Marvel Champions: The Card Game

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The game feels very thematic with the obligations on point with the character. For example, Spiderman’s obligation is his eviction notice which ties in with the films and his character. A boy, a helmet, and an intergalactic legacy! Sam Alexander isn’t just any teenager; he’s been recruited to the Nova Corps, the universe’s police force. And it’s his job to look after his family and his planet as the high-flying hero Nova!

What I love about Marvel Champions is the way the Heroes and Villains play differently. The key to success is figuring out how the Heroes play. Their strengths, weaknesses, and how to best utilise them to take down the Villain. Certain Heroes require a certain amount of setup to become strong. These Heroes are best left in alter ego mode as you build up their suit, armour, and weapons. Once they are up and running they can be formidable characters. Marvel Champions is extremely easy to get into. I taught two new gamers how to play by using the recommended Rhino setup and they pretty much had it down after a few rounds. a b c "How Marvel Champions Differs From Other Living Card Games". GAMING . Retrieved February 3, 2022. Aggression. As the name suggests, this is all about hitting the enemies hard and fast. Generally, aggression based Heroes are not great at thwarting and removing threat from a scheme. Subsequently, it is often a race against the threat build-up and taking the Villain down Under Surveillance could be a nice addition, especially for solo, but I haven't had any issues with the threat level. If you have trouble with threat I'd instead drop one Clear the Area and one Multitasking and add two For Justice!.

Heroic Actions

a b "Marvel Champions: Everything We Learned About The Rise of Red Skull Campaign Expansion". GAMING . Retrieved February 4, 2022.

Use their alter-egos recovery ability to gain hit points (only in alter ego form, and exhausting their identity). This was a very tough battle, where me and my partner ended up with 3 acceleration tokens on the main scheme! But in the end, we managed to do some big damage to the villains just as Avenger Tower was ready to collapse. Purple Peril

Galactic Villainy

Sinister Motives - Includes Spider-Man (Miles Morales) and Ghost-Spider as new playable heroes. Villains included are Sandman, Venom, Mysterio, The Sinister Six, and Venom Goblin. [33] Each card is illustrated by art straight from Marvel comics, bringing the game to life in a way unique from other FFG offerings. The graphic design is overall clear and easy to read, as baffling as "Sch" and "Thw" might be when the game first begins. Spider-Man anti-hero, Venom, merges with Marvel Champions: The Card Game". Dicebreaker. April 6, 2021 . Retrieved February 4, 2022.

My favourite is Pulsar Shield, which lets you change to pulsar form when you defend, but then allows you to ready Spectrum. I’m usually reluctant to go into defence mode because it leaves you weakened on your turn, and there aren’t many cards I’ve come across that allow you to ready your hero. Another powerful one is Gamma Blast which changes you to gamma form and does 7 damage to an enemy, gaining overkill if you were already in gamma form. Whammy. Friends With Benefits Figuring out when to stop building and when to take the fight to the Villain comes with practice and experience, but it is worth that time investment. Where it might seem that you are not making progress by hitting the enemy, it’s wise to learn the “arc” of the Hero and play into that. Being efficient with your cards and trying to not have any cards left in your hand at the end of the turn is a good idea. I really like the dual-use cards. You want to play just about every card you draw, but you have to give some of them up to pay for the ones that you need the most each turn. That makes each decision feel like it really matters… because it does. Each of the heroes feels and plays differently and comes with their own play style. Add into that the different aspects, villains and side schemes and you have a different feeling game each time. I’ve really enjoyed The Mad Titan’s Shadow– but there’s more content I haven’t got to yet! As mentioned earlier Hela and Loki are the next two villains waiting if you can best Thanos and his super-powered mitten. Of course, you can just skip around and play each scenario as a standalone game if you want.During a player’s turn, they will play cards. Cards are played by paying a cost in the form of discarding other cards from your hand. They then activate cards and perform a number of actions all in an attempt to defeat the “big bad” and to thwart his schemes. Players can also switch from alter ego to hero form once per turn, as well as activate their characters special ability and basic recovery. Once a player has performed all of their actions it passes to the next player. They repeat the process until all players have performed their actions. The Rise of Red Skull - Includes Hawkeye and Spider-Woman as new playable heroes. Villains included are Crossbones, Absorbing Man, Taskmaster, Arnim Zola, and Red Skull. [6] She also has low base stats, so these different energy forms are crucial in your fight against Thanos and his mates. You can’t always choose exactly when to switch, but there are quite a few cards that give you the option and provide extra benefits when you do. Ultron is fun to face, but I don’t like that the heroes’ cards are used to represent his drones. It doesn’t make sense thematically and the fact that you have to discard the card after you defeat the drone means that you could be discarding a valuable card. You’ll win if you defeat the villain. You’ll lose if the villain completes their scheme or if all of the heroes are defeated.

a b c d e f "Review: The Marvel Champions LCG is a fun little card game, and sets the stage for future Marvel gaming stars". Destructoid. August 16, 2021 . Retrieved February 4, 2022. Marvel Champions: The Card Game Review: With Great Power..." TheGamer. November 17, 2019 . Retrieved February 3, 2022. I’ve played Marvel Champions at every player count now and I think it’s best at two and three players. You get a good mix of hero skills to balance out your team at those counts and the games never feel too long (though some three-player games can run pretty long). Four-player games are still fun, but they can take 2+ hours and there seems to be quite a bit more downtime. Solo is good, too, but this one just feels like it should be played co-op. Analysis paralysis can be an issue for some people while playing Marvel Champions. That’s the downside of a game that gives you so many options every turn. You could have six or seven cards in your hand and you’ll need to figure out which cards are best for you and your team while also knowing what your teammates’ plans are. It’s a lot to think about and pay attention to, especially during your first couple of games with a new hero. Mastrangeli, Tony (April 17, 2020). "2019 Board Game Award Winners". Board Game Quest . Retrieved February 4, 2022.It’s also very easy to adjust the difficulty. If you want Rhino to be tougher, use the Rhino II and Rhino III cards instead of I and II, and/or you can just shuffle in a more difficult modular encounter set. Marvel Champions is a cooperative card game in which you play as Marvel superheroes who are attempting to thwart villains’ evil schemes. This is the third cooperative Living Card Game (LCG) that Fantasy Flight has released following The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game and Arkham Horror: The Card Game, which means that new content will be released for it every month.