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Doctor Who: Nemesis
2023
Rules assistance for Doctor Who: Nemesis
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 45–90 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Doctor Who: Nemesis
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Doctor Who: Nemesis is a board game released in 2023 for 2–4 players, 45–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Andrew Haught and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Take That.
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About the game
In Doctor Who: Nemesis, you play one of the Doctor’s many adversaries seeking to twist space and time to your own ends. Your old nemesis, the Doctor, endlessly seeks to thwart your plans. Worse still, his other adversaries have their own schemes, and they don’t involve you controlling everything. You must send your minions out to thwart both the Doctor’s and your opponents’ schemes, while bringing your own to fruition! Doctor Who: Nemesis is heavily inspired by Disney: Villainous. In Nemesis, players only have the one deck so can there seems to be more emphasis on playing to other people’s boards, and there’s also the addition of more specific CCG/LCG terminology. You can play your cards to your own board or your opponents’ in an attempt to achieve your own nefarious schemes. Each of the four spaces your standee can move to on your board allows you to perform two actions, and if those spaces are contested it lowers that number of actions. The cards have a wide variety of abilities on them and getting to know these and the different faction play styles will deepen the play experience. You also control two of the fourteen Doctors, and can play them along with your other cards to thwart your opponents’ activities. —description from the publisher
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- Gale Force Nine, LLC
Questions and answers
Doctor Who: Nemesis supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Doctor Who: Nemesis is 45–90 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Doctor Who: Nemesis for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Doctor Who: Nemesis has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Doctor Who: Nemesis belongs to these categories: Movies / TV / Radio theme and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Take That. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Doctor Who: Nemesis are: Andrew Haught. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Doctor Who: Nemesis as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.