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Legendary is a deck-building game set in the Marvel Comics universe. To set up the game, players choose a number of hero decks from the likes of Spider-man, Hulk, Cyclops, or Wolverine, to name a few. Shuffle them together (since players use only a handful of hero decks out of the fifteen included) allowing the hero deck to vary widely in terms of what's available. Players then choose a mastermind villain (Magneto, Loki, Dr. Doom, etc.) and stack that particular villain's attack cards underneath it. Next, modify the villain deck as needed based on that villain's particular scheme. Over the course of the game, players will recruit powerful hero cards to add to their deck in order to build a stronger and more resourceful deck. Players need to build both their recruitment powers (to enlist more heroes) and their fighting ability (to combat the villains who keep popping up to cause trouble). Players recruit heroes from an array of six cards, with empty slots refilled as needed. At the start of a player's turn, he reveals a villain and adds it to the row of villains. This row has a limited number of spaces, and if it fills up, the earliest villain to arrive escapes, possibly punishing the heroes in some way. Some villains also take an action when showing up for the first time, such as kidnapping an innocent bystander. The villain deck also contains "master strike" cards, and whenever one of these shows up, the mastermind villain (controlled by the game) takes a bonus action. As players fight and defeat villains, they collect those cards, which will be worth points at game's end. Players can also fight the mastermind; if a player has enough fighting power, he claims one of the attack cards beneath the mastermind, which has a particular effect on the game. If all of these cards are claimed, the game ends and players tally their points to see who wins. If the mastermind completes his scheme, however having a certain number of villains escape, for example, or imposing a certain number of wounds on the heroes then the players all lose. Do you have what it takes to defeat the villains? Or, will you let them escape? Play the all new Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building game to find what the cards have in store for you.

Orphaned as a child, Natasha Romanoff has now been raised and trained to become a lethal spy!

Play through the Civil War storyline within Legendary!

There is a darkness rising in the Marvel Universe! Legendary: Dark City, the first expansion to "Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game," brings an entirely new level of play to the critically-acclaimed card game. In Dark City, players use new heroes like Cable, Daredevil, Professor X, and Blade to face off against deadly, all-new Masterminds like Apocalypse, Mr. Sinister, and Kingpin!

Wielding incredible powers, Asgardians like Thor and Sif were worshipped as gods by early Norse tribes. Now they storm back to Earth to defend it from ancient, awakening threats. The inscription on Mjolnir says “Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.” But Thor has often struggled with arrogance and self-doubt. At the crucial moment, will he prove worthy? Malekith and Hela now send their followers to bring them new villainous weapons that are equal to Mjolnir’s power. These conquerors storm over the lands of Midgard,trampling the weak in their wake. Thor struggles to prove worthy against the frost giants and on Earth. The dark world of Svartalfheim rises to smother the Nine Realms in darkness. Finally, Ragnarok threatens the final epic destruction of Asgard.

Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and War Machine have finally emerged from the shadows. But the Avengers are tested as never before when dark Revelations force them to question everything they know. The Mandarin manipulates secrets to turn Avenger against Avenger and transforming schemes of deception and corruption make it hard to tell good and evil apart. Scarlet Witch’s fragile sanity cracks, warping the world into the House of M. Soon the Heroes are haunted by dark memories of tragedy that even Quicksilver’s speed can’t escape. Daring to hope, the Avengers prepare their incredible powers for a desperate last stand.

Legendary: World War Hulk, the 16th expansion for Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game, puts the spotlight squarely on the "Planet Hulk" and "World War Hulk" storylines from Marvel Comics. This set brings to the game many Marvel characters that have been overlooked since the inception of the Legendary game. This big box expansion has Marvel's biggest characters, including Sentry, Hulk (both Bruce Banner and Amadeus Cho), and She-Hulk! It brings the new Warbound team faction to the forefront with plenty of new characters and some of the most exciting and challenging Masterminds and Schemes yet!

The 13th expansion to the Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game puts the spotlight squarely on the X-Men. This set will bring to the game many of the X-Men characters that have been overlooked since the inception of the Legendary game. This big box expansion has X-Men’s biggest heroes, including Psylocke and Banshee, battling their greatest foes. Even Beast makes a return as an all new X-Men team affiliated Hero!