Unmatched: Hell’s Kitchen

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 7.5 out of 10

   AndySzy

   Pretty great unmatched characters. All the Marvel Characters are cool. I don't think these are as fun as the Redemption Row characters, but still top tier.

2. 5 out of 10

   Slackerking

   I’ve played the competitive version on two occasions and the second time was miles more enjoyable than the first and yet somehow still less fun than a root canal from a bad dentist. The constant mitigation of the result of playing a fun powerful card that is rendered impotent is so completely unenjoyable that it sucks the entire lifeblood out of the game. There’s admittedly some clever mechanics given to different characters but they’re constantly rendered useless by luck and randomness. Here, I’m playing this powerful card that will render great damage to you. Oh, but you’ve played a card that makes my card useless so I wasted my turn. Next round, rinse and repeat. They’re something so absolutely not fun about that repeating arc. Unlike say Innovation where you play a delightfully despicable card that does wild damage to your opponent, and then a play or two later they return the favor with a unique destructive missile of their own, this takes cards that should be a hoot and then neuters them the majority of the time. It’s like a game of blue balls and no happy ending.

3. 7 out of 10

   Walt Mulder

   Not a fan of the Marvel characters in Unmatched. I understand the money grab because they've already paid somewhere else to use the IP but I prefer the historical fabled characters more.