Designer: Paolo MoriOverview In Batman: Gotham City Strategy Game, each player will take the role of one of four fearsome Villains - The Joker, The Penguin, Two-Face or Killer Croc - struggling to become the criminal mastermind of Gotham City and the most powerful archenemy of the Batman. During the game, players will take control of blocks, hire henchmen, spread fear and weave their criminal plots in order to gain money, information & power... but they will also have to face the ever present threat of the Dark Knight - Batman - who will foil their plans and dismantle their criminal empire.

Components• AgameboarddepictingGothamCity,dividedinto12 “blocks”• 4VillainHeroClixfiguresand1Batmanfigure• 5HeroClixPACcompatibleSwitchClixdialsandCharacter Cards (see sidebar)• 4PlayerScreens[1foreachofthefourVillains]• 4VillainAbilitytokens:Two-Face’sCoin,TheJoker’s LaughingGas,KillerCroc’sTrap,ThePenguin’sTrainedBird• 100Threattokens[25foreachofthefourVillains]• 20Henchmenfigures[5foreachofthefourVillains]• 40Moneytokens[30worth$1;10worth$5]• 40Informationtokens[30worth1Information;10worth3 Information]• 2Custom Batman dice• Rulebook

Game glossary• Villain –thecharacteryouareplayinginthegamerepresentedbyapaintedminiatureonaHeroClixdial.• Henchmen – smallminiaturesrepresentingyourmainminionsandhelpers,eachplayerhas5HenchmenfiguresintheirVillain’scolor.Theyareusedtofight,tocontrolblocks(countasThreatsfordeterminingwhorulesonablock),andtoplayspecificcards.ThesefiguresstartintheReservesandcanberecruitedduringthegame.• Figures - referstoboththeplayer’sVillainHeroClixminiatureandHenchmenminiatures.• Block – oneofthetwelvedifferentlocationsonGothamCitymap.Thesearegroupedinthreedistrictswith4blocks each:Uptown,MidtownandDowntown.• Money – tokens representing any goods (money, gold, precious objects) that your Villain will use to hire new henchmenandincreaseinlevels.ThesymbolforMoneyisshowntotheleft.YoumaykeepthemoneyyouacquireinthegamehiddeninyourHideout(behindyourplayer’sscreen).• Information – tokensrepresentingthesecrets,blueprints,plansandtip-offsthatyouwillusetoplotyournextheistsandincreaseinlevels.ThesymbolforInformationisshowntotheleft.YoumaykeeptheInformationyouacquireinthegamehiddeninyourHideout(behindyourplayer’sscreen).• Threats – tokens representing the corruption, terror and muscle that you will use to control the blocks of Gotham City.ThesymbolforThreatsisshowntotheleft.EachVillainhasatotalof25Threattokensthattheycanacquireinthegame(withtheirVillain’snameprintedontheback)andmaynotplacemorethan5oftheirThreattokensinasingleblock.IfyouaregivenanopportunitytoplaceThreattokensbutyouhavenomoreThreattokensintheReserves(allof your Threat tokens are already on the map), you may instead move Threat tokens on the map. • Income – thetermusedforMoneyorInformationearnedbyrulingblocksof Gotham City. The type of income generated from a block is indicated by the icon ontheGothamCityTransitsignwiththatblock’sname.• Resource – thetermusedforreferringtoMoney,InformationorThreats.• Hideout –theareabehindyourPlayerScreen,whereyoucanhideMoney& informationandwhereVillain&Henchmenfiguresmustbemovedwhendefeatedinafight.• Ruling – you can rule a block in two ways: your Villain is on a block or you have the highestnumberofThreatsandHenchmenonablockwithoutanotherVillain.Incaseofa tie, more than one player can rule a block at the same time. No player is considered to rule a block that does not have any ThreatsorHenchmen.Noonecanruleablockoccupiedby Batman.Rulingablockisimportantinordertoearnincome (MoneyorInformation),playspecificcardsoradvancelevels.

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84CriminalPlotcards10Batman cards

20VillainAbilitycards[5cardsforeachofthefourVillains]

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Setup• Openthegameboard.• ShuffletheCriminalPlotdeckandtheBatmandeckandplacethemfacedownnexttotheboard.• PlaceMoneytokens,Informationtokens,Threattokens,HenchmenandthecustomBatmandicenexttotheboard.Thisis theReserves.• MakesurealltheVillainHeroClixfiguresstartthegameatthefirstlevel(lookforthesmallred“1”incenterrightofthe HeroClixdialwindow).• PlacetheBatmanfigureontheBatcavespace.• EachplayerchoosesaVillain,andtakesthecorresponding: •Villainfigure •Playerscreen •StartingThreatTokens(indicatedontheplayerscreen) •StartingMoneyandInformationtokens(indicatedontheplayerscreen) •Abilitycards •Abilitytokenforthatcharacter• EachplayerdrawsfiveCriminalPlotcardsfromthedeck.• Theplayerwhohasreceivedthemostspeedingandparkingticketsgoesfirst,themorerecentticketbreaksties.• Startingfromthefirstplayerandproceedingclockwise,eachplayerplacesthenumberofstartingThreattokensshownon their player screen.Turn SummaryGameproceedsclockwise,startingfromthefirstplayer.Onyourturn,followthesestepsinthisorder:• Checkifyoucanadvanceoneormorelevels• Playonecardfromyourhand: •Lookatthetopofthecard.IfthereisaBat-Signal icon, draw a Batman card and resolve it. If there is an income, thisisassignedtotheplayer(s)whoruletheblockspecifiedonthecard •ReadandcarryouttheCriminalPloteffectofthecard,orignoreittotaketworesourcesofyourchoice (Information,Money,Threattoplaceonthemap)• SpendmoneytohirenewHenchmen(optional,$5each)• Discard1Informationtomovesome/allofyourfiguresanywhereonthemap(optional)• Drawanewcard

Advancing a levelVerification AtthebeginningofyourturnifyoufulfilltherequirementsshownonyourcurrentdialofyourClix,youcanadvanceitonelevel(andadditionallevelsonthesameturnifyoufulfilltherequirements).Youarenowmoredangerous!Iftherequirementisacertainamountofmoneyorinformation,youmustshowanddiscardthecorrespondingamountoftokens.IftherequirementisacertainamountofruledblocksorrecruitedHenchmen,youmustsimplyshowtheotherplayersthatyoufulfilltherequirement.

Example-BrandonisplayingTheJoker.Atthebeginningofhisturn,TheJokerisLevel4andhas7Information.Hespends6ofthemandadvancestotheLevel5.Hewouldneedtorule5blocksinordertoadvancetothenextlevel,butherulesonly3,sohedoesn’tadvance more levels at the moment.

Gain a new ability Ifyouadvancedoneormorelevelsthisturn,andyouwentpastorthecurrentClixshowsanAbilityicon,youcanimmediatelychooseandplaceoneofyourAbilitycards(youcanchooseanyofthe5)faceupinfrontofyousoitisvisibletoallotherplayers. This card represents a new permanent skill of your Villain that you can use in the remainder of the game.

Example–JoshuaisplayingThePenguinandhasjustadvancedtotheLevel2—it’stimetochoosehisfirstAbilitycard!Fromhisfivechoices,hechoosesthe“HypnotizingUmbrella”cardandplacesitinfrontofhim.Thisallowshimtostealresourcesfromdefeatedenemies.

• Level –therequirementneededforaVillaintoadvancetothenextlevelisindicatednexttothesymbol.ThesmallrednumberabovethelevelrequirementistheVillain’scurrentlevel.ThefirstVillaintoreachlevel10winsthegame.• Ability – when this symbol appears on the dial, your Villain gains a permanent ability.• Batman Order value– the number of Threats removed by Batmanwhenhewinsafightorwhenheismovedinablockwithouta Villain in it. BatmanOrderValueisindicatedontheBatmanHeroClix dialnexttothesymbol.• Batman Fight value–Themodifieraddedtothediceresult when Batmanisinvolvedinafight.Itisshownonthecurrentdialofthe Batman base. Batman Fight Value is indicated on the BatmanHeroClix dialnexttothesymbol.• Reserves–Thestoreofresourcesavailableforplayerstoacquire.

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Block incomes Ifthetopofthecardshowsatypeofincome(eitherMoneyorInformation)andthenameofablockofGothamCity,whoevercurrentlyrulestheblockimmediatelytakesthisincomeandplacesitinhisHideout.Ifnoplayercurrentlyrulestheblock,theincomeisnotearnedbyanyplayer.Regardlessofoutcome,theCardEffectnowoccurs(seebelow).

When Batmanoccupiesablockofthemap,noVillaincanclaimtorulethatblock—eveniftheyhavethehighestnumberofThreatsintheblock.Moreover,noonecanmoveHenchmenorplaceThreatsinablockoccupiedbyBatman (unlessspecified

onacardorunlessyouaremovingHenchmentogetherwithyourVillain,thuscreatingafight).

Blocks occupied by Batman

Card effect AfterresolvingtheactionofBatman, or assigning the income of a block to the character who rules theblock(seeBlockIncomeabove),youcandecidehowtousetheCriminalPlotcardyoujustplayed.YoucanuseiteithertocarryouttheCriminalPloteffectwrittenonthecard,ortotaketworesourcesofyourchoice(anytwoofMoney,InformationorThreat).

Carrying out the Criminal Plot Readoutloudthetitleandtextonthecard,andcarryoutitseffect.Ifthecardeffectrequiresotherplayerstoperformanaction (rolling dice, or placing threats), this action is carried out by the players in clockwise order, starting with the player at the left of theplayeronturn.Ifthecardeffectrequiresotherplayerstogiveyousomekindofresource,buttheydon’thaveenough,theymustlifttheplayerscreenandshowtheirresourcesandfulfillasmuchasable.

Taking resources YoucanalsodecidetosimplyignoretheCriminalPlottextonthecardandinsteadtakeanytworesourcesofyourchoice—Information,MoneyorThreattokens—fromtheReserves.AnytimeyouearnThreatsyoumustimmediatelydeploythemtoablockon the map.Recruiting new Henchmen Afterplayingandresolvingtheeffectofyourcard,youcanrecruitHenchmentohelpyourVillain,spending$5foreachrecruitedHenchman.PlacetherecruitedHenchmenfiguresinyourHideout.Eachplayercanhaveamaximumof5Henchmen(ThePenguin’s“TrainedBird”abilityisanexceptiontothisrule).Henchmenareusedinthegameto: - control blocks -helptheVillainsduringfights -playspecificcards -fulfillrequirementstoadvancelevelsforyourvillain

Moving your Figures Byspending1Information,youcanmoveanyorallofyourfigures(VillainandHenchmen).YoucanmovefiguresthatareinyourHideoutoronthemap(fromthemaptoyourHideoutandviceversa)andfromoneblocktoanother.Henchmencanbemovedtounoccupiedblocks(blockswithnootherplayer’sVillainorHenchmen)withoutconstraint.InthecaseofablockwithexistingenemyHenchmen,youmustmovemoreHenchmenthanthosealreadypresentintheblock.TheenemyHenchmenarethenforcedtofleetotheirplayer’sHideout.IfyoumoveyourVillainintoablockwithenemyHenchmen(andnootherVillain),theenemyHenchmenareforcedtofleetotheirHideout.YoucanonlymoveHenchmenintoablockoccupiedbyanenemyVillainorBatman if you are also movingyourVillainfiguretothesamelocation;inthiscase,afightimmediatelyoccurs(see“Fights”sectionsonnextpage).

Bat-Signal If the top of the card shows a Bat-Signal icon, Batmanisonthemove!ImmediatelydrawthefirstBatmancardfromthedecktoseewhereheisgoingorwhatheisdoing,readingoutthetextofthecardandresolvingitseffect.IfthereismorethanonedestinationpossibleforBatman, you can choose among the suitable ones. If BatmanismovedonablockwithoutanenemyVillain,allHenchmenintheblockaremovedtotheirHideout,andtheplayerwhohasmovedBatman can remove from the block a number of Threats equaltothecurrentOrdervalueofBatman. If BatmanismovedinablockoccupiedbyaVillain,afightoccurs!(see“Fights”onpage4).AfterresolvingthemovementofBatman and (if necessary) a Fight, the card effectnowoccurs(seebelow).

Example–acardwithaBat-SignaliconisplayedbyTwo-Face,soaBatmancardisrevealed.TheBatmancardsaysthattheplayercanmoveBatmantoablockoftheirchoiceinMidtown.Two-FacechoosesAceChemicals,since2ofThePenguin’sHenchmenareinthatblock.TheHenchmenaremovedtoThePenguinplayer’sHideout(behindtheirplayerscreen).Batman’scurrentOrdervalueis-3sotheTwo-Faceplayermayalsoremovesupto3Threats(oftheirchoice)fromtheAceChemicalsblock.

Playing a Criminal Plot card ACriminalPlotcardrepresentstwistsandturnsinthelifeandtimesofacriminal.Playexactlyonecardinfrontofyourselfface up, resolve it (see below) and then discard it into the Criminal Plot discard pile.

NOTE:IfacardorgameeffectinstructsyoutoplaceHenchmenorThreats,youmayplacetheseondifferentblocks,allonthesameblockoranycombination.IfacardorgameeffectsaystoplaceHenchmenorThreats“ondifferentblocks”youmaynotplacemorethanoneinthesameblock.

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Drawing a new card Attheveryendofyourturn,drawthetopcardfromtheCriminalPlotdeck,withoutshowingittotheotherplayers.Ifyoudraw the last card of the deck, one of the game end conditions has been triggered.

Game end and winner ThegameendsifaplayeradvancestheirVillaintoLevel10(shownasWINontheirHeroClixdial)—assoonasthisplayeradvances,thegameisimmediatelyoverandthatplayerisdeclaredthecriminalmastermindofGothamCity!

If the Criminal Plot deck runs out, each player gets one last turn (with the possibility of players ending the game by reaching Level10stillpresent)endingwiththeplayerwhodrewthelastcardoftheCriminalPlotdeck.TheVillainwiththehighestlevelisthewinnerofthegame.Incaseofatiebetweentwoormoreplayers,tiesarebrokenusingthefollowingcriteriainthelistedorder—numberofrecruitedHenchmenonthemaporintheirHideout;Information;Money.

Playing Gotham City with 2 players Whenplayingwith2players,youdon’truleablockifyournumberofThreatsandHenchmenonablocktiesthatofanotherplayer.YouneedtobetheonlyplayerwiththemostThreatsandHenchmen,or—asusual—tohaveyourVillainontheblock.

Variant for increased player interaction: Attheendoftheturn,justbeforedrawinganewcard,youchoosetheCriminalPlotcardtoplayinthenextturn,andyouplayitfacedowninfrontofyourself.Atthebeginningofyourfollowingturn,yourevealandcarryouttheeffectofthecard.Inthemeanwhile,somethingcouldhavehappened!“Doyoustillruletheblocksyouneededtoplayyourcard?”“DidyourVillaingetdefeated by Batman?Sosorry!”Ifyouplaythisvariant,inthesetuproundeveryplayerplacesafacedownCriminalPlotcardinfrontofthemthatwillberevealedinthefirstturnofthegame.

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If Batman moves into the block occupied by your Villain (or you move your Villain into the block occupied by Batman), yourVillainisinafightwithBatman!Rolloneofthe Batmandice.EachofyourHenchmenintheblockadds1totheresultofthedieroll.IfyourolltheBatEmblem—Batmanautomaticallywinsthefight.TheplayerwhohasdrawntheBatman card controls BatmanforthefightexceptinthecaseBatmanisinafightwiththeplayerwhodrewthecard—inwhichcasetheplayerto the left controls all of the actions of Batman after Batmanentersthefight.TheplayercontrollingBatman rolls one of the Batman dice and adds the current BatmanFightValue(shownontheClixdialoftheBatmanfigure).Thehighesttotalwinsthefight.IftheVillainwinsthefight,Batmanhasbeentemporarilydefeated!TheVillainstaysintheblockandmayplace2Threats.BatmanismovedtotheBatcavewherehewillprepareforhisnextencounter—advanceBatman one level by turning his dial. If Batmanwinsthefight,theVillainandalltheHenchmenintheblockaremovedtotheirHideout.TheplayercontrollingBatman mustremoveanumberofThreatsfromtheblockequaltothecurrent BatmanOrderValue.Batman stays on the block.Inthecaseofatie,thewinneristhefigure(VillainorBatman) that last entered the block (i.e. the aggressor wins ties).

IfyoumoveyourVillain,aloneorwithanynumberofHenchmen,toablockoccupiedbyanotherVillain,youmustfighttodecidewhowillstayintheblock,andwhowillfleetotheirHideout.EachplayerrollsoneoftheBatmandice.EachHenchmeninvolvedinthefightadds1totheresultofthedieroll.WhenrollingtodeterminefightsbetweenVillains,theBatEmblemfaceonthediecountsasa0forthedieroll.Whoeverhasthehighesttotalwinsthefight(incaseofatie,theVillainthatenteredtheblockwins)andcanplacetwoThreats(inthesameordifferentblocks).Theloserofthefightmustleavetheblockwithalloftheirfigures–allofwhicharemovedbacktotheirHideout.

Fights between Villains

Fights between a Villain and Batman

Example–KillerCrocmovestoablockoccupiedbyTheJokerand1ofTheJoker’sHenchmen.KillerCrocrollstheBatmandieandgetsa1.Headdsa+2modifiergrantedtohimbyhis“DeathRoll”Abilitycardforatotalof3.TheJokerrollstheBatmandieandgetsa2.TheJokeraddsa+1modifierfortheHenchmenintheblockforatotalof3.Itisatiebut…KillerCrocwinsthefightsincehewastheplayerenteringtheblock.TheJokerandhisHenchmenaremovedtotheirHideoutandKillerCrocmayplace2Threatsonanyblocksofhischoice.

GameDesign:PaoloMoriExecutiveProducer:BryanKinsellaProjectCoordinator:ScottD’AgostinoGraphicDesign:ChrisRaimoPlaytesters: Cole Bush, Benjamin Cheung, Steven Still,BenTorcivia,CliffField,KenJonach,RichKopacz,MichaelKornytchuk,VincentMondaro

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