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Overpower

Overpower

Fleer/Skybox · 1995
230 min10+ yrs1.9/5 complexity5.8 BGG#19.616 BGG818Couples
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How do you play Overpower?

This defunct CCG is primarily based on characters from Marvel comics, with DC and Image comics represented in later expansions. Each player has a team of 4 characters, each rated in 3 or 4 skill types.

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Overpower box art
official art · Fleer/Skybox

This defunct CCG is primarily based on characters from Marvel comics, with DC and Image comics represented in later expansions.

Each player has a team of 4 characters, each rated in 3 or 4 skill types. At the beginning of each hand, each player makes a wager of some of their 7 mission cards based on how confident they are that they can "win" the hand by causing the most damage. Players then take turns playing a card from their hand or cards set aside from previous hands. Cards include Power cards (basic attack or defense in a skill type), Universe cards (e.g., a city bus, which adds value to a Strength attack), Special cards (usually character specific with varying effects), and more in later expansions. At the end of each hand, the damage from that hand is totaled; the player who caused the most "completes" their wagered missions, while the other player is "defeated" with those missions. Players may concede a hand instead of playing a card, losing their missions but avoiding further damage

A player wins when they have knocked out all 4 opposing characters, "completed" all of their missions, or their opponent is "defeated" in all missions. (There is also a basic game option without the use of missions or conceding, in which the sole victory condition is knocking out the opposing team.)

game anatomy
Complexity1.9 / 5
BGG rating5.8 / 10
Vibe
Couples
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
30 min
Players
2
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#19.616
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Overpower?
Overpower is a card game game, for 2 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Overpower — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Overpower support?
Overpower is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Overpower take?
A game of Overpower takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Overpower for?
Overpower is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Overpower?
Overpower has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.9 out of 5.
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