came in a box. However this one came in a bag which is probably the reason it got damaged. Not only did the corners get damaged but the front and back had like a sticky substance on it like glue residue. I immediately requested a refund. I'm hoping to reorder and not have that happen again. We'll see. I do love these games and the games is 5 stars every time. The packaging and care of the product itself (which gave me the hassel of having to re-order) is why this is getting 2 stars. I will update if the reorder goes well.
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Item is legit. Came in good condition and sealed. My only concern was the Amazon packaging, box is not sturdy and there's no bubble wrap, item might get damage IF not handled carefully by the 3rd party courier.
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