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Why playing "thematic" and playing "only affiliated" can't be the same

   Let me start off by saying: play exactly the way you want to play and how you want your roster to look!  A phrase you hear a lot in the community is that people like to play "thematic". Which is understandable especially when coming from different games with more fixed army lists etc.  There is a reason for the ability to splash in MCP though and that is: the actual comics it's based on. Take almost any two characters you can think of on the game and there's bound to be at least a panel or two in some comic where they had to work together for whatever reason.  That is not to defend putting Zemo and Namor in every list. That's a competitive decision that is also valid but a hard sell to be thematic in some rosters.  Any given game of Crisis Protocol is supposed to be that panel. A certain situation (one might even say a crisis 😃) that brought your current squad together right then and there.  What many people mean by having a "thematic" roster howev...
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Tournament Report: Osnabrücker Secret Wars 7

  After not being able to attend any events in Osnabrück last year I was finally able to be back to the 7th installment of the Secret Wars. We had an awesome attendance of 16 people, making it the biggest MCP tournament ever in Germany (the community is growling slowly bit surely).  I talked about what I would take in length in this article .  And here's what I have ultimately decided to take to the event:  Characters (10) * Adam Warlock (Space, Bonded Soul) (8) Quasar (4) Moondragon (3) Valkyrie and Elendil (4) Rocket Raccoon (2) Yondu (4) * Star-Lord (3) Nova (5) * Red Skull, Master of Hydra (5) Iron Monger (3) Team Tactics (10) Cosmic Awareness Galaxy‘s Greatest Indomitable (R) Lovable Misfits Recalibration Matrix Warpath Survival Brace for Impact (R) Cosmic Obliteration Call for Backup Secure Crisis Deadly Meteors Mutate Civilians (I, 17) Lockdown! Security Systems Stymie Breakout (S, 18) Intrusions Open Across City As Seals Collapse (C, 19) Wedding Party Targete...

Taking this list to an event on Saturday is a terrible idea

   On Saturday I'll attend what looks to be the biggest MCP tournament ever run in Germany with a maxed out 16 players (yeah I know this seems very low but the scene is slowly but surely growing here).  Even before his card as even spoiled I decided that, if at all possible, I would take an Adam Warlock led Guardians team including his box members Quasar and Moondragon to this event.  I received and painted the trio on time:  For my birthday my wife gave me the Valkyrie and Elendil/ Warriors Three pack and I also have locked Valk for the list. The rest of the list is in flux.  I have played 3 games with it so far: all losses.  The last game against Webs I lost mostly because I let my 1 HP Quasar walk into Silks trap range, which of course cost me 2 VP right then and there. I wouldn't have won the game at that moment but would have held a commanding lead. Remember your opponents reactive superpowers kids.  After playing three games with the Bonded ...

My expected changes to the 2026 re releases

  2026 sees a continuation of the re release schedule and a lot of those models are up for a little (or sometimes bigger) update in my opinion. So here is what I expected those to be:  First of all we know that the original time frame will not work out. It's already March and we haven't even officially seen the SHIELD Affiliation Pack and the three pack with Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl and Gwenpool.  We have already gotten the updates up to and including Hawkeye at Ministravaganza though.  So what do I expect for the rest:  Sam Wilson:  The updated card will have the most current iteration of his leadership and nothing else will change. He is a very good, but ultimately fair, 3 threat.  Wasp:  The minimum change I want to, and expect to, see is that her player gets to drop the extract when she transforms into tiny form. I think she is decent otherwise. Maybe increase her Normal form speed to Long as well?  Ant-Man:  Shick and Ransom talked...