Critical Encounters - A Marvel Champions Podcast
by Vardaen, bigfomlof and WanderingTookCritical Encounters is 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.
Episodes
Critical Encounters - Issue 220.5 - Superminion Roundtable I - New Releases
44m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 220.5 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 a few minions attempt a coup? Let's see how that goes! (Plus a chat about Next Evolution, Pool, and Age of Apocalypse)
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"Steve is the best villain." - All our minions... right lads? Right?
Critical Encounters - Issue 220 - Supervillain Roundtable IX - Con of Heroes 2024 Recap
2h 42m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 220 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 recap the Con of Heroes with a dozen guests and friends who went to the convention!
You can find us on Discord as: Vardaen, bigfomlof, WanderingTook, BoomGuy, Kaeko, Zach Tewalthomas, RegalGamesTV, The Romeo, Caldias, dr00, FunkyMonkeyMonk, Josseroo, Astrodar, Maka, KennedyHawk and Hone!
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"Make a decision Peter!" - Green Goblin
Critical Encounters - Issue 219 - Spiral
56m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 219 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 get into some MojoMania scenarios and look at Spiral -- the whole thing!
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"Why won't you just leave me alone?" - Spiral
Critical Encounters - Issue 218 - Mojo TV - Western
35m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 218 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 of Mojo TV issue we look at the Western genre of modulars!
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"Action! Danger! Young hormones flaring, and bloodshed, oh so much bloodshed." - Mojo
Critical Encounters - Issue 217 - Secret Dossier - Iron Man
1h 44m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 217 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 Secret Dossier issue we talk all about (vomit noises) Iron Man! UGH Gross.
You can find us on Discord as: Vardaen, bigfomlof, WanderingTook, Lexiconand Weenkster
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DECK LISTS
Need some tip on how to defeat Iron Man... wait, um, no, anyhow here are the deck links we talked about on Issue 217:
Weenkster - Aggress
https://marvelcdb.com/decklist/view/37336/dive-bomb-is-excessive-1.0
Vardaen - Protection
https://marvelcdb.com/decklist/view/37968/the-soaring-cost-of-tech-these-days-critical-encounters-1.0
Bigfomlof - Leadership
https://marvelcdb.com/decklist/view/37970/iron-man-for-podcast-1-1.0
Lexicon - Justice
https://marvelcdb.com/decklist/view/37966/the-intellectually-superior-iron-man-1.0
Lexicon - Pool
https://marvelcdb.com/decklist/view/37964/iron-pain-in-the-asterisk-1.0
WanderingTook - Pool
https://marvelcdb.com/deck/view/690936
"I am the most intelligent capable person ont he planet. I'm not playing god. All this time I've been playing human." - Superior Iron Man
Critical Encounters - Issue 216 - MaGog
1h 6m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 216 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 get into some MojoMania scenarios and look at MaGog -- the whole thing!
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"Can you smell what the MaGog is cooking?" - Magog
Critical Encounters - Issue 215 - Mutant Genesis Campaign
1h 13m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 215 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 back at then entire Mutant Genesis campaign, its campaign cards, and overall experience.
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“Mine is the Power to destroy. And to reshape the world in my image” -- Magneto
Critical Encounters - Issue 214 - Mojo TV - Sitcom
47m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 214 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 April Fool's Issue of Mojo TV issue we look at the Sitcom genre of modulars!
Patreon Rewards for Lexicon!
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"Mojo's riding the televsion waves now. And when Mojo's in charge, the fun never stops. Not until you're dead!" - Mojo
Critical Encounters - Issue 213 - Shadow of the Past - Rogue's Nemesis
1h 2m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 213 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 Rogue, Mystique.
Special guest @ReyReyPod joins us to talk about it!
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"Don't you see. This is who you were meant to be. This is you. No more hiding." - Mystique
Critical Encounters - Issue 212 - Future Past
56m · PublishedWelcome to Issue 212 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 campaign modular set (Days of) Future Past.
Special guest Caleb Grace joins us to talk about it!
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“I have returned” -- Nimrod
Critical Encounters - A Marvel Champions Podcast has 296 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 192:35:31. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 17th, 2024 18:47.
