At the moment it’s possible to get the DC Funkoverse base set for a penny short of £20. It’s a big saving at that price. Big enough to tempt me into adding it to my collection.

I admit I like skirmish style games, such as Krosmaster, skirmish mode of Imperial Assault, X-Wing etc. The problem is a very small subset of my friends are into this genre, and an even smaller subset prepared to invest in a system.

Luckily I have one friend who already had a base set for Funkoverse (the Harry Potter one) so some-one to play against once the real world gets a safer place.

My problem with games like this is I like to get everything so I have options. Which in this type of game is team building options. Team building hits that deck building itch that I get with games like MtG, Dicemasters and Star Wars: Destiny. The team/deck building is a form of expression. It reflects the person you are. And something I enjoy a lot.

I’m not a big Harry Potter fan, the movies were ok at best, the books were fine. So unless there is an item or character that becomes a must have when building a competitive team to play with. The likely hood of me buying the base set and stand alone expansion for Harry Potter is slim.

As you can see there is a gold Batman figure (above) that was only given away in give aways and going for stupid money on eBay if you can find one. I hate this sort of thing. I wish companies didn’t do this.

But with Jurassic Park sets, Rick and Morty, further DC characters, Golden Girls (another one I’m not likely to get), KOOL-AID and Aggretsuko, on top of the others already mentioned, there are a few team building options already. Plus there are three further standalone expansions due out soon (Wonder Woman, Jaws, and Back to the Future). So Pop! are doing something right and making sure that expansions are getting released to give options.

The Pop! folks have released a beta version of rules for organised play (OP) for Funkoverse. And they look fine. But for this to take off within stores as a regular thing there needs to be prize support. Which needs to be free, and easily available to an FLGS. In a dream world supporting game groups as well would be nice. But I’m a realist. I have seen with other games, and particularly FFG the prize support in OP kits isn’t amazing, and isn’t free to stores. I know for my FLGS to get a kit in that they have to pay for they need to guarantee a minimum turn out to make it worth them getting a kit. Which isn’t going to happen unless they are getting a lot of demand from regular customers. And I’m not seeing that push from the Pop! folks to generate the buzz and players.

Funkoverse should have a wide appeal. The product they are putting out is outstanding. I’ll look at game play once I get it to the table. Which I’m really looking forward to.