Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-5
Age
14+
Playtime
90 min
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Description
An area control game in which players take the roles of Batman villains competing for control of Gotham City through worker placement and card drafting with asymmetric character abilities.
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The Discriminating Gamer Top List at 10:51 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Great game
- Love area control games
- Love take that games and mean games
- Great puzzles
- Great artwork
- Great cards and card play
Cons
- Batman's presence causes problems
Thematic elements
- Villains competing for control and causing chaos in Gotham City
- Gotham City
- Area control with thematic elements of Batman villains.
Comparison games
- El Grande
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players try to get the most goons in a location to score it.
- Card Play — Features cards and card play.
- Cube Tower — Uses a cube tower mechanism.
- Take That — Contains 'take that' and 'mean' elements.
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- Every game on this this section of 10 here at 191, every game on it with one exception is a game that was not on my uh two was it 2021?
- Star Realms is probably the most game I have ever I've probably played this game more than any other single game I have if you count the the the digital version because I play it on my phone a lot. It's my go-to bathroom game.
- This is a game that you and your friends will be laughing throughout at the difficult choices you have to make.
- It is really a fun game. It's really a smart thinking game.
- This is just this version is beautiful. It's a big beautiful version and really fun counters and boards and and and cards.
- It's this great horror game of of kind of be movie tropes.
- This is a solitary horror board game and it's a game that I played for the first time not that long ago.
- So, please leave a comment here in YouTube, on Facebook, on X at Board Gamegeeek. Love to hear from you.
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The Discriminating Gamer Review at 0:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Incredibly fun gameplay
- Great Batman theme
- Beautiful artwork
- Good-looking miniatures
- High production standard
- Lots of replayability due to card variety
- Meanness and 'take that' elements are well-executed
- Tense and exciting Arkham phase
Cons
- Content (minis for Manbat, Riddler) in the core box cannot be used without buying an expansion
- Expensive game, well north of $100
Thematic elements
- Villains in the Batman universe attempting to burn the city down, sow chaos, and collect the most victory points.
- Gotham City
Comparison games
- Gotham City Strategy Game
- El Grande
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — The game is fundamentally an area control game where players attempt to have the most control in districts to score points.
- Deck Building — Players buy power cards from the docks and add them to their deck, which can be used later in the game.
- Push Your Luck — The Arkham Asylum cube tower mechanic involves putting goons in and hoping they come out for scoring, with some getting stuck, creating an element of chance.
- Set Collection — Players collect victory points (infamy points) throughout the game, with final scoring incorporating elements like fires set.
- Take That — A major idea is playing cards to 'screw with everybody to get ahead in certain ways', indicating a direct player-versus-player conflict.
- Worker Placement — Players place their henchmen on the stack deck board to take specific actions and determine turn order.
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Quotes (from this video)
- But critically, all of the goons you place must go in the same district.
- If Batman is in that district, scoring doesn't take place. He's not going to let that crap fly.
- I really like mean games like this and I had a blast with Enemies of Gotham City.
- There's stuff here in the core box that you cannot play with unless you buy the expansion, as is my understanding.
- I'm not a fan of that. I'm not a fan of having content in this that I can't unlock, that I can't use without an expansion.
- Of the two, I really prefer Enemies of Gotham City, and a lot of that is the theme. A lot of that is the production.
- On the Cody scale, I'm going to go ahead and give Enemies of Gotham City an eight out of 10.
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The Discriminating Gamer Review at 0:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Visually appealing artwork from the Batman animated series.
- Impressive components, including plastic miniatures and a cube tower.
- Figures are easy to paint for customization.
- Engaging area control mechanic with a Batman theme.
- Challenging characters with varying complexity levels.
- Good storage solution with a large box.
- Puzzle-piece style player board.
Cons
- Small text on some cards and the round order reference.
- The game box is very large.
- Some components, like small tokens, can be hard to find once punched.
Thematic elements
- Villains trying to be the baddest in Gotham while Batman and allies try to imprison them.
- Gotham City
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Described as an 'area control game' where players try to be the 'baddest baddie of Gotham'.
- Card Play — Various cards are shown, including character abilities, equipment, and area cards.
- Cube Tower — The host mentions the presence of a 'cube tower' and expresses excitement about it.
- Dual Layer Board — The player board is described as 'dual layer' with 'indented' areas where components slot in.
- miniatures — The game includes a large number of plastic miniatures for characters and possibly buildings.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the discriminating gamer.
- The gingerbread man broke his leg and went in to see the doctor. The doctor looked at him and said, 'Did you try putting icing on it?'
- Man, now I don't even know how big the board's going to be on this, so we'll see how much room we're actually going to have.
- Hopefully, this thing is going to fit nicely in the box once it's assembled, but we're going to find out.
- So, if you want to paint them up, they're easy to paint up. They will paint up really fast.
- Oh my gosh, folks. There you go. That is the Enemies of Gotham City from Upper Deck. Wow, this game looks super cool.
- Two guys walked into a bar. The third one ducked.
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