Prince John/Introduction to Evil

This is one of two versions of this Villain; see the other here.

"This crown gives me a feeling of power!"

Prince John is one of four playable Villains in the Villainous introductory set, Introduction to Evil. He is from the movie Robin Hood, released in 1973, in which he is voiced by Peter Ustinov and animated by Ollie Johnston. He is illustrated in the game by Jessé Suursoo.

Objective

Prince John must collect Power so he has at least 20 Power, and have Robin Hood at The Jail.

Realm

Prince John's mover.

Prince John's Realm contains the following locations, from left to right:

• Sherwood Forest
  • Gain 1 Power | Discard Cards
  • Play a Card | Fate
• Friar Tuck's Church
  • Gain 2 Power | Play a Card
  • Play a Card | Move an Item or Ally
• Nottingham
  • Fate | Gain 1 Power
  • Vanquish | Play a Card
• The Jail
  • empty
  • Gain 3 Power | Play a Card | Discard Cards

Villain deck

Prince John's Villain deck card back.

The following cards are in Prince John's Villain deck:

• Beautiful, Lovely Taxes (×3)
• Imprison (×3)
• Rhino Guards (×3)
• Warrant (×3)
• Wolf Archers (×3)
• Bow and Arrows (×2)
• Cowardice (×2)
• Greed (×2)
• Set a Trap (×2)
• Golden Arrow
• Intimidation
• King Richard's Crown
• Nutsy
• Sheriff of Nottingham
• Sir Hiss
• Trigger

These include 10 total Allies (Rhino Guards; Wolf Archers; Nutsy; Sheriff of Nottingham; Sir Hiss; Trigger), 4 total Conditions (Cowardice; Greed), 9 total Effects (Beautiful, Lovely Taxes; Imprison; Set a Trap; Intimidation), and 7 total Items (Warrant; Bow and Arrows; Golden Arrow; King Richard's Crown).

Card Gallery

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Fate deck

Prince John's Fate deck card back.

The following cards are in Prince John's Fate deck:

• Clever Disguise (×3)
• Steal from the Rich (×3)
• Alan-a-Dale
• Friar Tuck
• King Richard
• Lady Kluck
• Little John
• Maid Marian
• Robin Hood
• Skippy
• Toby

These include 3 total Effects (Steal from the Rich), 9 Heroes (Alan-a-Dale; Friar Tuck; King Richard; Lady Kluck; Little John; Maid Marian; Robin Hood; Skippy; Toby), and 3 total Items (Clever Disguise).

Card Gallery

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Strategy

The Introduction to Evil version of Prince John plays quite similarly to the original, and his old strategy guide will still be fairly relevant, with the following exceptions:

• Your Objective now requires you to have Robin Hood at The Jail. The foxy robber will visit you naturally if your opponent is Fating you, as he is required to be played when revealed, but if your opponent has decided to be pacifist, you can force him out with the new versions of Set a Trap and Cowardice, or by defeating Maid Marian. Vanquishing him will then send him to The Jail.
• You no longer have to wait until the start of your turn to win, so your opponents must be extra careful about triggering your Greed if they are close to winning themselves. They also must be more proactive in Fating you, as they are no longer safe if you reach 20 Power during your turn.
• Little John is now the Hero that decreases your Power gain, meaning there is no longer a Hero that steals Power from you when they are played, making it extra important for your opponents to get Heroes on your board, which you can then milk with Beautiful, Lovely Taxes.
• Steal from the Rich cannot be played to a Hero that is in The Jail, so Fating players should be extra careful not play Heroes to The Jail. This restriction also makes Imprison much more useful for Prince John (although it cannot be used on Robin Hood, Little John, and Lady Kluck).