Ravensburger’s tabletop roleplaying game Villainous is taking over the void left by Disney Infinity. Not only is it a fun game that’s looping in tons of iconic Disney characters but it also incorporates collectibles for the Disneyland Social Club kids out there. The new Disney Villainous expansion “Despicable Plots” brings in two well-known ner do wells and one edge of the universe character.

Disney Villainous: Despicable Plots

Published By: Ravensburger

Available Now: Target, Amazon

Disney Villainous: Despicable Plots can be added to the base Villainous game or any of its other expansions to make a six-player game. In a pinch, Despicable Plots can also be played as its own standalone game.
Featuring Gaston (Beauty and The Beast), Lady Tremaine (Cinderella), and the most out of left field addition to date The Horned King (The Black Cauldron); players can take the role of any of the three villains. The winner is the first to complete their unique objective.


As with all the other Villainous games, Despicable Plots gives you creatively styled villain realm boards in which you’ll use the collectible villain mover. For those new to Villainous, the movers are larger than usual plastic game pieces you’ll use to keep track of what part of their realm your character is currently in. Best of all, the movers look like tiny easter eggs to classic Disney animation when you place them all together on a bookshelf.

You’ll try to complete your objective first by moving on your villain board and collecting power and using villain cards to summon allies or hinder other players using fate cards. Disney Villainous is a series that begs for strategic play and Despicable Plots doesn’t ease up. Though I didn’t find these three characters in perfect balance. As Gaston’s objective is to remove obstacles in his realm to prove he’s the one to marry Belle, it felt like it took him nearly the entire game to get any momentum going in getting the right cards and power to remove obstacles. I can definitely his attributes being easier when he’s used as an addition to the base Disney Villainous game with more players but in stand-alone form, it’s all a bit more difficult.


As with other Disney Villainous games, you’ll be referencing the instructions quite a bit at first because the cards still suffer from the series big weakness, it’s playing card instruction on some of the actual cards can be too vague. I hope after the next expansion the publisher will consider making a compendium of how all the unique character rules in all of Disney Villainous and its expansions affect each other.

The rest of the game plays solid enough. Disney Villainous as a series has won lots of game/toy of the year awards because in addition to addictive strategy there’s a level of fandom you can add that’s unmatched. Doing your best impersonations of the characters when using quotes written on the cards or, as you play, pumping out catchy songs on your home speaker from the films that still live in our souls rent-free just makes playing this game with friends a perfect weekend getaway.

There’s definitely more value in Despicable Plots for the more hardcore Disneyfiles, but even those forced to tangentially play because of family or partners who love Disney enjoy the competitiveness of the game. As a stand-alone game, Despicable Plots is just okay. It’s fun enough on its own but too small for any lasting variety. As the latest addition to the growing army of Disney Villainous games, it’s a must-own. When you mix Lady Tremaine, Horned King, and Gaston with Hook, Scar, or any of the other characters in these games it’s a colossal mashup.