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Unmatched Game System

2-4 players 20-40 min 8.2 Board Game Geek Rating

Unmatched is an asymmetrical combat game where 2-4 players control unique heroes, each with specialized card decks reflecting their fighting style. Players engage in tactical miniature battles using attack and defense cards with special abilities. Victory comes through mastering your hero's distinct mechanics while adapting to opponents' strategies in fast-paced, skill-based confrontations.

Published 2019

Unmatched Game System

Get Ready

Setup the game with these step-by-step instructions before diving into your turn.

1
Determine player order
Establish which player will take the first turn and subsequent turn order
2
Choose a battlefield
Select one of the available battlefields to play on
3
Choose characters
In player order, each player selects their hero to play
4
Make character-specific choices
In player order, complete any pre-game selections:
5
Prepare special decks
Set up character-specific components:
6
Place tokens and markers
Set up character-specific tokens:
7
Shuffle decks and draw starting hands
Each player shuffles their deck and draws 5 cards (exceptions: Black Widow draws 5 plus her mission for 6 total; Michelangelo draws only 3 cards)
8
Place heroes
Put hero miniatures on the designated starting spaces on the battlefield
9
Place sidekicks
In player order, place sidekicks in valid spaces (some characters like Squirrel Girl, Sun Wukong, and Pandora do not start with sidekicks on the board)
10
Set starting conditions
Complete any final setup steps:
11
Place battlefield items
On applicable battlefields, randomly place one battlefield item token in each designated space
12
Set up battlefield features
Place any battlefield-specific tokens:

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

1
Start of turn abilities
Resolve any start-of-turn effects in order:
2
Take actions
Perform 2 actions per turn (some abilities grant additional actions), choosing from:
3
Combat resolution steps
Follow this sequence during attacks:
4
Special attack rules
Apply character-specific combat modifications:
5
Bonus attacks
When a card grants a bonus attack:
6
Blind BOOST mechanics
When instructed to BLIND BOOST:
7
Handle ongoing schemes
When playing ongoing scheme cards:
8
Summoning sidekicks
When an effect summons a sidekick:
9
Handle dormant players
When a player has no fighters on board:
10
End of turn procedures
Complete these steps after all actions:
11
Movement restrictions and special rules
Apply these when moving:

Winning

How to claim victory.

1
Defeat opponent's hero
At the start or end of any action, if your opponent's hero is defeated, you win
2
Multiple hero characters
For Raptors, Cloak & Dagger, and The Wayward Sisters, you only lose when your last hero is defeated
3
Simultaneous defeat
If both heroes are defeated at the same time, the player whose turn it is wins
4
Elektra resurrection exception
The first time Elektra would be defeated, she resurrects instead; she is only truly defeated after resurrection

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