Brief Summary
The video is an unboxing and review of the Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume 3 board game set. The set includes four new fighters: Loki, Pandora, Chupacabra, and Blackbeard, each with unique abilities and play styles. The game also features a double-sided game board with Venice and Santa's Workshop maps. The reviewer expresses excitement about the set, highlighting the unique mechanics and strategic depth each character brings to the game.
- Unboxing of Battle of Legends Volume 3
- Review of Loki, Pandora, Chupacabra, and Blackbeard
- Overview of Venice and Santa's Workshop maps
Intro
The video introduces an unboxing of Battle of Legends Volume 3, a highly anticipated set in the Unmatched series. The host expresses a deep fondness for the Battle of Legends series, citing its public domain characters and the unique mix of heroes it brings together. This set holds personal significance as it was the first one the host ever played. The host notes that this will be the final set in the Battle of Legends series, expressing sadness but also excitement to send it off with a great review, as it's rumored to be one of the best sets in Unmatched.
Box Opening
The host thanks Restoration Games for providing the set early. The video showcases the box's side panels featuring Chupacabra, Pandora, Blackbeard, and Loki. The back of the box reveals the fighters and the return of double-sided maps. The host mentions a video game created by Angel Cake that reveals Loki's card art, filled with Easter eggs for the Unmatched community. The video displays the rule book, health dials, and the double-sided map featuring Venice and Santa's Workshop. The host shares a personal connection to Venice, having visited the city before a tournament in Paris. The video then focuses on the miniatures of Loki, Pandora, Chupacabra, and Blackbeard, with the host expressing particular excitement for Loki, having playtested an early version. The sidekicks for Blackbeard and Pandora are shown, followed by a look at the card backs for each character, noting the unique art styles and color schemes. The host opens the Misery cards, expressing that Dark Blade revealed something on his channel about it. The host plans to play a 2v2 game with friends to try out the new characters without prior knowledge of their decks.
Loki Review
The review begins with Loki, a melee move two fighter with 16 health. Loki's ability, Mischief Monger, involves playing trick cards that go into the opponent's hand, causing negative effects or allowing Loki to retrieve them when discarded, enhancing his move value. Balder's Downfall, a trick card, is a four-value attack that allows Loki to draw a card, while opponents take two damage if they play it. Shape Shifter, a zero-value attack, increases in value based on the number of cards in the opponent's hand or grants an extra action. Looking for Trouble, a four-value attack, forces the opponent to play a card from their hand, potentially causing them to trigger detrimental effects from trick cards. Ragnarok, an uncancelable zero-value attack, increases in value for each trick card in the opponent's hand. Synrey's Bet is a three-value defense that forces the opponent to discard a card or subtracts three from their attack value, while also allowing Loki to return the top card of their discard pile to their hand. Freya's Rescue is a versatile card that swaps the values of Loki's card and the opponent's card or heals Loki for three if the opponent plays it. God of Mischief cancels the opponent's card effects unless it's a trick, in which case it ignores the card's value. Levatine is a two-value versatile that allows Loki to reveal a card in the opponent's hand, adding its boost value to the attack or retrieving a trick card. Underhanded is a three-value versatile that becomes a six if the opponent has more cards in hand than Loki. Malicious Flighting is a three-value versatile that allows Loki to draw a card or two if the opponent played a trick. Vadaris Vadlafar's Lure is a scheme that places an opposing fighter adjacent to Loki, forcing the opponent to discard a card if they play it.
Pandora Review
Pandora is a melee fighter with a move value of two and 14 health, supported by KO Demon token sidekicks. Pandora's unique ability, Pandora's Box, involves revealing cards from a separate deck of seven "Misery" cards at the start of each turn. These cards have various effects, such as drawing a card (Greed), buffing Pandora's attacks (Toil), dealing damage to adjacent fighters (Pain), moving Pandora (Confusion), summoning a KO Demon (Wo), or providing foresight (Hope). However, revealing cards with feather symbols can lead to Pandora taking damage if three or more feathers are revealed, with Misfortune counting as two feathers. Hera's Curiosity is a three-value attack that increases in value for each revealed Misery and allows Pandora to look at the opponent's hand after combat. Aphrodite's Beauty is a zero-value attack that cancels opponent's card effects and heals Pandora for each revealed Misery. Hindsight is a three-value attack that allows Pandora to return a card from the discard pile to the top of the deck if she wins the combat. Celestial Rayments is a zero-value defense that ignores the value of the opponent's card. Offering to the Gods is a two-value defense that deals two damage to the opposing fighter if Pandora wins the combat. Guided by Fates is a two-value versatile that adds the boost value of a discarded card to its value and heals Pandora for two if she wins the combat. Divine Intervention is a versatile card that allows Pandora to move up to five spaces. Zeus's Mischief allows Pandora to draw cards for each revealed Misery, move an opponent, and gain an action. Forged by Hephaestus allows Pandora to place her fighter in any space and gain an action. Spite is a three-value attack for KO Demons that deals one damage to each fighter adjacent to them. Malice is a two-value versatile for KO Demons that forces the opponent to discard a card after combat.
Chupacabra Review
Chupacabra is a melee fighter with a move value of three and 14 health. Its special ability, The Hunger, allows it to draw a card after each attack. The More They Struggle is a zero-value attack that deals damage equal to twice the printed value of the opponent's card. Feeding is a four-value attack that grants an action and heals one if Chupacabra has seven or less health. Blood in the Air is a four-value attack that can be boosted if Chupacabra has already won a combat this turn. Ambush is a versatile attack that discards a random card from the opponent's hand and adds its boost value to the attack. Natural Toughness is a three-value defense that returns to Chupacabra's hand if it loses the combat. Ravenous Lunge is a three-value versatile that heals Chupacabra for one or two health depending on whether it won the combat. Tooth and Tail is a two-value versatile that deals damage to adjacent fighters and heals Chupacabra for each fighter damaged. Wounded Beast is a three-value versatile that becomes a five if Chupacabra has seven or less health. Traveler of the Night allows Chupacabra to move up to four spaces through opposing fighters and gain an action. Unsettle forces an opponent in Chupacabra's zone to discard a card, with the option to deal two damage to Chupacabra to make them discard two cards instead.
Blackbeard Review
Blackbeard is a ranged fighter with a move value of two and 13 health, supported by two Sea Dog token sidekicks. His special ability, Privateer Turned Pirate, involves managing dloons, which are tokens used for various effects. Blackbeard starts with one dloon in the treasury, and can pay one dloon at the start of his turn to gain an action, or pay one dloon when he takes combat damage. Opponents can pay dloons to the treasury to ignore certain effects on Blackbeard's cards. Avast Ye is a five-value attack with two ransom effects: discarding a random card and dealing damage to opposing fighters in Blackbeard's zone, both of which can be negated by paying a dloon. Brace of Primed Pistols is a two-value attack that deals three damage to an opposing fighter in Blackbeard's zone unless two dloons are paid. Give No Quarter is a three-value attack that becomes a five if another friendly fighter is adjacent to the opposing fighter, and grants an action unless a dloon is paid. Intimidating Visage is a four-value defense that recovers two health for Blackbeard if he is adjacent to an opposing fighter after combat. Queen Anne's Revenge is a seven-value versatile whose value is reduced by two for each dloon the opponent pays. Fearsome and Calculating allows Blackbeard to look at the opponent's hand and choose a card for them to discard unless they pay a dloon. Parlay cancels all effects on the opponent's card unless two dloons are paid. No Prey, No Pay is a two-value versatile that allows Blackbeard to draw a card if he wins the combat. Show a Leg summons a Sea Dog in Blackbeard's zone after combat. Plunder allows Blackbeard to move each of his fighters and steal a dloon from the treasury. Scourge of the Seven Seas offers three effects—healing Blackbeard, summoning a Sea Dog, and gaining an action—but the opponent chooses which effect Blackbeard gets based on which dloons they are willing to pay. Light the Fuse is a two-value attack for Sea Dogs that allows them to move and deal damage to adjacent fighters after combat.
Maps
The video transitions to discussing the double-sided map included in the set, featuring Venice and Santa's Workshop. Venice is described as a visually appealing map with a blue zone following the canal waterway, gondolas, and over-under paths. Santa's Workshop introduces a new mechanic: the conveyor belt. Spaces with purple rings push fighters along the belt at the end of each turn, with one space launching fighters to any empty yellow space. The map also features one-way arrows and ledges, adding strategic elements.
Outro
The host summarizes the Battle of Legends Volume 3 box opening, expressing excitement for the set's unique and fun characters. The host encourages viewers to order the set online and teases future streams on Twitch to play the new fighters with community members. Viewers are prompted to like the video, comment on their favorite fighters, and subscribe to the channel for more Unmatched content. The host thanks Restoration Games for providing the set early and acknowledges Patreon supporters, highlighting the support for editor Dark Blade.
