Marvel Champions Monthly: A Fan Podcast

MCM: Xandarian Worldmind (May 2020) Communtiy Interviews

Welcome to Marvel Champions Monthly: A Fan Podcast about the game Marvel Champions designed by Caleb Grace and Michael Boggs at Fantasy Flight Games. Join hosts: KennedyHawk, Crimson, Lester, and Amerikano as we discuss our favorite card game - Marvel Champions! A great community has begun to form around this game and we wanted to celebrate that with a series of brief community interviews. We've prerecorded several interviews with community members and other content creators to create a Worldmind episode. We hope you enjoy this perspective from the Marvel Champions Community.
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Discord: https://discord.gg/hubuCtd
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarvelChampionsMonthlyPodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarvelMonthly
E-mail: marvelchampionsmonthly@gmail.com
Youtube: Link
Guest hosts include:
ApotropaiC (Youtube)
SpartacusN7
SpiderMana
Remedy (Alter-Egos Podcast)
Maka
CarlosM88 (Deck-celsior Podcast)
MightyJim (The Card Game Cooperative)
Norther_Lights_Over_Arkham (Youtube)
Jedi Geek Girl (I Rebel Destiny)
Vardaen (Critical Encounters)
BananaCrapshoot (The Side Scheme)
Supersonick (Crappy Comics)
Truffle
 Topics:
0:00 Intros
2:30 What is your favorite thing about Marvel Champions?
11:30 What is your favorite hero/aspect combo and how to do you mulligan with that hero?
35:00 If you could fight against any Marvel villain, who would you want to take your hero decks up against?
50:00 Content Creator Plugs

MCM: The Immortal Klaw (Villain Primer)

Welcome to Marvel Champions Monthly: a Fan Podcast about the card game Marvel Champions designed by Fantasy Flight games. In this issue we cover the core-set villain Klaw discussing some memorable games we've had, some lore, and some strategy to use against this unpredictable villain! Special Guest host Steve from the Critical Encounters Podcast joins us to cover the Aggression aspect for Lester. Thanks Steve!
Lore Comic List:
Fantastic Four (vol 1) #53 & #56
Avengers (vol 1) #54 & #55
Fantastic Four (vol 1) #326 & #327
Superior Carnage #1-5
Black Panther #166-171 (2016)
Show Notes:
0:00 Intro
2:30 Klaw Overview
6:30 Memorable Klaw Games
8:00 Special Guest Host Joins From Critical Encounters Podcast
13:30 Klaw Lore
21:00 T'Challa's Tactical Talk - Strategies Against Klaw
31:00 In a Secret Lair Somewhere - Modular sets suited for Klaw
Connect with the Marvel Champions Monthly Podcast:
Discord: https://discord.gg/hubuCtd
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E-mail: marvelchampionsmonthly@gmail.com

#KlawYourWayThroughMay Community Crossover

Throughout the month of May many content creators will be collaborating to cover the villain Klaw from our favorite Marvel Card game.
We'll be highlighting content here so be sure to check back often to see content posted by creators from around the globe! 
 Week of 5/4/2020
Youtube Playlist of Expert Klaw Solo matches begun (MCM Podcast, new games added to list every 3-4 days
MCM Article: Lore Reading Club (Klaw History)
Side Scheme Article: Plan of Attack: Klaw (Villain Strategy Guide)
MCM Article: SHIELD Agent Training: Moving On To Klaw (New Player Series)
MCM Article: Custom Content Highlight: The Return of "The Klaw"
Northern Lights Over Arkham - Klaw Clobbering Time Match!
Bob Benton Klaw Primer and Set-up Tutorial Part 1
Week of 5/11/2020
Critical Encounters Podcast: Klaw Episode I of II (Klaw's History and Primary Cards)
Deck-celsior Video: Klaw Gameplay
MCM Article Extension: Lore Reading Club (The Frightful Four)
MCM Article: Heroic Intuition Black Panther - Klaw's Heroic Foe
Bob Benton: Klaw Primer Player Phase Interactions Part 2
Northern Lights Over Akrham: Captain Marvel vs Klaw Video
Side Scheme Article: To Thwart or Not To Thwart (The Immortal Klaw)
Week of 5/18/2020
Side Scheme: Podcast Episode
MCM Podcast: Klaw Episode
Critical Encounters Podcast: Klaw Episode II of II (Modular Encounter Set Review)
1-2 Punch Board Article: Signature Moves
MCM Article: Lore Reading Club (Modern Klaw)
TCG Co-operative: Custom 4x4 Klaw Article
Bob Benton: Klaw Beginner's Guide Video Series
Week of 5/25/2020
Alter-Egos Klaw Podcast Episode (Boost Abilities)
Critical Encounters: Masters of Evil Podcast Episode
MCM Article: Panel Art (featuring Klaw's villainous art!)
Deck-celsior: 3 Player Gameplay vs Expert Klaw
I Rebel Article: Why Klaw?
TCG Co-operative: Custom 4x4 Klaw Discussion/Podcast
I Can Do This All Day: Klaw Scenario Analysis Article
Make Your Piece Games: Klawing Your Way Through Statistics Article
Scott Plays Marvel Champions Overview on Youtube

MCM: Super-Hero Smash Up

Welcome to Marvel Champions Monthly: a Fan Podcast. We are a (now) twice a month podcast about Marvel Champions the card game by Fantasy Flight Games. In this Episode join hosts: KennedyHawk,  Crimson, and Amerikano as we go over various topics. We discuss a fun way to deck build for Marvel Champions, using the shuffle building concepts of AEG's Smash Up. We provide 25 card decks (one for each aspect) that are meant to be versatile and shuffled in with any hero. Once Black Widow is publishable on MarvelCDB we'll release them there. Finally, we dissect the nefarious villain phase and break down the exact steps that occur when a Villain activates!
0:00 Intro, News, Recent Plays
8:30 Carol Danvers Casual Champions
10:00 Super-Hero Smash Up (Justice)
17:30 Super-Hero Smash Up (Leadership)
23:50 Super-Hero Smash Up (Protection)
32:50 Super-Hero Smash Up (Aggression)
36:45 Rules Lawyer Debate: Villain Activation
Connect with the Marvel Champions Monthly Podcast:
Discord: https://discord.gg/hubuCtd
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E-mail: marvelchampionsmonthly@gmail.com

MCM: Widow's Bite (Design Insight Interview with Matt Newman)

Join a reduced crew: KennedyHawk and Crimson along with special guest Matt Newman to discuss the design and stories behind the Black Widow hero pack. This episode is bite-sized but packs quite a sting. Let us know if you like the designer insight interview and we'll try to line more of them up in the future! Special thanks to Matt for coming on the show and sharing all his thoughts and intents with the amazing Black Widow design!
Show notes...
0:00 Intros
1:00 Get to know Matt Newman (design for the Black Widow hero kit and other great games at Fantasy Flight Games!)
7:00 Black Widow Design Discussion
32:20 Arkham Horror LCG Primer
35:30 End Interview!
Check out more information about the Black Widow hero pack on the Fantasy Flight Games website.
Connect with the Marvel Champions Monthly Podcast:
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E-mail: marvelchampionsmonthly@gmail.com

MCM: The Widow's Web (Black Widow Special!)

Join the MCM Podcast crew: KennedyHawk, Crimson, Lester, and Amerikano as they discuss Black widow and eagerly await her release. We discuss some recent plays and Crimson leads the Tony Stark Deck Garage segment into an interesting build of Black Widow Protection: Always Ready Widow (which uses new cards from both Widow's and Dr. Stanges pack). In the second half of the episode we discuss our favorite cards in Black Widow's pack and talk about the lore relationship between Winter Soldier and Natasha!
Thanks for listening!
Shownotes:
0:00 Intros and Quarantine Survival Check
3:00 Recent Plays
13:00 Tony Stark's Deck Garage - Black Widow / Protection with Crimson
30:00 Black Widow - Favorite Cards
51:00 Brief Lore Discussion
Connect with the Marvel Champions Monthly Podcast:
Discord: https://discord.gg/hubuCtd
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarvelChampionsMonthlyPodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarvelMonthly
E-mail: marvelchampionsmonthly@gmail.com

MCM: Hail Hydra! Campaign Box Special -and- A New Hero?

Join hosts: KennedyHawk, Crimson, and Lester as we dis--- wait, what's that -- ANOTHER HOST! Amerikano joins the cast as a Protection specialized co-host. This episode is all about the big campaign box reveal. We'll be discussing everything we've seen about the box with an overview of: Spider-woman, Hawkeye, the Villains, the Campaign mode and we'll wrap things up with a discussion about the silhouette prompts for the next wave of villains and heroes! Special Thanks to Guardian Games from Portland, OR. You can find them on facebook and thank them for the support to our show.
Show notes:
Intros
Spider-Women Discussion (5:00)
Hawkeye Discussion (19:00)
Villain Discussion (36:00)
Campaign Mode Discussion (56:00)
New Silhouette Guesses (1:05:00)
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MCM: Black Panther Beatdown or Wakanda For-Never

Welcome to Episode 9 of Marvel Champions Monthly...a podcast about the Marvel Champions LCG by Fantasy Flight Games
Join hosts: KennedyHawk, Crimson, and Lester as we discuss an arrange of topics including: recent news, a new deck garage primer, the latest RRG update, opinions on Wrecking Crew, and a recap on Dr. Strange spoilers.
This month we help Lester build a Black Panther - Aggression deck using some of the new cards from Thor's pack! Will Crimson try out this deck or is it a Wakanda For-Never?
0:00:00 Intro0:01:45 News Segment0:05:37 When We Last Saw Our Heroes (Recent Plays)0:16:15 Tony Stark's Deck Garage (Black Panther Aggression)0:34:45 Marvel Comic Reading Club (Black Widow Lore)0:41:47 Jennifer Walter's Rules Lawyer Minute (RRG Updates) 1:00:30 Meanwhile In a Secret Lair (Modular Set Review and Strategy vs Legions of Hydra)1:07:00 Crimson mysteriously vanishes1:15:30 SHIELD Villain Database (Wrecking Crew Discussion)1:30:00 New Hero Recap (Dr. Strange Spoilers)1:43:00 A Hero Returns (Crimson rejoins us to discuss Wrecking Crew and Dr. Strange)