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In battle, there are no equals.
ONCE UPON A TIME, Little Red Riding Hood took her basket of nasty tricks and faced off against the legendary Beowulf in this exciting Unmatched set.
"What big eyes you have, Wulfie!"
"That’s called 'rage', kid!"
Little Red features a clever card-combo mechanism. Matching icons on the cards she plays to the one in her "basket" (discard pile), triggers potent effects. Meanwhile, Beowulf uses rage to power up his cards for devastating attacks.
Unmatched is a highly asymmetrical miniature fighting game for two or four players. Each hero is represented by a unique deck designed to evoke their style and legend. Tactical movement and no-luck combat resolution create a unique play experience that rewards expertise, but just when you've mastered one set, new heroes arrive to provide all new match-ups.
—description from the publisher
- Standalone two-player expansion for Unmatched
- Introduces new tactical elements (doors and zone changes)
- Basket symbol system adds depth to card play
- Rage mechanic provides dynamic combat options
- duel/arena combat between iconic characters
- a two-character duel featuring Little Red Riding Hood and Beowulf
- Battle of Legends Vol 1
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Basket deck and symbols — Little Red's discard pile top contains symbols that trigger effects; matching or not matching symbols changes how cards resolve.
- Beowulf rage tokens — Beowulf gains rage tokens when damaged; rage can be spent to increase card values during combat.
- Card interactions with rage — Certain cards allow consuming rage to alter outcomes or grant additional effects (e.g., increasing attack or special effects).
- Doors — Doors begin open and can be opened/closed during a maneuver; closing uses a token and affects adjacency; cannot be closed during non-movement or if large fighters flank a door.
- Huntsman sidekick — Beowulf's sidekick provides additional damage options depending on position (range vs. adjacent).
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- the two-player game unmatched little red riding hood versus beowulf
- this is a standalone game for just two players
- doors begin open so you can just set these tokens to the side for now