Welcome to your first step in winning your next board game night. Our very own Ivan Van Norman is here to help you set up that beautiful board game that you just bought at the store or that’s been sitting on your shelf for ages. After all the pieces have been separated, the maps have pulled out of the box, and the instructions dutifully thrown away; let Ivan get you started in this How to Play series. Every great game starts with an amazing first turn. Let us help you get there.

On this episode of How to Play, Ivan takes us through the set up and play of the cooperative game Sentinels of the Multiverse. Players take the roles of heroes as they battle a dastardly super-villain in order to thwart their evil plan. Players can choose their heroes or draw them at random, and villains are generally chosen based on difficulty level and player experience. Ultimately, the goal of the game is to stop the villain before their win conditions are reached, but how you do that will be based on your heroes’ powers and abilities. Depending on your team, you may have a mix of support-types and fighter-types, so consider your strategy when heading in to the fray.

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