Deadpool Joins the Unmatched Universe

Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! Except in the sense that all stories are imaginary given that they're fictional.

To celebrate, ahem, April Pool's Day, publishers Restoration Games and Mondo Games have announced Unmatched: Deadpool, this being a single-character expansion set for use with any standalone Unmatched title. The expansion contain a hero miniature, a health dial, and 31 cards, so it's similar to Unmatched: Bruce Lee, but with more jokes.

I have nothing else to say about this title except that it is not an April Fool's Day prank, but an actual release that I verified a couple of times because I despise AFD pranks. I like my nonsense to be both real and nonconsequential, if you get my drift.

And now, a promotional image...

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