I can't stop playing this. I got all the expansions and the replay value is unlimited. This can be played solo just as good as multi-player and the games are fun and challenging; it all depends on how you set up the game randomly. This game is for fellow comic book geeks and collectible trading card fans.
The Good:
-Addictive fun with the gameplay, abilities, and randomness.
-Great art, board, and colors.
-Can't say enough about this game- it's worth the price and deep. I could go on and on about all the great features, but I want to be brief here because I will combat the criticism of this game at the end.
Things You Should Know
- I had to go to boardgamegeek.com for clarifications and interpretation of rules; there is a need to be a lawyer sometimes when it comes to how some cards act with each other.
- It's hard to teach and may be inaccessible to people who are complete newbies. I'd recommend watching actual games on Youtube.
- To get the best experience, but plastic sleeves and all the expansions.
- The game is long to set-up and put away, possibly 15 minutes.
- Games can last 45-60+ minutes.
- The box is tough to store the cards in if you want to find cards, which may increase set-up time to 20-25 minutes.
Here are my counterpoint to some negative comments here:
1) "No theme": Actually the whole game is themed within a rule-based card game. I always feel I am in the Marvel Universe and all the characters act as they should act. Stan Lee would have loved to come out with a game like this back in the Silver Age.
2) "Buy Sentinels of the Multiverse": No, I'd rather buy a solo/multi game with Marvel's official license, thank you.
3) "No challenge": True Legendary gamers laugh at this. The rulebook comes with 10 additional challenges and clearly some heroes are weaker than others or don't synch well. Clearly some villains and schemes are harder. You can challenge yourself in infinite ways.
4) "Bad quality of cards": But sleeves. 85% of gamers do. Why aren't you?
5) "Only 3 or more players is fun": Hogwash. Trust me and thousands of others who play solo or with 2.
6) "Not really a cooperative game": Well, it's not a strictly competitive game either; the board is fighting the players, so by default players can team up by discussing what characters to recruit or how to deal with wounds. Some cards do allow you to KO other player's cards. Why get so stuck with labels?
7) "Cards aren't sorted when first opened": Who cares? It's a one time thing.
8) "Generic artwork": This was fixed for the expansions, which show different poses for the 14-hero cards. The actual artwork is fine, though, just not varied in the original game.
9) "Way too many symbols": This may also be true, but they allow for combos and a deep game. I don't see why this contradicts the theme; Iron Man could be ranged and tech.
10) "Need more dividers and a better way to organize them": Agreed; which is why people have homebrew systems using things from around the house.
11) "Not a party game": Sorry Legendary isn't as pretentious as Pathfinder, but teenagers and geeks in their 40s do have meet-ups for Legendary.
12) "It's not Dominion, Thunderstone, or Quarriors": More with the pretentious snobbery. Who cares? I'm a comic book fans and like the Marvel license.
13) "The price is high": Between the printing costs and license, it's actually cheap.
14) "Starts off slow": Yes, it does, but then the game builds to an exciting middle and climax. Patience, anyone?
15) "Villains don't escape in solo": Yes, they can.
16) "Not an enjoyable/strategic game": Hundreds of Amazon reviewers disagree.
17) "It's a gateway DBG": More pretentious snobbery. What if I don't like Dominion or Ascension's themes? What if I like comics and want to stick with this one? Am I allowed, sir, or must I be called simple-minded?
18) "Cards are hard to read": Agreed, some could be tough if you have bad lighting or vision like I do.
19) "Schemes are disappointing": Nah, they're fun and try their best to relate to the gameplay + theme. Only the Cosmic Cube doesn't relate well, but I think it was designed to train new players.
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Solid deckbuilder, great theme, lots of room for growth!
Highlights:Pro:-High replayability due to modular elements-Comes with a good number of popular characters-Good quality components-Expandable-Marvel theme is translated well, based on characters/mechanicsCons:-The Masterminds overall are a bit on the easy side-Repeated art for each character card is a travesty!-Personally I would not recommend buying the base if you are completely opposed to buying any expansions (I think the loss of value is significant if you never expand).
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Sergio
El juego magnífico, Amazon no tanto, viene golpeado
Reviewed in Spain on August 21, 2019