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The movers are beautiful.","subreddit":"DisneyVillainous"},{"type":"thread","title":"How do you feel about the new Disney Villainous Introduction to Evil?","author":"TabletopTinker","ref_id":"r_e_4","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/DisneyVillainous/comments/1bfyo96/how_do_you_feel_about_the_new_disney_villainous/","title":"How do you feel about the new Disney Villainous Introduction to Evil?","subreddit":"DisneyVillainous"},"excerpt":"I love the simplified rules for teaching new players, but missing Queen of Hearts and Jafar hurts. The art is gorgeous. It says 2-4 but really shines at 2-3. My only gripe is that the old goal cards don't fit the new boards, so you can't mix and match villains from the base game as easily. Still, a solid purchase if you want a lighter version.","subreddit":"DisneyVillainous"},{"type":"thread","title":"What's the deal with Disney Villainous?","author":"boardgamebro","ref_id":"r_e_5","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/kv8iy2/whats_the_deal_with_disney_villainous/","title":"What's the deal with Disney Villainous?","subreddit":"boardgames"},"excerpt":"Villainous is a great asymmetrical game with beautiful production. It can be a bit long at higher player counts, and there's a lot of 'take that' with Fate cards. The Introduction to Evil version fixes a lot of the complexity issues for beginners. If you're on the fence, start with that one. 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