Legendary Marvel: What If…? | A Marvel Deck Building Game | Cooperative Board Game | Based on What If...? Disney+ TV Series

It has been a while since we've gotten a new base set, and What If... represents a great starting point. they managed to cram a lot into this rather novel box size including a proper playmat that supports all of Legendary to-date. It is a tad confusing for longer-term Legendary players that the basic agent for Recruitment uses Maria Hill art and the Shield Officer cards use Nick Fury instead, but this is a minor point. We have a very solid set of heroes in a new Guardians of the Multiverse faction that doesn't actually require you to play extensively with the group. The individual characters are pretty solid on their own and nicely capture the first season of the show.

I LOVE the mat - feel, look, and all. The updated ruleset is great, because now the printed version matches the rules that were clarified on Board Game Geek after the initial base set's release. These masterminds and scheme twists are CRAZY to fight against. The masterminds are great, villains are cool, and everything else is alright for game mechanics. But that galaxy mat? GORGEOUS.

This gives you everything you need to start playing. The added in playmat is an excellent value for people. My only complaint isn’t with this product directly but the majority of randomizer apps havnt caught up so the balance level when compared to older sets is still fully not explored

This is advertised as an introductory standalone set, but it's more like an expansion with a neoprene playmat and alternate art starter cards. Yes, everything a new player needs to play this game is included, but the Schemes, Masterminds, and new Keywords are fairly complex and better geared towards players who are experienced with the Legendary series or deck-building games in general. I also feel that new players would get better value out of starting with the original base game. The original game came with nearly 600 cards, while this set has only 350. This set has only 8 Heros (original base game has 15) and 4 Schemes (original base game has 8), which drastically impacts gameplay variation. You'll quickly be wanting another $25 small-box expansion or two to improve the variety and replayability of this set. Also there are no dividers included, which I think is a first for a Legendary base game. That's another $10 you'll have to spend separately if you want the official dividers. All that being said, this is a good set for experienced Marvel Legendary players, and I would recommend this set "IF..." - you currently don't own a neoprene mat for Legendary Marvel (even if you do, I like the minimalist space theme over the other current options) - you're tired of looking at the same starter cards and want alternate artwork - you want to add more Hero, Mastermind, Villain and Henchman Villain variety to your existing collection - you need more storage space for small box expansions Final Verdict. Three stars for new players due to the complexity of rules and low card count compared to other introductory sets in the series. Five stars for experienced players looking to expand their existing collection. Overall, four stars.

Great addition to my other Legendary games

Great!

Just what my son wanted for Christmas

This is a great game. This particular core set is, IMO, not as good as the standard Marvel Legendary set, but the matt in the What If? set is way cooler than the game board in the standard one. The art sucks on these cards - it's just still shots from the show. RGB does not translate well to CMYK colors, but even some of the shots they use are just awful to begin with. I got this because I already have a bunch of expansions that I've been using with my friend's core set. It is a really fun game - but it is so much better after you have populated it with better art and your favorite characters. I chose this one over the standard Marvel Legendary core set because it is a little cheaper, the game matt looks and travels better, and because it was eligible for next day shipping. I will eventually get the standard set just to have a well rounded roster of characters to choose from - the idea is to get others into it and having their favorite characters available is key.

Muito bom o playmat e as cartas básicas novas. Mas a complexidade é bem maior do que dá caixa base original.

Nice game

Marvel Legendary has become a family favourite over recent years, and I was excited to get this to complement our collection. This is a base set game, not an expansion, but you can use it with the older base game and expansions. And from that perspective, this is a fun set to have in your collection, especially as it comes with a mat instead of a board. However, if I hadn't played Legendary before, I would have found it incredibly frustrating as it seemed to play a lot harder than the original core set. Also, you get more/better sets of core cards in the original Marvel Legendary base game so apart from the mat, which is a definite upgrade, it felt a bit stingy with the cards. Like I said, I think it's a great add-on if you've played before but if you haven't, you might need some patience as you learn the ropes.

Great game!

If you do not have the original base game, "What if...?" Is a great place to begin your Legendary Deck building game journey. If you have the original Base game What if is still worth the investment, new heroes, mechanics and experiences, all that can be played with the original base Game. New Playmat/board is a nice upgrade over the cardboard board from the base game. At the moment only slight negative thing that I have encountered thus far with this game is that the new rule book is different Size than the original rule book and I Find older rule book to be more pleasing to handel.