Capital Crisis Cast

In this longer, news-centric episode, the guys play a bit of catch up and riff about Clea's card before diving into the massive 4 character card, 10 TT card haul that came out of the latest Ministravaganza, before diving into the major changes announced to Crisis Protocol, including roster creation (characters, infinity gems and tactics cards) as well as Crisis selection.

8:11 'Ganza Spoiled Character and Team Tactics Chat (Rogue, Magik, Hulkbuster and Ms Marvel + Tactics Cards)

1:03:51 Intrusions Open Across City as Seals Collapse Chat

1:07:22 Future of MCP Panel Chat

This episode serves as a refresh to Episode 0.5 and delves into more topics that will be of use to newbies and beginners regarding Marvel: Crisis Protocol.  Chandler joins Marc once more to go into core strategy concepts that make this game so interesting, and also participates in the brainstorm of a roster to show how players might come up and create one themselves.  This episode is aimed at players who understand the rules of MCP but want to get an introduction to the strategy that surrounds the game.

This episode serves as a starting off point for new players interested in learning about the ins and outs of Crisis Protocol.  This is a refresh of Episode 0 with new tips and goes through the basics of Marvel: Crisis Protocol, and serves as an introduction for anyone looking to learn more about the game but who have played few if any games.

0:00 Introduction

Seva and Marc dive into the the Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Spoilers, go into a recap of the recent 8-man tourney they played and Marc provides some details about his recent foray into the Dark Dimension with some mixed things to say about the big bad, Dormammu.

Kingpin, Killmonger, Black Cat, Mystique, Okoye, Taskmaster, Black Widow, Kraven, MODOK, Carnage

Extremis Consoles, Gamma Wave, Infinity Formula / Mutant Extremists, Research Station, Cubes

All According to Plan, Usurp the Throne, Blind Obsession, All You've Got, Deception, Carnage Rules, Medpack, Bitter Rivals

The guys tackle the remaining Midnight Sons Spoilers and get to talking about Hood, the almost-but-not-quite leader with a million faces.  They also swap ideas about what the upcoming Banned & Restricted update, and why it should probably include Bitter Rivals.  They also spend some time revisiting a few hot takes that they had, which mostly leads to Marc gushing over Jean Grey in X-Men.

The guys begin hacking their way through the bevy of spoilers released in the last week, and talk about:

• Brother Voodoo's Character Card

They also tackle the ever-popular 3-box challenge - Devin walks us through his Asgard roster, Seva tells us about his Brotherhood/Cabal team and Marc proposes a leaderless Spider-Foes roster to round things out.

Seva's boxes: Magneto + Toad, Beast + Mystique, SW + QS

Marc's boxes: Lizard + Kraven, Mysterio + Carnage, Hela + Loki

The guys break down the newly revealed Dormammu model and compare him to the other resident badass, Thanos and his gems.  They also review the initial Convocation spoilers and give their thoughts about what modular leaderships could mean. To wrap things up, Marc talks about his experience running the new Sam Wilson Captain America in a few different configurations.

Marc's Avengers roster:

• Black Panther (Threat: 4)

• Tactics (8):

• Advanced R&D

• Cosmic Invasion! Black Order Descends on Earth (Threat: 16)

• Mystic Wakandan Herbs: Fact or Fiction? (Threat: 15)

The guys give their thoughts regarding the recently spoiled Moon Knight, Blade, Ancient One & Mordo cards, and issue a correction about their understanding of the Mental Domination Team Tactics Card.  Lastly, Seva shows us the roster he's been running the last little bit, which is a combination of X-Men, MODOK and Wakanda:

Characters:

Storm, Beast, Cable, Domino

Black Panther, Okoye, Shuri

MODOK, Valkyrie, Enchantress

TT Cards: Medpack, Brace, Bitter Rivals, Disarm, AIM Lackeys, Advanced R&D, Vibranium Shielding, Wakanda Forever

Extract Crisis: Alien Ship (20), Hammers (18), Montesi (17)

Secure Crisis: Madman Traps (18), Demons Downtown (19), Terrigen Clouds (20)

The guys are back after a short hiatus and are joined by Thoras of the esteemed Appendix Z who is here to share some pointers about the attack sequence, and how this might affect the comparative value of certain powerful models..  They also delve into a slice of the new releases, including Lizard, Kraven, Jean Grey and Cassandra.  Spoiler: they are big fans of Cassandra.

Thoras' Appendix Z website: https://thoras.wixsite.com/appendix-z

The guys break down the new Sinister and Quicksilver/Scarlet Witch boxes and discuss how both the characters and their included Crises will change the face of the game.  

Xavier Protocols' Turn 1 Virus plays: https://xavier-protocols.com/2021/05/10/when-bad-things-turn-out-to-be-good/