Disney Villainous puts every player in charge of a Disney villain. Each villain has their own board, their own deck and their own way to win, and while you work toward your goal, the other players play heroes against you to get in your way.
The catch is the shelf. Ravensburger has released a base game, a beginner box, a run of standalone sets and some add-on packs that only work with another box, and several of them look alike on Amazon. Picking the wrong one can mean buying the same villains twice, or a box you cannot play on its own.
This guide covers the Disney Villainous boxes that were in stock on Amazon US, sold by Amazon, when we checked on November 8, 2026, and which one to start with.
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The Short Answer
- Buying one box for a group? The base game, The Worst Takes It All. Six villains and room for up to six players.
- Want a smaller first box? Introduction to Evil. Four villains, two to four players, made for beginners. But all four of its villains are also in the base game, so buy one or the other, not both.
- Buying for a fan of one movie? Pick the standalone set with their favorite villain. Every set marked Yes in the table below plays on its own.
- Already own a box? Add a standalone set for more villains (and more seats, if you started with a smaller box), or an add-on pack such as Filled with Fright.
How Villainous Plays
Each player picks a villain and takes that villain’s board, deck and guide. Your board is your own corner of the movie, split into locations. On your turn you move your villain to a location and take the actions shown there: play cards, gain power, discard, or play a Fate card on someone else.
Fate is how the other players fight back. Each villain has a Fate deck full of heroes and events from their movie, and when someone plays Fate on you, a hero lands on your board and blocks part of it until you deal with them.
No two villains win the same way. One has to bring a set of items back to a location, another has to defeat a particular hero, another has to gather a certain amount of power. That is a big reason people collect the sets: every new villain is close to a new game.
Every Box Compared
| Box | Villains | Plays alone? |
|---|---|---|
| The Worst Takes It All (base game) | Captain Hook, Jafar, Maleficent, Prince John, Queen of Hearts, Ursula | Yes, 2 to 6 players |
| Introduction to Evil | Captain Hook, Maleficent, Prince John, Ursula | Yes, 2 to 4 players |
| Wicked to the Core | Dr. Facilier, Evil Queen, Hades | Yes |
| Evil Comes Prepared | Ratigan, Scar, Yzma | Yes |
| Perfectly Wretched | Cruella De Vil, Mother Gothel, Pete | Yes |
| Sugar and Spite | King Candy, Shere Khan | Yes, 2 players |
| Treacherous Tides | Davy Jones, Tamatoa | Yes |
| Filled with Fright | Oogie Boogie | No, needs a standalone box |
| Come, We Fly! | The Sanderson Sisters | No, needs other villains |
Villains come from the publisher’s descriptions and published release lists. The boxes we checked are rated 10 and up by the publisher. Standalone sets can also be combined with other Disney Villainous boxes, which is how you add more players than a single small set allows.
The Base Game: The Worst Takes It All
The original box, and a complete start. Six villains means up to six players, and the cast is all classic villains: Captain Hook, Jafar, Maleficent, Prince John, the Queen of Hearts and Ursula.
Buy it if you are buying one box for a family or a group, or if you want the most villains for one purchase.
Introduction to Evil: The Beginner Box
Ravensburger describes this box as designed with beginner players in mind. It plays two to four, and Ravensburger puts a game at about 20 minutes per player.
Worth knowing: its four villains, Captain Hook, Maleficent, Prince John and Ursula, are also in the base game. If you might want the base game later, start there instead. If you only ever plan to play with two to four people and want the gentlest start, this is the box.
The Standalone Sets
Each of these plays on its own and can be combined with other Disney Villainous boxes. The question is simply which villains you want.
Wicked to the Core
Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog, the Evil Queen from Snow White, and Hades from Hercules.
Evil Comes Prepared
Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, Scar from The Lion King, and Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove.
Perfectly Wretched
Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians, Mother Gothel from Tangled, and Pete, Mickey’s oldest rival.
Sugar and Spite
King Candy from Wreck-It Ralph and Shere Khan from The Jungle Book. With two villains, it is the set to look at if you mostly play as a pair.
Treacherous Tides
Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean and Tamatoa from Moana, released in 2025.
Add-Ons That Need Another Box
These add one villain each and cannot be played on their own. Buy them only for someone who already owns a standalone box.
Filled with Fright
Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas. The publisher’s listing says it must be combined with a Disney Villainous standalone game.
Come, We Fly!
The Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus, released in 2026 as a single-villain pack. Like Filled with Fright, it needs villains from another box to play.
Boxes Not in This Guide
Two other sets released in English, Despicable Plots (Gaston, the Horned King and Lady Tremaine) and Bigger and Badder (Lotso, Syndrome and Madam Mim), only turned up on Amazon US as imported, translated European editions when we checked on November 8, 2026, so they have no link here. If you want one of them, make sure the box in the photos is in English before you buy.
Marvel Villainous and Star Wars Villainous are separate games in the same style. If your house is more Marvel than Disney, our list of board games for Spider-Man fans covers Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Disney Villainous should I buy first?
The base game, The Worst Takes It All, for most groups. Introduction to Evil is the alternative if you only play with two to four people and want a beginner box, but it repeats four of the base game’s villains.
Can you play the Disney Villainous expansions without the base game?
The standalone sets, yes: Wicked to the Core, Evil Comes Prepared, Perfectly Wretched, Sugar and Spite and Treacherous Tides each play on their own. Filled with Fright and Come, We Fly! do not.
Can you mix Disney Villainous sets?
Yes. Villains from the Disney Villainous boxes can be combined; the add-on packs need at least one standalone box.
What age is Disney Villainous for?
10 and up, according to the publisher.
Is Disney Villainous good for two players?
It plays from two. Sugar and Spite is built as a two-player standalone set, and the base game and Introduction to Evil also play at two.
Do I need Introduction to Evil if I have the base game?
No. Its four villains are already in the base game.
Where to Start
For a family or group, buy The Worst Takes It All.
For two to four beginners who do not expect to want the base game later, buy Introduction to Evil.
For a fan of one movie, buy the standalone set with that villain.
For someone who already owns a box, add a standalone set, or add one more villain with Filled with Fright or Come, We Fly!
For more games built on a favorite franchise, see our guide to licensed board games, and for gifts sorted by who you are buying for, our Christmas board game gift guide.
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