Vanguard Crisis Protocol: Operation Zero Tolerance

Stephen, Anthony and Dave talk about choosing which ten Crises to include in your roster for Marvel: Crisis Protocol, beyond just looking at threat values and shapes.  They also revisit the Guardians of the Galaxy and why Anthony is going back to that affiliation.

The guys talk about the newly revealed X-Factor affiliation, including Havok and Multiple Man, and Stephen's excitement to play this new affiliation.  They also review the cards for Mirage, Jubilee and the new Team Tactics cards coming in the box set with Havok and Multiple Man.  Then Dave issues his formal apology for saying that Daredevil is a bad character in the game and they discuss some of the top teams at the recent Las Vegas Open tournament.

In this episode, Dave and Stephen talk a little about their experiences with the new MCP: Alliances board game (love it!), and then all three guys talk about their evolving thoughts on the character updates from last month, including a few hot takes, particularly Stephen's opinion that Medusa is the 4-Threat Thanos.  Come listen to his explanation of this one!

Stephen, Anthony and Dave share their thoughts on some of the largest changes in the recent mass character update for MCP, including the application of the Peerless keyword to triple the previous number of Peerless characters in the game (NOTE: since we recorded, Mephisto was corrected to not have Peerless), as well as changes to Captain America, Hulkbuster, Angela, Omega Red and some other key characters.  They also take a quick look at Onslaught's card that was just dropped.

In this episode, Stephen, Anthony and Dave discuss their picks for "evergreen" characters in Marvel: Crisis Protocol, characters that are consistently used by a large number of players in both casual and competitive play. Knowing these characters and studying their strengths and weaknesses will help make you a better player. 

Dave, Anthony and Stephen talk about the new Operation: Zero Tolerance missions now that they've been officially out for a while and we've had a chance to play with them a bit. Don't forget to come join our Discord server!  https://discord.gg/EsHFQ6h5c 

Dave, Stephen and Anthony get their dream opportunity to interview AMG Co-Head of Studio Will Shick and Development Director Will Pagani.  Questions are answered, the issue of chess clocks is addressed in clear detail (thank you, Pagani!), and a couple of spoilers are given regarding upcoming releases.  Come and listen and revel in this conversation! Also, please come check out our new Vanguard Crisis Protocol discord server!

With the forthcoming character updates to Marvel: Crisis Protocol pushed back to July, Dave, Stephen and Anthony talk about what they're hoping for and why. Also, Dave goes on a rant about Long movers.

Anthony, Stephen and Dave talk about what constitutes good sportsmanship in Marvel: Crisis Protocol versus what is being too nice or too helpful.  They also discuss a bit about building rosters for timelines and the upcoming Timeline Teams event at NashCon in August 2026.

Dave is back from Adepticon to share his experiences, and the group discusses what was (and wasn't) revealed by Atomic Mass Games there.