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During our annual Christmas family gaming time, my brother surprised us by bringing out the DC Deckbuilder Game. Having played Marvel Legendary, I assumed gameplay would be similar since it was in the same genre, same mechanic, and released in about the same time. While I enjoyed Legendary and found the theming to be appropriate to the play, I had just opposite experience with the DC.

The cards in this game are of quality cardstock and contain artwork that is appropriate to a super hero game. Given that this is a deckbuilder as the name implies, there is no board to speak of and the components themselves are the cards.

Gameplay is very starightforward using the proven Dominionesque deckbuilding mechanisms for players to propegate their powers throughout the game. From strictly a mechanical perspective, this game plays very smoothly and efficiently and was very easy to learn. However, that is about the only thing going for this game.

The significant problem that I had with this game is the theming. Don’t get me wrong, I love the superhero universe be it DC, Marvel, or any other. The issue that I’m describing is that you may find yourself playing Superman in the same turn that you are equiping him with a utility belt, Aquaman’s Trident, and fielding a villain. It just doesn’t make thematic sense and feels distinctly schizophrenic.

At the end of the game I found myself not feeling though I had immersed myself in the sides of good or evil to vanquish my foe, I felt like I had collected only numbered cards for the purpose of a superhero math contest. I have to give this game a thumbs down.

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