In 2020, I published a pretty massive review of the Unmatched game system here on the OG… including a substantial bit of writing about how it compares to Star Wars: Epic Duels, the out-of-print mass market game on which it is based. (Important fact that may summarize that portion of the review: I am still more than willing to sell my lovingly used copy of Epic Duels to finance further Unmatched purchases.)

In 2021, I followed that up with a love letter to the Buffy & Beowulf/Little Red Unmatched boxes… and more recently, with praise for Unmatched Digital.

Since my last review of a physical box of Unmatched goodness, Restoration Games has managed to release four (4!) more boxes of stuff… turning this system into an honest-to-goodness juggernaut of head-to-head card-based combat. Today, I’ll be attempting to give a sweeping overview of those  boxes for both the Unmatched fans and for those who are new to the game system.

In addition, a small group of us took some time to rate the difficulty level of all the currently available characters… and I’m including that as a special bonus for those of you who read to the end of the review. (All part of the friendly Opinionated Gamers customer service, right?!)

I will note that my sons and I were playtesters on three of the four boxes (we did not playtest the T-Rex) as well as some boxes that are yet to appear. (I cannot begin to express how cool one of the upcoming sets is… but I am sworn to secrecy.)

A final reminder: each box functions as a stand-alone game as well as a part of the Unmatched game system.