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Upper Deck Marvel Legendary Guardians of The Galaxy Board Game, Black
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Age Range (Description) | Kid |
Number of Players | 4 |
Brand | Upper Deck Entertainment |
Theme | Game |
Material | Cardstock |
About this item
- 100 Total New Playable Card Set
- This is not a standalone product, a Core Set (including Villains) is required for game play
- Guardians of the Galaxy is easy to learn
- All New Original Art
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 1.3 x 3.8 x 6.3 inches |
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Item Weight | 6.4 ounces |
Country of Origin | China |
ASIN | B00O80XXRK |
Item model number | UD82599 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 4 years and up |
Best Sellers Rank | #203,417 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #6,894 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | August 9, 2018 |
Language | English |
Department | Board Games |
Manufacturer | Upper Deck Entertainment |
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Legendary is getting cosmic in the latest expansion for the critically acclaimed deck building game: The Guardians of the galaxy have arrived. Now you can recruit all of the 5 Guardians to the game for some new and amazing game play. Star Lord, Drax, Gomora, Groot and Rocket are not alone as they will have to battle 2 new Masterminds such as the knee supreme intelligence. New KEYWORDS and mechanics await in the latest from legendary: a Marvel deck building game. Legendary hero or villains core sets required to play Guardians of the galaxy
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Customers find the quality of the game really fun and enjoyable. They also say the expansion is interesting and adds variety to the game. Customers appreciate the great characters and villains in the game, saying they are worth it. They say the game is consistent with the quality and has lasted the longest. Customers also appreciate the mechanics. However, some customers disagree on ease of use and shards.
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Customers find the expansion fun, enjoyable, and interesting. They also say it gives a good twist to the classic game. Customers also enjoy the new gems and villains, saying it adds variety to the base game. However, some customers feel the card art is lacking.
"...but the result makes for a much more dynamic and exciting experience...." Read more
"...and shards in this expansion add a new variant to the game that is fun and very different than all of the others...." Read more
"...This expansion did not disappoint. The two masterminds are pretty neat, but I have only played agaisnt Thanos. Thanos is pretty tough...." Read more
"...Gamora has a +10 damage sword that is brutal and would work very well against any villain, regardless of who the other heroes are." Read more
Customers find the expansion interesting, good, and essential to the Marvel Legendary series. They also say it adds variety to the base game and is a fun and easy expansion.
"This is an interesting addition to the legendary series. Having only played it a few times the addition of the shards is a little cumbersome...." Read more
"...This increases the number of combinations to try in the game. This set is a "must own" if you are a fan of the movie...." Read more
"...Guardians is the most interesting expansion yet or, at the very least, the most complicated...." Read more
"One of the most essential Marvel Legendary expansions...." Read more
Customers like the characters in the tabletop game. They mention that the masterminds and minions are fantastic, and the heroes are well balanced. Some say that the two mastermind are pretty neat. Overall, most are satisfied with the characters and their abilities.
"...and Supreme Intelligence are amazing masterminds and the heroes are well balanced around them" Read more
"My son enjoys this game. This expansion pack adds new heroes and villains. This increases the number of combinations to try in the game...." Read more
"...This expansion did not disappoint. The two masterminds are pretty neat, but I have only played agaisnt Thanos. Thanos is pretty tough...." Read more
"...Not completely compatible with Villains since one Plot, "Kree-Skrull War" requires Skrull villains group from the Heroes game and is not..." Read more
Customers find the condition of the tabletop game to be perfect. They also say that the game is consistent with the quality of its games, and has lasted the longest out of all others due to the Schemes and difficulty. Customers also say the game has a +10 damage sword that is brutal and would work very well against any villain. They say the games are hard but not impossible, and epic to fight.
"...The Guardians expansion is good. The games have lasted the longest out of all others due to the Schemes and difficulty curve of them, with the..." Read more
"...Thanos is pretty tough. Our first attempt at fighting him we were destroyed rather quickly, but we gathered our selves and tried it again and won...." Read more
"...Haven't tried yet. Still a lot of fun. Gamora has a +10 damage sword that is brutal and would work very well against any villain, regardless of who..." Read more
"...top-level mastermind, hard but not impossible, and epic to fight. Both are a lot of fun and very well themed...." Read more
Customers find the mechanics in the tabletop game neat, interesting, and dynamic. They also say the expansion introduces some new game mechanics and concepts, making the experience much more exciting.
"...but the result makes for a much more dynamic and exciting experience...." Read more
"...Good buy, good mechanics." Read more
"...Still though, a good expansion, good art, neat new mechanics even if they are a bit limited in use." Read more
"...is a fun and interesting twist on the classic game as it introduces some new game mechanics." Read more
Customers find the artwork in the tabletop game very well themed, strong, and interesting. They also appreciate the artifact keyword and shards.
"...Artifacts are a lot of fun, and thematically very strong.Art and flavor: is great in my opinion, particularly for Groot and Rocket...." Read more
"So far this expansion has been my favorite. Love the artifact keyword and the shards. Fighting Thanos was a lot of fun!..." Read more
"...The artwork is the same great artwork I've come to expect from the Legendary games...." Read more
"...Still though, a good expansion, good art, neat new mechanics even if they are a bit limited in use." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use. Some mention it's a bit confusing but not overly difficult to figure out. They also say the shard mechanic is simple and fun. However, others say the instructions are ironically too brief and hard to understand for some.
"...(or first if you don't have Galactus) top-level mastermind, hard but not impossible, and epic to fight. Both are a lot of fun and very well themed...." Read more
"...Having only played it a few times the addition of the shards is a little cumbersome...." Read more
"...Oh... right... shard counting... that is what is not to love. Easy to get used to but can be a little bit of a pain...." Read more
"...Further, the instructions are ironically too brief - for instance, Starlord has a card that lets you gain shards and it has a symbol on it that does..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the shards. Some find them interesting, useful, and add an extra strategic consideration to turns. They also say the ifinity of sharts is great and gives everyone attack bonuses. However, some find the execution messy and the nagging shars are annoying.
"...The way the characters work together with each other and the inifity shards is great.This should be a most buy for fans of Marvel Legendary." Read more
"...are good additions: Though the execution is messy, shards are a very interesting idea. Artifacts are a lot of fun, and thematically very strong...." Read more
"...Shards are somewhat annoying as an extra thing to carry around but not too bad...you will need Shards since every Guardian and Mastermind from this..." Read more
"...If the supply runs out, the mastermind wins. The shards give everyone attack bonuses, but some cards cancel this out...." Read more
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This is not a stand alone game, you must own one of the full versions of the game.
Guardians is the most interesting expansion yet or, at the very least, the most complicated. There's a good deal more to keep track of here than in the previous I've reviewed/played (Fantastic Four and Paint The Town Red), but the result makes for a much more dynamic and exciting experience. Though Guardians has my favorite team-up in the five heroes used for an expansion thus far, I would recommend starting off with one of the other two first as a stepping stone given some of the mechanics vary so wildly from those and the base game. Experienced gamers should have little issue jumping in after a few hands, though I'd still recommend the ramp just the same.
So what's new? Artifacts and Shards. Let's talk about Artifacts first. Rather than being a specific type of ability like those introduced in previous expansions like focus or wall-crawl, Artifacts are powerful cards which remain in play after coming out - think of it like attaching a piece of equipment to your character - which grant specific bonuses. For instance, Rocket Raccoon has an Artifact allowing him to gain a Shard (more on those in a second) every time an Ambush effect or a Master Strike effect is resolved. Drax has a knife which grants one attack/combat per round. Things like that. These effects stack, making your heroes powerhouses with the right combinations. Now Shards are handled in the form of tokens you place either in a pool or on certain cards, these tokens used as bonuses to grant an extra attack/combat (or, with use of a specific card, recruitment) in a one-time-use capacity. You acquire them either through cards or attacking enemies with Shards on them, these also granting bad guys a bonus. Once in their possession, players can hoard Shards in an effort to unleash super attacks, which becomes a necessary strategy when dealing with mega Masterminds like Thanos.
Speaking of Thanos, dude is a monster. I mean, the Titan of Death should be a monster, though I found him an easier opponent than Galactus mainly due to his Master Strike attack being less limiting. Thanos' villain group are the Infinity Shards which are acquired by players after defeating them and used as Artifacts which also grant bonuses of their own. His attack power is twenty-four, a disgusting number up-front, though for each Infinity Shard in front of the player (and Infinity Shards should not be confused with plain-old Shards), his power is reduced by 2. I've had a tendency to get him down to around eighteen or sixteen, and though it can still be tough to reach those larger numbers, that's where the token Shards come into play. Thanos himself can gain Shards, which boosts his attack making him even more difficult, but the same rules apply. He's tough, but not mega-tough. Sound strategy and planning can beat him where, again, Galactus, can just ruin your day with a string of poor draws.
The other Mastermind is the Supreme Intelligence of Kree who, I'll be honest, I don't know. The only Kree I'm even familiar with is Ronan the Accuser thanks to the Guardians film. This guy is all about buffing himself through Shards, both in his Master Strikes and the Kree villain group he leads who have a number of Ambush effects, all of which grant other Kree characters and the Mastermind Shards. I didn't find him, or them, too troublesome. Both matches were blowouts, come to think of it, though part of that was luck on my part getting some powerful cards right out of the gate. Gamora - one of the Guardians - has an Artifact which grants two Shards per turn, and allows you to spend five Shards to get ten power, which is the equivalent of a nuclear bomb attack for one card, and from there it's a swift march to victory.
So heroes. Starlord, Rocket, Drax, Gamora, and Groot. Drax I find to be the least useful, which is a little surprising, he a hybrid support/attack character with a balance of around 70/30 on that. Maybe I just played him incorrectly every time, who knows. The others are all more balanced toward a specific style, and I'm curious to try them in matches outside of the Guardians Masterminds and Schemes, as I have a feeling they're a free victory given how much of a wrecking ball they can become. I'm also curious how well the heroes will work when split, and whether it will be a pain to use Shards and Artifacts when only dealing with one character rather than five. Perhaps it will just result in a small boost with less item management than putting them all together.
The Guardians expansion is good. The games have lasted the longest out of all others due to the Schemes and difficulty curve of them, with the exception of some unlucky run-ins with Mysterio. Turns also take a little longer as a result of needed planning between turns as you juggle Artifacts, Shards, and card combinations. That's not a complaint, just something to be mindful of. I sound like a broken record between these reviews, but Guardians is another must-have for Legendary fans. I'd still ease in if it's your first, and especially with younger players, but the result can feel more like a traditional Collectible Card Game at times over a Deckbuilder due to the mechanics, which is a plus in my book. Scratches that itch just enough.
Recommended.
This should be a most buy for fans of Marvel Legendary.
Masterminds
Thanos
Supreme Intelligence of the Kree
Heroes
Gamora
Rocket Raccoon
Groot
Drax
Star-Lord
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La master mind kree podría ser mejor pero vale mucho la pena su compra.