Pop! Funkoverse Harry Potter - Expandalone

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To a beginning gamer the instructions could be a little confusing and overwhelming but once my 10 year old and I watched a few YouTube videos of others playing the game, it made so much more sense. So much fun and we love how you can mix and match the Funko characters with other purchased extension sets! Do yourself a favor and buy the extension sets too. It gives the game more flexibility and fun in what can be done within the game. It can change every time you play!The sculpted characters and artwork for these games are beautiful. My 10 year olds eyes lit up when we first opened the game box. He was hooked right then and there. It’s a great opportunity for family fun that makes you think on your feet without using devices or computers. We love that can be played over and over in different ways so it never get old. Bravo Funko!

I played this combined with the HP expansion set, but this is, of course, a complete game on its own. My wife and I enjoyed playing!Positive attributes:-Great two player game!!! I am constantly looking for games that I can play with my wife, and two player games are really hit or miss. With the base game, you can play with 4 people, but this is really fun with two. We each had three characters to control since we played with the expansion, so we were loaded down with a lot of choices for strategy, which is great.-SO MANY BITS! This game is awesome for all the little high quality pieces. The player pieces, of course, are awesome. But the point markers, player cards, scenario cards, items, dice, and everything else are so great! Getting a point is such a tactile moment because you pick up a blue crystal to add to your pile. And moving the big head pieces around is really fun.-The potential for mixing and matching characters and games is really exciting. I'm imaging playing a game where Bellatrix is partnered with Blanche from the Golden Girls, and it makes me laugh.-The game board is great- awesome artwork, interesting set up, and you get two options as the board is reversible.-Mechanics and game play are easy, but fun. The first few moves as you spread out your pieces on the board are pretty straightforward, but they get more complex. And the individual powers make decisions interesting."Not so positive, but still not a problem" attribute:The scenarios and some of the goals could be a bit more thematic. One scenario is basically "capture the flag" with a side of retrieving points on the board marked A-D. I understand that some of the themes are probably generic because they will be making an infinite number of versions for different fandoms, but it would have been awesome if a bit more effort was put into theming these scenarios. There's a little vague blurb at the top of each scenario that tries to sell it, but I would have liked to be trying to steal or protect actual thematic items (like horcruxes) instead of tokens with A-D printed on them. But, once again, the A-D point pieces are used in many of the scenarios, so assigning them as an actual thematic item might limit their use, or complicate their use over multiple scenarios. All that said, I felt like the HP kids and villains were playing capture the flag instead of battling it out over something thematic.This game will surely please fans of strategy games, and buying a version from their fandom heightens the enjoyment a great deal! My wife and I really like Harry Potter, and it was fun to add commentary and imagination as the characters face off or chase after each other.

Our family was provided an Amazon gift card in the mail from FunkoVerse games to purchase any of the new FunkoVerse strategy games or the related expansions. This was one of the sets that we chose to purchase with the gift card. We also purchased the Harry Potter base set. I have reviewed the base set separately and will not to repeat those details here.As a standalone set this might actually be a better starting point than the base set. The Potions Class map is more compact and has designated spaces along the margins that guide the placement the game pieces. Having played the base set first and this one second, I would have found this layout to be very useful when first learning the game. The rules and scenarios included in the expansion are identical to the base set.As an expansion the additions definitely add many possibilities to the game. The map can be used on its own or combined with the base set to make a much larger area. We just lined up the edges to create a huge map. Ron and Malfoy's character abilities compliment each other when on opposing teams. Malfoy's ability to summon a semi-autonomous serpent is officially my favorite ability out of all six characters I have played with. Also, having the Ron character completes the core trio from the stories which is fun when playing 3 on 3. My favorite aspect of the game is it's ability to expand. With a little creativity and effort, it would be very possible to expand on this set to create your own campaigns, maps, characters and items for a limitless number of scenarios.

I purchased this game on Amazon and upon receiving it was really impressed with the quality of every piece and the maps. Of course the Funko figures are the best quality. I really enjoyed playing this game with my family. The game has enough strategy to be enjoyed by classic board game lovers and enough pop culture to be fun for everyone!One thing to know is that each side uses 3 characters, and this set only has 4 Funko figures (the other two characters are tokens). I recommend purchasing another base set or “expandalone” set so you can play the game without tokens.The games includes two maps (the board is double-sided) and 4 different scenarios. I found that I preferred some maps and scenarios to others. The great thing about having is options is that you can choose the set-up that you enjoy the most.The game hits the right balance between simplicity and complexity. I can’t wait to play with my extended family over the holidays. I recommend Funkoverse.