A board game for Disney fans that offers a new perspective to all the tales we grew up watching. Disney Villainous lets you play as a Disney Villain. Take the role of your favourite villain and fulfill the story we never got to see, defeat the hero.
Villainous is an asymmetric board game for two to six players. Each player takes the role of a Disney villain with their own abilities, special actions and objectives during the game. Every main game and spinoff game of this franchise has their own selection of villains to play. This makes every game different, depending not only on the villain you choose, but also the main game you have.
However, this Disney board game also has many expansions to play with new different villains. Each expansion is meant to play either with one of the two main board games or one of the expansions. If you want to explore Disney Villainous and add it to your board game library, here is everything you need to know.
💡 Villainous is a great board game for those groups that aren’t used to highly-competitive board games. As every player works on their own to fulfill their own objectives.
Main games and Spin-offs
Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes It All
⚔️Competitive
👤Players: 2-6
The Worst Takes It all was the first board game of the series to be published. Winner of the 2019 TOTY award, contains six Disney villains to play as. Each Villain has a unique objective and special abilities. Although this is a competitive board game, each player works independently to fulfill their unique story-based victory objective.
This set’s villains are:
- Ursula
- Maleficent
- Captain Hook
- Jafar
- Prince John
- The Queen of Hearts
Game Overview
Each villain has their own board representing their realm with different scenarios. The villain deck from where you’ll draw cards and play from, to reach your villain’s objective. In addition, there is a fate deck from where your opponents will draw and play from to hinder your progress.
Your objective is to full fill your villains objective. In order to accomplish it you’ll need to move your villain token between realms to perform actions to gain power, activate abilities, or vanquish heroes.
Now, we’ve stated that it is a competitive board game and, like in other competitive board games, your opponents can sabotage your strategies. To use the fate card deck choose a n opponent and reveal two cards from their fate deck. Pick one and discard the other card. You can decide how to use the fate card’s ability against your opponent.
Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil
⚔️Competitive
👤Players: 2-4
Introduction to Evil is a simplified starter version of the original main board game. It does not differ in mechanics from the original game, however, it makes it easier for new players.
The basic rules and mechanics are the same as the first edition of the Vilainous board game. Players choose a villain, with its own realm board, villain and fate decks. The turn mechanics also remain as the original game. However, it simplifies certain rules and card interactions for beginners. It reduces the complexity in the set up and gameplay, and villain objectives are more accessible and have fewer complicated mechanics to achieve them.
💡This would be the perfect version of the game to play with family members, elders and younger players.
This set’s villains are:
- Ursula
- Maleficent
- Captain Hook
- Prince John
Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power
⚔️Competitive
👤Players: 2-5
🟨Spin-off
Infinite Power is the Marvel spin-off of the game series released in 2020. This game is a Stand alone edition of the game series, in which players take the role of iconic marvel villains. The core mechanics are still the same as the main and the simplified version of the game. All the same, it introduces a more interconnected and interactive system, and adds new mechanics likes:
- Shared fate deck for all players rather than individual ones.
- Events.
- Speciality Cards.
Marvel Villainous adapts the classic game system to the marvel universe and introduces more tactical mechanics, and a new interactive experience.
This set’s villains are:
- Thanos
- Hela
- Ultron
- Killmonger
- Taskmaster
Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side
⚔️Competitive
👤Players: 2-5
🟨Spin-off
Power of the Dark Side is the Star Wars spin-off of the game series, released in 2022. This Spin-off is a stand alone game that cannot be combined with neither of the previous games. In this version, players take the role of an iconic Star Wars villain and try to achieve their victory goal, just as the original game mechanic.
The differences between this and the original version, and the reason why they cannot be combined, is the Star Wars based mechanics. This new version introduces:
- Vehicles like transports and starfighters.
- A new ambition system to power the villains special abilities.
These new additions to the game mechanics transforms the game into a more tactical and slightly complex experience.
This set’s villains are:
- Darth Vader
- Kylo Ren
- General Grievous
- Asajj Ventress
- Moff Gideon
Expansions guide to Villainous Board Games
Depending on the theme of the expansion, it will be compatible with certain board games and not others. The Marvel and Star Wars expansions are not compatible with the original board games, nor the simplified version. Likewise, expansions for the original game and the simplified versions are not compatible with the spin-off games.
Here is a helpful guide to all the available expansions and their compatibility.
| Expansion Name | Villains Featured | Compatible with… |
| Disney Villainous: Perfectly Wretched | Cruella de Vil Mother Gothel Pete | Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes It All Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil |
| Disney Villainous: Wicked to the Core | The Evil Queen Hades Dr. Facillier | Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes It All Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil |
| Star Wars Villainous: Cold Tactics | Count Dooku Grand Admiral Thrawn | Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side |
| Disney Villainous: Evil comes prepared | Scar Yzma Ratigan | Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes It All Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil |
| Marvel Villainous: Twisted Ambitions | Doctor Octopus Kang the Conqueror TiTania | Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power |
| Disney Villainous: Treacherous Tides | Davy Jones Tamatoa | Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes It All Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil |
| Disney Villainous: Sugar & Spite | King Candy Shere Khan | Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes It All Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil |
| Star Wars Villainous: Revenge at Last | Darth Maul Captain Phasma | Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side |
| Marvel Villainous: We Are Venom | Venom | Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power |
| Marvel Villainous: Mischief & Malice | Loki Madame Masque M.O.D.O.K. | Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power |
| Disney Villainous: Filled with Fright | Oogie Boogie | Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes It All Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil |
| Star Wars Villainous: Scum and Villainy | Boba Fett Cad Bane Seventh Sister | Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side |
Every Villain has a Story to Tell
The Villain’s perspective is a brilliant concept that Disney has successfully translated and adapted into a board game. Featuring iconic villains from our childhood, players are given the chance to achieve what they failed to accomplish in the original films. This series of Board Games combines the nostalgia of a Disney-filled childhood with an asymmetric system of mechanics, creating a rich and engaging gameplay experience.
Now is your chance to step into the role of a villain and rediscover hope in a story never told. Gather your friends and compete to see who will become the ultimate victorious villain. Meet other players who, like you, want to finally give the villains of your childhood the ending they deserve.
Game on!😈
