Critical Encounters: A Marvel Champions Podcast
Critical Encounters: A Marvel Champions Podcast
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Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 17 - Ebony Maw vs Strange'Pool & Adam Warlock
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We play against FFG Weekly One Shots - Week 17
This week’s challenge is “Mystic Mayhem”: Defeat Ebony Maw using the Adam Warlock Nemesis and the Doctor Strange Nemesis encounter sets as modular encounter sets. Only Mystic he...
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Видео

Critical Encounters - Issue 243 - Extreme Measures
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Welcome to Issue 243 of Critical Encounters, a podcast about Marvel Champions, a Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. Here we take a good look at that most critical piece of the game, the Encounter Sets. We’ll discuss those poorly understood characters, unfairly labeled Villains, and their various plans to shape humanity and benefit the planet, as well as those so-called heroes intent on t...
Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 16 - Dark Beast vs Gambit and Cap Marvel
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Twitch Re-Run - This game was streamed live on our Twitch Channel. You can find out Twitch over at: www.twitch.tv/vardaen Subscribe and get alerts when we go live. You'll find solo games, and two player games with Board Game Lawyer and others . These Twitch Re-Runs are raw format here so that we can bring them to you quickly. Search for Critical Encounters on RUclips, Twitch, and Patreon. If yo...
Vol 5 - Twitch Re-Run - Zola vs SP//dr and Cap America
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Twitch Re-Run - This game was streamed live on our Twitch Channel. You can find out Twitch over at: www.twitch.tv/vardaen Subscribe and get alerts when we go live. You'll find solo games, and two player games with Board Game Lawyer and others . These Twitch Re-Runs are raw format here so that we can bring them to you quickly. Search for Critical Encounters on RUclips, Twitch, and Patreon. If yo...
Critical Encounters - Issue 242.5 - "I See You" - Magneto Spoiler
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Welcome to Issue 242.5 of Critical Encounters, a podcast about Marvel Champions, a Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. Here we take a good look at that most critical piece of the game, the official preview cards. We’ll discuss those poorly understood characters, unfairly labeled ghouls and goblins, and their various plans to go Trick or Treating, as well as those so-called dentists intent...
Critical Encounters - Issue 242 - Mojo TV - Super Strength
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Welcome to Issue 242 of Critical Encounters, a podcast about Marvel Champions, a Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. Here we take a good look at that most critical piece of the game, the Encounter Sets. We’ll discuss those poorly understood characters, unfairly labeled Villains, and their various plans to shape humanity and benefit the planet, as well as those so-called heroes intent on t...
Critical Encounters - Issue 241 - Taskmaster's School for Gifted Villains - Zola
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Welcome to Issue 241 of Critical Encounters, a podcast about Marvel Champions, a Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. Here we take a good look at that most critical piece of the game, the Encounter Sets. We’ll discuss those poorly understood characters, unfairly labeled Villains, and their various plans to shape humanity and benefit the planet, as well as those so-called heroes intent on t...
Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 14 - Venom vs SP//dr, Spider-Man, and Spider-Woman
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Twitch Re-Run - This game was streamed live on our Twitch Channel. You can find out Twitch over at: www.twitch.tv/vardaen Subscribe and get alerts when we go live. You'll find solo games, and two player games with Board Game Lawyer and others . These Twitch Re-Runs are raw format here so that we can bring them to you quickly. Search for Critical Encounters on RUclips, Twitch, and Patreon. If yo...
Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Rhino vs Jubileee & Warmachine
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Twitch Re-Run - This game was streamed live on our Twitch Channel. You can find out Twitch over at: www.twitch.tv/vardaen Subscribe and get alerts when we go live. You'll find solo games, and two player games with Board Game Lawyer and others . These Twitch Re-Runs are raw format here so that we can bring them to you quickly. Search for Critical Encounters on RUclips, Twitch, and Patreon. If yo...
Critical Encounters - Issue 240 - Mojo TV - Flight
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Welcome to Issue 240 of Critical Encounters, a podcast about Marvel Champions, a Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. Here we take a good look at that most critical piece of the game, the Encounter Sets. We’ll discuss those poorly understood characters, unfairly labeled Villains, and their various plans to shape humanity and benefit the planet, as well as those so-called heroes intent on t...
Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 13 - Cyclops and Nebula
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Twitch Re-Run - This game was streamed live on our Twitch Channel. You can find out Twitch over at: www.twitch.tv/vardaen Subscribe and get alerts when we go live. You'll find solo games, and two player games with Board Game Lawyer and others These Twitch Re-Runs are raw format here so that we can bring them to you quickly. Search for Critical Encounters on RUclips, Twitch, and Patreon. If you ...
Critical Encounters - Issue 239 - Shadow of the Past - X-23
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Welcome to Issue 239 of Critical Encounters, a podcast about Marvel Champions, a Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. Here we take a good look at that most critical piece of the game, the Encounter Sets. We’ll discuss those poorly understood characters, unfairly labeled Villains, and their various plans to shape humanity and benefit the planet, as well as those so-called heroes intent on t...
Critical Encounters - Song Parody - Scheming Together by bigfomlof
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Scheming Together a parody recording of Happy Together originally by the Turtules (Sorry Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon!) As first heard on Issue 238 - Juggernaut - Part II Performed by bigfomlof Written by WanderingTook I dream of me and you, it’s true We fight together every night A fearsome sight A partnership of creeping vines And rampant might We’re scheming together Juggernaut plus Cassidy ...
Critical Encounters - Issue 238 - Juggernaut - Part II
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Welcome to Issue 238 of Critical Encounters, a podcast about Marvel Champions, a Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. Here we take a good look at that most critical piece of the game, the Encounter Sets. We’ll discuss those poorly understood characters, unfairly labeled Villains, and their various plans to shape humanity and benefit the planet, as well as those so-called heroes intent on t...
Vol 5 - Game Play - Juggernaut vs Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Spectrum
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Twitch Re-Run - This game was streamed live on our Twitch Channel. You can find out Twitch over at: www.twitch.tv/vardaen Subscribe and get alerts when we go live. You'll find solo games, and two player games with Board Game Lawyer and others. These Twitch Re-Runs are raw format here so that we can bring them to you quickly. Search for Critical Encounters on RUclips, Twitch, and Patreon. If you...
Critical Encounters - Issue 237 - Juggernaut - Part I
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Critical Encounters - Issue 237 - Juggernaut - Part I
Critical Encounters - Issue 236 - Black Tom Cassidy
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Critical Encounters - Issue 236 - Black Tom Cassidy
Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 9 - Gene Pool Party
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Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 9 - Gene Pool Party
Critical Encounters - Issue 235 - Shadow of the Past - Dominos Nemesis
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Critical Encounters - Issue 235 - Shadow of the Past - Dominos Nemesis
Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 8 - Absorbing the Elements (Expert)
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Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 8 - Absorbing the Elements (Expert)
Critical Encounters - Issue 234.5 - "I See You" - Nightcrawler Spoiler (FIXED)
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Critical Encounters - Issue 234.5 - "I See You" - Nightcrawler Spoiler (FIXED)
Critical Encounters - Issue 234.5 - "I See You" - Nightcrawler Spoiler (MISSING IMAGE)
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Critical Encounters - Issue 234.5 - "I See You" - Nightcrawler Spoiler (MISSING IMAGE)
Critical Encounters - Issue 234 - Nasty Boys
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Critical Encounters - Issue 234 - Nasty Boys
Critical Encounters - Issue 233 Marauder Champions Monthly - On The Run - Part II
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Critical Encounters - Issue 233 Marauder Champions Monthly - On The Run - Part II
Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 5 - Form Flippers - Twitch Re-Run
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Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 5 - Form Flippers - Twitch Re-Run
Critical Encounters - Issue 232 - Marauder Champions Monthly - On the Run - Part I
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Critical Encounters - Issue 232 - Marauder Champions Monthly - On the Run - Part I
Critical Encounters - Issue 231 - Supervillain Roundtable - XII - RRG 1.6 and More
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Critical Encounters - Issue 231 - Supervillain Roundtable - XII - RRG 1.6 and More
Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 3 - Twitch Re-Run SOLO
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Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 3 - Twitch Re-Run SOLO
Critical Encounters - Issue 230 - Marauder Champions Monthly - Shadow Of The Past - Angel's Nemesis
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Critical Encounters - Issue 230 - Marauder Champions Monthly - Shadow Of The Past - Angel's Nemesis
Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 3 - Twitch Re-Run
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Vol 5 - Weekly One Shot - Week 3 - Twitch Re-Run

Комментарии

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 18 часов назад

    Finally finished watching. Husk is a really interesting resource sink. I think she could be fun with Bishop's double resources ready for discarding. Well played gents.

  • @LexiconLeidun
    @LexiconLeidun 2 дня назад

    Nicely done gentlemen! Fun game, way to show that Villain who's boss! It was fun watching all the different Pool cards see some play - Da Bomb helping bring it all home was a chef's kiss :D.

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 2 дня назад

    I was today years old when I realised that Sidekick specifies "identity-specific ally". Thanks for the learning Bill!

  • @webwarriorfanatic
    @webwarriorfanatic 8 дней назад

    Very scary cards... I definitely want to avoid his nemesis when playing as Magneto. Thanks for the reveal! Will from MeepleProfessionals highly recommended y'all!

  • @WinningHandPodcast
    @WinningHandPodcast 10 дней назад

    Awesome cards, always happy to have a villainous Halloween!

  • @VillainTheory
    @VillainTheory 10 дней назад

    Look, I'll be honest, I agree. The "defeating player" definitely reads very weirdly compared to every other card ever 😆 But I do understand what it means, so that's good. Amazing reveal, scary nemesis - but good for Digging Deep. Thanks for doing this! I'll be doing a video later today you guys might be interested in regarding why I suspect you guys had to post today. Sharing this video on my Discord server now regardless!

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 10 дней назад

      Its what happens when you are an English teacher for 20 years you get hung up on grammar :)

    • @j_atkinson
      @j_atkinson 10 дней назад

      @@criticalencounterspod sokay, I learnt my English gud :)

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 10 дней назад

    YESSS. More popped collars! ❤ Glad you guys got a spoiler.

  • @Vardaen
    @Vardaen 10 дней назад

    It’s my joy to shout it live even if we use a different version in the final cut

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 11 дней назад

    "...watch some MTV?" "You mean Mojo Television?" "I SURE DO!" 😂😂 Never gets old.

  • @TheMaskedHero
    @TheMaskedHero Месяц назад

    I am in agreeance that they pretty much took the entire theming of this modular set from one issue of a comic. And I think that it is alluded to as to why they did not use the person that first comes to mind to me as a good Nemesis, because so much of Kimura is wrapped up in Trigger 42 and body autonomy. I think FFG wanted to distance themselves.

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 Месяц назад

    Cool scenario! And man I love watching SP//dr gameplay. Such an awesome hero design.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod Месяц назад

      One of my absolute favorite hero designs. Prior to this pack I knew nothing about the character except what was in the Spiderverse movie and that is itself a different spin on the character.

    • @marctimmins8806
      @marctimmins8806 Месяц назад

      @criticalencounterspod agreed. Have you tried her in 'Pool yet? I ran the three triple energies, Healing Factor, Stick-to-it-iveness, Avengers Mansion and a bunch of Web Warrior stuff. Turned out to be one of the strongest decks I'd ever built. And of course great fun.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod Месяц назад

      @@marctimmins8806 I have not actually. I'll have to give it a try.

  • @boardgamelawyer
    @boardgamelawyer Месяц назад

    This made my day so much better

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 Месяц назад

    This end-game state shows one of the biggest problems with Hulk. He doesn't build. There's no good being able to occasionally deal huge damage if you can't solve any of the other problems the game throws up at you.

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 Месяц назад

    Watching this again reminds me how much I love Black Tom Cassidy. Such a perfect Modular. The stuns slow everything down, then Black Tom himself and Making Green pile on the pain.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod Месяц назад

      Yeah he can be added into any scenario to ramp it up

    • @boardgamelawyer
      @boardgamelawyer Месяц назад

      Yes! This is one of my favorites too. Until I get dealt one of the cards. Then I hate it!

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 Месяц назад

    Great win guys! I was wondering what you had planned to do with Otto Spider Man Steve. Some clever way to get him into play? 😂 Nope!

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 Месяц назад

    Bananas all right. That has to be one of the most absurd games I've ever watched. Bravo gents, take a bow!!!

    • @Vardaen
      @Vardaen Месяц назад

      Thank you

  • @boardgamelawyer
    @boardgamelawyer Месяц назад

    Fun story time! So interesting how there are so many paths and storylines that can be taken when discussing characters that have been around seeming forever. I agree with the remarks about the app being a struggle to navigate. I have difficulty with finding things all the time.

  • @LexiconLeidun
    @LexiconLeidun Месяц назад

    Nice one! Thanks for setting up and doing the live plays. I agree with BGL that his pre-con is a bit expensive. Once he builds up, he often has the money for some expensive cards - it's just hard in solo with his low thwart to take the time to build a lot.

  • @LexiconLeidun
    @LexiconLeidun Месяц назад

    Fantastic issue gentlemen - loved the lore, Mike, truly top notch!

  • @LexiconLeidun
    @LexiconLeidun Месяц назад

    This game was BANANAS! The Maximum Effort at the end was just spectacular :) - so good with Symbiote Suit out.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod Месяц назад

      Wasn't it? I really though the villains were finally going to win one

  • @howlettjames8860
    @howlettjames8860 2 месяца назад

    If groot get the superpower feedback, it would remove all of his growth counters. No matter how many he has

  • @boardgamelawyer
    @boardgamelawyer 2 месяца назад

    I give it 2 weeks and that collar will be right back on again.

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 2 месяца назад

    Watching this reminded me how much I disliked the Aggression Precon for Ice Man.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 2 месяца назад

      Pre-cons are all fairly rough, you might not have the optimal number of cards, etc I enjoy playing the pre-cons at least a few times.

  • @VillainTheory
    @VillainTheory 2 месяца назад

    Getting some serious deja vu! These cards remind of some that were revealed earlier... 😉 (The image fix is good, I did wonder why it wasn't on screen until later!)

  • @ryostrife
    @ryostrife 2 месяца назад

    Definitely looking forward to Nightcrawler. We just started a new gauntlet run with Bishop (A) and Jubilee (J).

  • @criticalencounterspod
    @criticalencounterspod 2 месяца назад

    Huh, looks like the video is missing an image! Fixing.

  • @mrjediknight
    @mrjediknight 2 месяца назад

    Does Brimstone Strike make him quick strike if he is already engaged with you? Quick strike triggers when a minion engages you and the rules for engage say "While a minion is engaged with a player, card abilities cannot cause the minion to engage with the same player again (as the two are already engaged)."

    • @VillainTheory
      @VillainTheory 2 месяца назад

      Great question! Yes, he quickstrikes as he effectively re-engages you - it's under the "Find" rules in the 1.6 rules reference. I found a weird paragraph under those "Find" rules that, at the time, we couldn't figure out what it was for. It's for this nemesis set! Here is the full entry: If a player is instructed to “find and reveal” a minion that is already in play, that player engages that minion and resolves any keywords and/or triggered abilities that resolve as a result of that minion being revealed

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 2 месяца назад

      See what VillainTheory said, that's our reading of it too.

    • @mrjediknight
      @mrjediknight 2 месяца назад

      Yeah it's odd because the find rules then say "That minion is considered to engage that player unless it was already engaged with that player." So he doesn't re engage...but agree he ought to attack even if the rules aren't completely clear since otherwise the card does nothing

    • @VillainTheory
      @VillainTheory 2 месяца назад

      Since it says to resolve all keywords as if revealed, it looks like Quickstrike does trigger again. But if Thor was engaged with Azazel, he wouldn't draw 2 more cards with his Have At Thee response for engaging the minion since he was already engaged with it (and thus does not actually re-engage it). It's definitely odd and I can see a lot of people getting confused when Nightcrawler releases! But it seems to check out.

    • @mrjediknight
      @mrjediknight 2 месяца назад

      ​@@VillainTheoryah...that makes sense, they are want the keywords and when revealed affects to go off but not anything else which triggers on engagement.

  • @VillainTheory
    @VillainTheory 2 месяца назад

    Wow I wish I got a special note with my spoilers!! Awesome reveal, thanks for sharing these. I love the Brimstone Strike card, agreed that it's amazing. Love how Azazel keeps teleporting in and out. He's going to be a consistent threat once Shadow of the Past/Pursued by the Past first triggers.

  • @mrjediknight
    @mrjediknight 2 месяца назад

    Fun fact...Satan is a title in the Bible as well. It isn't an actual name and it beens the one who stands opposed.

  • @VillainTheory
    @VillainTheory 2 месяца назад

    What I took from this is that comics are a special kind of crazy! Great episode guys. I'm a big fan of the On The Run scenario and it was fun to learn more

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 2 месяца назад

      Oh yeah, some things are pretty grounded and relatable and somethings are BANANAS.

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 2 месяца назад

    What a cool scenario! I like the ally-hate approach. Congrats on the win gents.

  • @chrisdeutsch4669
    @chrisdeutsch4669 2 месяца назад

    Long time/first time. Love your fun and humorous approach to this game. What made me finally post was Mustafa's opening monologue on luck, migration, and the law. This is a sadly important topic that I am glad that he shared his thoughts on. I say sadly because the US has grown increasingly hostile to refugees and others who flee their homes because they are that desperate. He gives me hope, though with how clearly he explained the problem and that fact that he works on the topic. For anyone reading this, I can recommend a book on this subject. Carly Goodman's Dreamland: America's Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction published by University of North Carolina Press. Regarding the game itself, as a longtime player of all things FFG LCG coop card games, I was always struck by identity crisis at the heart of Marvel Champions. Is it casual or crunchy? When it was announced, they made it seem like it was designed to be a casual game (the designers even admit that they limit how complex hero designs are allowed to be), but the underlying mechanics (largely LotR LCG) are crunchy, complex, and fiddly. For example, in the initial release, it was not clear whether "you" referred to the player or the id card. It seemed to be a card by card thing until the Great You Rulings. I think Marvel Legendary offers a comparison here in that Legendary is truly a "beer and pretzels" game while Champions is inherently complex and destined for ever increasingly fiddly rules FAQs and timing rulings that demands sober attention to truly understand. Having said all that, thanks for the very enjoyable podcast and all of the intense work it takes to make it. I really enjoy the skits, the casual discussions, and the fun visual gags. Thanks for helping to make this a community and for making this community so fun and welcoming.

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 3 месяца назад

    Well played Steve! That dr00 deck is absurd! Will have to give it a go sometime. I had wondered about double Supercharged attacks the other day. Glad to know I guessed correctly for a change.

  • @boardgamelawyer
    @boardgamelawyer 3 месяца назад

    GG Steve! nice cheating.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 3 месяца назад

      Hey its not cheating if you don't get caught or if you are a hero!

  • @boardgamelawyer
    @boardgamelawyer 3 месяца назад

    Yeah Maka! the answer at the end of the show... Uhhhh No. 🤣

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 3 месяца назад

    I'm glad BGL gave a shout out to Andrew the Living Laser episode. That one goes down in history as one of the all-time greats. Completely insane. PS Magneto is mean!

  • @LexiconLeidun
    @LexiconLeidun 3 месяца назад

    I'm late on this, but the damage increase from Wild Wild West only applies to damage taken, not damage dealt. Overkill is calculated when damage is dealt, and then the damage you take from overkill is increased by one. So if the minion attacks for 2, you block with an ally with 1 HP, then he deals 1 overkill to you and deals 1 dmg to the ally. The ally actually takes 2 (1+1 more from the setting), but overkill has already been calculated, so that extra 1 just vanishes. You take 1 from overkill, which is increased by 1 from the setting, to be a total of 2 dmg. I think this might have gotten addressed in a chat later, but thought it worth highlighting as its a pretty complicated interaction but has been fleshed out now! Fun game to watch! I love both of these heroes SO MUCH! I mean, *Love smashing on these heroes so much*! :P

  • @LeroyJJenkins
    @LeroyJJenkins 3 месяца назад

    I'm fairly certain that gambit is from the Mutant Genesis Wave (the wave between the MG box and the NE box), since he should have released at the same time as Rogue.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 3 месяца назад

      Yes you are right! We have been so focused on the NeXt Evolution cards and the Marauder Champion Monthly stuff we forgot he came out in the Mutant Genesis wave. Good catch!

  • @LexiconLeidun
    @LexiconLeidun 3 месяца назад

    I love that you brought up Sifl and Olly (and posted that video in the Discord) - that was a bit of nostalgia for me! So fun - thanks for taking on this challenge and sharing it with us! Way to get the win with utmost theme for the success!

    • @boardgamelawyer
      @boardgamelawyer 3 месяца назад

      One of my favorites on the show was Precious Roy. 😆

  • @LexiconLeidun
    @LexiconLeidun 4 месяца назад

    Nice game gentlemen! Way to take down those silly Marauders during this Marauders Combatting Mutants month :).

  • @LexiconLeidun
    @LexiconLeidun 4 месяца назад

    Fun game, Steve! I love the real cards, and I hope you enjoyed Iceman, I have found him to be an absolute BLAST to play! :D

  • @criticalencounterspod
    @criticalencounterspod 4 месяца назад

    Hey thanks for watching. It possible you have the icons flipped. The main scheme starts with 2 threat per player and goes up each turn by 1 per player. There is an acceleration icon in play for campaign like in this game. So in a true solo it goes up by 2 each villain turn.

  • @powellfamilyfarm
    @powellfamilyfarm 4 месяца назад

    Long time listener, first time caller. I have not been able to beat Sandman standard true solo or with 2 characters, so I'm checking out a few videos to see if I'm playing correctly. Every video I watch has set up differently. One quick clarification - shouldn't Hapless Pedestrians start out with 2 Threat on it? Otherwise, I wanted to clarify that 3 threat is added each villain turn. That's how I played it, and it just seems impossible in solo!!!!

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 4 месяца назад

      If you are playing true solo, non-campaign, you are only raising the threat by 1 each turn on the main scheme.

    • @powellfamilyfarm
      @powellfamilyfarm 4 месяца назад

      @@criticalencounterspod Yeah thanks! I was mistakenly adding an extra acceleration for the +1 on hapless pedestrians, so with public outcry I was doing 3 each activation instead of 2.

  • @Rey_Plays_Games
    @Rey_Plays_Games 4 месяца назад

    Great playthrough Steve! Magik is fun .... I've only played her once, but now I want to try her out again! There are just so many good heroes out there is hard to play them all! Haha...currently am into Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Bishop, Domino and Thor (he's always fun!):)...

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 4 месяца назад

      All good picks for fun games, I wasn't as sold on Angel as many others but recent game with Daniel changed my mind.

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 4 месяца назад

    I love how enthusiastically you announced Goldballs 😂 Hey where did you get your aftermarket tokens? Mine are all worn out and I think I want some plastic ones to replace them.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 4 месяца назад

      For some reason that's a funny name. Those are Burger Tokens: burgertokens.com/ You get a sheet of sticky tokens that attach to pennies you can customize what's on either side so I have Stun on one side and Confuse on another, and other stuff like that. I suggest trying to put the threat on more more spread out because I never seem to have enough threat, but other wise like them.

  • @joshuawestlund
    @joshuawestlund 4 месяца назад

    People in this community are so amazing. So many great vibes here!

  • @marctimmins8806
    @marctimmins8806 4 месяца назад

    Well played Steve! A great win. Loving the play with real cards. There was a few moments where I was sure Ice Man was done for.

  • @Rey_Plays_Games
    @Rey_Plays_Games 4 месяца назад

    Love all your material obviously, ...but I EXTRA love the live playthroughs!! Something about watching a live game - the shuffling, the sounds of cards hitting the table...nothing sweeter!! Im loving Iceman too! I never really play precon decks, but its always interesting to see how they fare....thanks for the awesome video!!

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 4 месяца назад

      Thanks! Might I suggest you always play a pre-con a tleast once. Open that pack, put it on the table and play it once against your favorite scenario. You see what the designers had in mind, and its a good challenge too. Then deck build from there. There are many people out there that only play pre-cons or use pre-cons a lot, you'd be surprised. Its a fun way to interact with the game.

    • @Rey_Plays_Games
      @Rey_Plays_Games 4 месяца назад

      @criticalencounterspod You convinced me! I might try that for Jubilee or Nightcrawler ....I think I did it for Domino and just found some of the reskinned cards (is it Even the Odds..? The justice card - remove 1 threat off each side scheme ...deal 1 damage to villain etc) superfluous in the deck... Also, with the Iceman precon for instance...I'd only put one copy of Team Building in the deck, so for me the two other copies could be replaced with better cards.... A big part of the enjoyment for me is the deck construction...but I'll play a few more precons with the coming releases because I like the idea you can see what the designers have crafted for that hero...!:)...and it would give an extra challenge, playing the precon....(sometimes the scenarios are challenging enough! Haha) Would love to see more live playthroughs from CE!:)

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 4 месяца назад

      @@Rey_Plays_Games Yeah the Pre-cons are not the best optimized decks but they provide a good interaction with the game for a game or two, then its time to deck build. We will try and keep the live plays coming, its too bad its so hard to record multiplayer games live.

    • @Rey_Plays_Games
      @Rey_Plays_Games 4 месяца назад

      @criticalencounterspod yeah it's such a shame it's hard get multi play with live cards...I've seen some other channels basically cast their tables in sync...but then you need someone controlling the encounter deck ....I'm currently on a quest to learn how to play Cyclops and pilot him well....I'll look at his precon deck and see if it gives some clues as to hos overall design!:)

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 4 месяца назад

      @@Rey_Plays_Games We play plenty of MP games here, but I don't have the equipment to film the whole table, etc. We need more of that sweet sweet Pateron money to ever think of doing that! :) Or perhaps some Break'in and Tak'in

  • @boardgamelawyer
    @boardgamelawyer 4 месяца назад

    Really love your live card setup. Super easy to follow along. And the card images on the screen help out a ton. I also like that you feature the precon. The raw card shuffling kinda triggers my OCD. I was struggling with tempo when playing with his precon because of how expensive his deck is. I had to go with a 43 card deck by tossing in Energy, Genius, and Strength just to try and get a tiny bit more economy. I do have a question: was there something that caused you to begin the game with extra threat on the main scheme? I feel like I missed something there. Good Game! Please keep making these. Super fun to watch.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 4 месяца назад

      Thanks! Hmmm, why did it start with 3 threat? I think I read 3 Knock Counters and that number was stuck in my head....wait a minute, who was that bald guy in a wheel chair that just rolled out of the room? Professor X must have messed with my mind and FORCED the number 3 to be in my mind so I started with too much threat! LOL

    • @boardgamelawyer
      @boardgamelawyer 4 месяца назад

      @criticalencounterspod That Guy! Always always sticking his mind where it doesn't belong.

  • @LeroyJJenkins
    @LeroyJJenkins 5 месяцев назад

    This episode felt like a fever dream in the best way. Loved the commitment to the Pawn Stars bit; it really livened up talking about an otherwise mid modular set.

    • @criticalencounterspod
      @criticalencounterspod 5 месяцев назад

      It is def difficult to do lore segments on modular sets like this. Thank you to all our guests for coming and bringing their A game, Maka, BGL, Lexicon, DArcy and Weenkster! Go check their stuff out also.