2004James Ernest, Michael Mulvihill, Mike Selinker
- Videos
- 85
- Creators
- 7
2 - 10 players30 minLight weight

2022Prospero Hall, Michael Mulvihill
Mostly playthroughs and unboxings. Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 10 recorded sessions, 9 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
In Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side, each player takes control of one of five Star Wars characters: Darth Vader, Asajj Ventress, Kylo Ren, Moff Gideon, or General Grievous. Each player has their own villain deck, fate deck, player board, and 3D character. On a turn, the active player moves their character to a different location on their player board, takes one or more of the actions visible on that space (often by playing cards from their hand), then refills their hand to four cards. Cards are allies, items, effects, and other things. You need to use your cards to fulfill your unique win condition. One of the actions allows you to choose another player, draw two cards from that player's fate deck, then play one of them on that player's board, covering two of the four action spaces on one of that player's locations. The fate deck contains heroes, items, and effects from that villain's storyline, and these cards allow other players to mess with that particular villain. Depending on their villain's unique power, players can also use their villain's "ambition" to perform actions that power effects based on the villain's use of the Force, strategic leadership, or sheer luck. The game also incorporates villain-specific missions and rules for iconic ships and transports from all corners of the Star Wars galaxy.
Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side has 29 videos from 23 creators: 6 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 10 playthroughs, 9 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to May 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Star Wars: Villainous - How To Play" by Watch It Played, which runs 26 min. For a quicker teach, "STAR WARS VILLAINOUS - Cómo se juega - TUTORIAL - Juego de Mesa" by unna runs 15 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "TDG: Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side" by The Discriminating Gamer. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Star Wars: Villainous Game Play! The Jedi Are In Trouble" by Watch It Played, one of 10 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Horrified, Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All and Back to the Future: Back in Time, also by Prospero Hall, or Pirates of the Spanish Main, also by Michael Mulvihill.
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2004James Ernest, Michael Mulvihill, Mike Selinker
2 - 10 players30 minLight weight
2019Prospero Hall, Peter Lee
1 - 5 players60 minMedium weight
2018Aaron Donogh, Prospero Hall, Brian Kirk
2 - 6 players45 - 120 minMedium weight
2020Prospero Hall, Brian Kirk
2 - 4 players50 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side, each player takes control of one of five Star Wars characters: Darth Vader, Asajj Ventress, Kylo Ren, Moff Gideon, or General Grievous. Each player has their own villain deck, fate deck, player board, and 3D character. On a turn, the active player moves their character to a different location on their player board, takes one or more of the actions visible on that space (often by playing cards from their hand), then refills their hand to four cards. Cards are allies, items, effects, and other things. You need to use your cards to fulfill your unique win condition. One of the actions allows you to choose another player, draw two cards from that player's fate deck, then play one of them on that player's board, covering two of the four action spaces on one of that player's locations. The fate deck contains heroes, items, and effects from that villain's storyline, and these cards allow other players to mess with that particular villain. Depending on their villain's unique power, players can also use their villain's "ambition" to perform actions that power effects based on the villain's use of the Force, strategic leadership, or sheer luck. The game also incorporates villain-specific missions and rules for iconic ships and transports from all corners of the Star Wars galaxy.
Designers
Prospero Hall, Michael Mulvihill
Artists
Piotr Rossa, Lucas Torquato
Publisher
Ravensburger AG
Categories
Mechanics