Disney Villainous: Darkness Brewing (EN)

Disney Villainous: Darkness Brewing brings together four Disney villains in a single starter box for the first time: Ursula, the sea witch, Maleficent, the dark fairy of the forest, the jealous Evil Queen from Snow White, and the Sanderson Sisters, straight out of Hocus Pocus. Each one pursues her own wicked scheme, with her own player board, Villain deck, and Fate deck. On your turn, you move your sculpted villain mover to a location on your board, play cards there to take actions, then draw back up to a hand of four cards. Fate cards, meanwhile, let you send heroes and complications into your opponents' plans to slow their march toward victory.

This asymmetric strategy game thrives on giving each villain a truly unique experience: there is no shared board and no identical rules from one player to the next, since everyone chases their own win condition drawn straight from their movie. The formula that made the Villainous series a hit works just as well for family game night as for a party game among adults who enjoy a little scheming. This box plays great on its own or combined with other Villainous games already on your shelf, for even more unpredictable matches.

Darkness Brewing is for you if you have always wanted to play the villain instead of the hero, if you enjoy asymmetric strategy games where everyone follows their own plan without ever quite crossing paths with the others, and if the bewitched mood of Maleficent, Ursula, and the Sanderson Sisters makes you grin. It is also a great entry point into the series for the whole family, packing four playable villains into one box instead of the usual two found in expansions.

Fun fact: this box is a first for the Disney Villainous series, which usually gives each expansion only two playable villains. Darkness Brewing packs in four at once, with sculpted movers featuring a brand new gradient finish. The Sanderson Sisters also make their series debut here, straight out of Hocus Pocus; a trio so requested by fans that they are getting their very own standalone expansion, Come, We Fly!, coming soon to the line.

The Villainous series, which this box has been part of since it launched in 2018, is designed by game studio Prospero Hall, known for giving villains all the spotlight they deserve.

BOX CONTENTS
4 player boards
4 sculpted villain movers
120 Villain cards
60 Fate cards
tokens
4 reference cards
4 villain guides
rulebook

Number of players: 2 to 4
Playtime: 40 to 80 minutes
Age: 10+

If you want to protect your cards, you will need:
180 card sleeves 63.5 x 88 mm (standard American size)