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The Uncanny X-men Alert Adventure Game box art
1992 Ranked #8,567

The Uncanny X-men Alert Adventure Game

A superhero battle game has players recruit X-Men and use their strengths to defeat villains for points. Different battle zones and special powers make assembling an effective team the route to victory.

Thematic Games Comic Book / Strip Fighting Action Points Comic Books: Marvel Universe

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

9+

Complexity

1.58/5

Rating

6.18

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Each player starts with two of eighteen X-Men superheroes each with its own strength, endurance, intelligence and cheater power. Three battle zones on the board are populated with cards that show either villains to fight or heroes to recruit.

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Each player starts with two of eighteen X-Men superheroes each with its own strength, endurance, intelligence and cheater power. Three battle zones on the board are populated with cards that show either villains to fight or heroes to recruit. Special dice determine whether players give or take hits in each battle. The goal of the game is to build up your team of superheroes and use them to defeat villains for points to win. The game includes detailed plastic figures for each of the X-Men.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
60 min
Age
9+
Complexity
1.6/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Richard Borg

Publishers

1
Pressman Toy Corp.

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