Welcome to Issue 143 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 thwarting them. In this Interrogation Room issue we sit down with FFG Marvel Champion Game Designer Tony...
Nov 15, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 143
Welcome to Issue 142 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at The Hood villain from The Hood scenario pack from the MTS wave,...
Nov 08, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 142
Welcome to Issue 141 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at The Hood villain from The Hood scenario pack from the MTS wave,...
Nov 01, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 141
Welcome to Issue 140 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 thwarting them. In this Reunion Issue we get the Wrecking Crew back together again to learn about new pr...
Oct 25, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 140
Welcome to Issue 139 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at The Mad Titan's Shadow Campaign, the campaign cards, structure,...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 139
Welcome to Issue 138.5 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 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 thwarting them. In this "I See You" spoiler issue we take a look at not one, but two of the new cards ...
Oct 15, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 138
Welcome to Issue 138 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the 5th scenario in the Mad Titan's Shadow campaign box, Loki -...
Oct 11, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 138
Welcome to Issue 137 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the 5th scenario in the Mad Titan's Shadow campaign box, Loki -...
Oct 04, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 137
Welcome to Issue 136.5 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 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the Enchantress modular set, from the Mad Titan's Shadow camp...
Sep 29, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 136
Welcome to Issue 136 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 thwarting them. In this Shadow of the Past issue we look at the nemesis set for Valkyire, Enchantress, f...
Sep 27, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 136
Welcome to Issue 135 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the 4th scenario in the Mad Titan's Shadow campaign box, Hela -...
Sep 20, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 135
Welcome to Issue 134 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the 4th scenario in the Mad Titan's Shadow campaign box, Hela -...
Sep 13, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 134
Welcome to Issue 133 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 thwarting them. In this Shadow of the Past issue we look at the nemesis set for Warmachine, the Living L...
Sep 06, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 133
Welcome to Issue 132 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the modular set Frost Giants from the Mad Titan's Shadow campai...
Aug 30, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 132
Welcome to Issue 131 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the modular set Legions of Hel from the Mad Titan's Shadow camp...
Aug 23, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 131
Welcome to Issue 130 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the modular set Sinister Syndicate from The Hood scenario pack....
Aug 16, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Welcome to Issue 129 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 thwarting them. In this Interrogation Room issue we sit down with FFG Game Designer MJ Newman. You can f...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Welcome to Issue 128 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 thwarting them. In this Interrogation Room issue we sit down with FORMER FFG Game Designer Michael Boggs...
Aug 02, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Welcome to Issue 127 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 thwarting them. In this Shadow of the Past issue we look at The Vision's nemesis, Ultron! You can find u...
Jul 26, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 127
Welcome to Issue 126 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the villain scenario Thanos from the Mad Titan's Shadow campaig...
Jul 19, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Welcome to Issue 125 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the villain scenario Thanos from the Mad Titan's Shadow campaig...
Jul 12, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 125
Welcome to Issue 124 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the modular set Infinity Gauntlet from the Mad Titan's Shadow c...
Jul 05, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 124
Welcome to Issue 123.5 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 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 thwarting them. In this "I See You" spoiler issue we take a look at one of the new cards in the Inheri...
Jun 30, 2022•13 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Welcome to Issue 123 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the modular set Children of Thanos from the Mad Titan's Shadow ...
Jun 28, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Welcome to Issue 122.5 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 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 thwarting them. In this "I See You" spoiler issue we take a look at SP//dr's Nemesis, M.O.R.B.I.U.S. f...
Jun 27, 2022•10 min•Season 3Ep. 122
Welcome to Issue 122 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 thwarting them. In this issue we just talk about the state of the game, some pitfalls we hope to avoid, ...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 122
Welcome to Issue 121 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the modular set Beasty Boys from the Hood pack. You can find us...
Jun 14, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 121
Welcome to Issue 120 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 thwarting them. In this issue we look at the modular set Crossfire's Crew from the Hood pack with specia...
Jun 07, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Welcome to Issue 119 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 thwarting them. In this villain issue we look at Tower Defense Part II with special guests Christian and...
May 31, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 119
Welcome to Issue 119.5 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 Newly Weds. We’ll discuss those poorly understood characters, unfairly labeled Husbands, and their various plans to shape their relationship and benefit their partners, as well as those so-called Wives intent on thwarting them. I’m one of your hosts tonight Steve and joining me is Daniel, Mike and our sp...
May 30, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 119
