Disney Sidekicks (2021)

About this game

Being a sidekick is hard work! Sure, the hero is the main character of the story, but when they get in trouble, it's up to the sidekick to help them out. In the co-operative game Disney Sidekicks, villains — Captain Hook, Gaston, Scar, Jafar, and Maleficent — have captured your favorite heroes and locked them up in a castle. Now you take on the role of one or more sidekicks from famous Disney films — Timon and Pumbaa, Tinker Bell, Abu, Lumiere, or Flora, Fauna and Merryweather — to travel through the game board together with other sidekicks to battle villains, rescue villagers, collect locks, and build your powers to become a hero in your own right. To win, the sidekicks must reach and enter the castle, then defeat the villain. Each villain is unique, creating a different challenge each time you play. Are you up for the challenge?

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 2.0/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.