How to Play

Unmatched: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot

2-2 players 20-20 min 7.9 Board Game Geek Rating

Unmatched is an asymmetrical miniature fighting game where two players control unique heroes with distinct card decks. Robin Hood excels at ranged attacks while Bigfoot delivers quick forest strikes. Players use tactical movement and compare attack/defense cards to resolve combat with no luck involved. Victory comes through strategic mastery of each hero's special abilities.

Published 2019

Get Ready

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

Choose a battlefield

Place the double-sided board on the table, selecting which side to use

Select your hero

Each player chooses a hero and takes their corresponding 30 action cards, character card, hero miniature, sidekick tokens, health dials, and any other components

Set starting health

Each player sets their hero's and sidekick's starting health on the matching health dials as shown on character cards

Prepare your deck

Each player shuffles their action cards to form a face-down deck, then draws 5 cards as their starting hand

Place the younger player's fighters

The younger player places their hero in the 1 space, then places sidekicks in separate spaces within the same zone as their hero

Place the older player's fighters

The older player places their hero in the 2 space, then places sidekicks following the same zone rules

Begin play

The younger player takes the first turn

On Your Turn

What you can do during your turn.

Take two actions

You must take exactly 2 actions per turn; you may choose two different actions or the same action twice

Maneuver action - Draw a card

Draw the top card of your deck and add it to your hand (mandatory)

Maneuver action - Move your fighters

Move each of your fighters up to your move value shown on your character card

Scheme action

Play a scheme card from your hand face up, declare which fighter plays it, resolve the effect, then discard it

Attack action - Declare target

Choose which of your fighters attacks and select a valid target

Attack action - Choose and reveal cards

The attacker plays an attack card face down, the defender may play a defense card face down, then both reveal simultaneously

Attack action - Resolve combat

Resolve effects in order: immediately, during combat, then calculate damage

Winning combat

The attacker wins if they dealt at least one damage from the attack itself; the defender wins if they took no damage from the attack itself

Drawing from empty deck

When your deck is empty, your fighters are exhausted; if you must draw, each of your fighters takes 2 damage instead

Hand limit

At the end of your turn, discard down to 7 cards if you have more

Winning

How to claim victory.

Defeat the opposing hero

You win immediately when your opponent's hero is reduced to zero health

Defeating sidekicks

When a sidekick is reduced to zero health, remove them from the battlefield; sidekicks without health dials have only 1 health

Losing the game

If your hero is defeated, you immediately lose

Team play victory

In team games, both opposing heroes must be defeated for a team to win

Eliminated players in team play

When a player's hero is defeated, they continue taking turns if they have sidekicks remaining; if all fighters are defeated, they are eliminated and take no more turns