Capital Crisis Podcast

01/12/2022

The boys are joined by Jordan to ring in the new year and chat about the very recently revealed Grunt rules. The bulk of the episode is spent chatting Red Skull Cabal and how such a roster can work in the current meta, with a big emphasis on playing a tall squad of 4 characters. Lastly, the guys talk about their hopes for their hobbying in the coming year.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-47-grunts-and-red-skull-redemption-2/

The boys are joined by Jordan to ring in the new year and chat about the very recently revealed Grunt rules.  The bulk of the episode is spent chatting Red Skull Cabal and how such a roster can work in the current meta, with a big emphasis on playing a tal...

12/14/2021

There will be no episode this week - never a bad time to catch up on your backlog of various podcasts or to recommend this one to a friend!

12/08/2021

The guys finish off the review of the new cards by discussing the changes to Okoye, Winter Soldier, Black Panther and Hulk. They then talk about the overall impact to turn 1 plays caused by the toning down of various tactics cards and crisis selection, and also discuss what options remain to players looking for explosive openers. Lastly, they talk about recent games with high-threat models, with a particular focus on Hulkbuster and his ability to zip around the table while controlling enemy models.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-46-a-brave-new-world-part-2-first-turn-plays-and-hulkbuster-s-debut/

The guys finish off the review of the new cards by discussing the changes to Okoye, Winter Soldier, Black Panther and Hulk.  They then talk about the overall impact to turn 1 plays caused by the toning down of various tactics cards and crisis selection, an...

12/01/2021

The guys take their first big bite out of the fully spoiled new rules, and tackle the B&R update, the new Tactics Cards and the changes to the rulebook. Back from their Windsor road trip, Seva and Marc talk about their recent experience playing a buttload of games at a small, weekend-long event with a bevy of new models and rosters. They talk about standout impressions over the weekend, including Juggernaut, (She) Hulk, Voodoo, single-extract Crises and the effect the new B&R list has had on their choices of tactics cards.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-45-a-brave-new-world-the-windsor-invitational/

The guys take their first big bite out of the fully spoiled new rules, and tackle the B&R update, the new Tactics Cards and the changes to the rulebook.  Back from their Windsor road trip, Seva and Marc talk about their recent experience playing a butt...

11/23/2021

The guys spend most of this episode tearing into the very exciting Juggernaut, Gambit and Colossus cards that were generously spoiled just a few days ago. While the episode was recorded before the big November 22 2021 update, they muse about how life will be in a post-All You've Got world, and how they expect it will lead to a resurgence of tanky, high-threat models in the game.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-44-second-mutant-wave-dump-and-the-future-belongs-to-the-tanks/

The guys spend most of this episode tearing into the very exciting Juggernaut, Gambit and Colossus cards that were generously spoiled just a few days ago.  While the episode was recorded before the big November 22 2021 update, they muse about how life will...

11/16/2021

Devin and Marc are joined by a special guest from Montreal, Simon (aka Vodkablitz), and they chat about the new Black Order changes. Marc delves into some recent games with his new Guardians of the Galaxy roster, and then Simon delves into the X-Men roster he has been terrorizing his meta with.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-43-reguardians-of-the-galaxy-and-the-new-improved-x-men-roster/

Devin and Marc are joined by a special guest from Montreal, Simon (aka Vodkablitz), and they chat about the new Black Order changes.  Marc delves into some recent games with his new Guardians of the Galaxy roster, and then Simon delves into the X-Men roste...

11/09/2021

The guys tackle the bulk of updated card reveals including Enchantress, Medusa, Valkyrie, Iron Man, Kingpin, Bullseye, Ultron, Ghost Rider and Captain Marvel. They also discuss the changes to the Space and Time Gems, as well as the much larger change regarding the selection of Threat Value vis-à-vis the winner of the priority roll. Lastly, Marc gives a short report of a recent Montreal tournament where he took Pat Dunford's Avengers roster out for a spin.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-42-updated-card-stravaganza-and-avengers-tournament-report/

The guys tackle the bulk of updated card reveals including Enchantress, Medusa, Valkyrie, Iron Man, Kingpin, Bullseye, Ultron, Ghost Rider and Captain Marvel.  They also discuss the changes to the Space and Time Gems, as well as the much larger change rega...

10/19/2021

The guys look at the recently spoiled Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Ultron & Guardians of the Galaxy cards and give their thoughts about how they will shape up once the update hits. They also chat about Dr Voodoo in the context of Criminal Syndicate (he's real good) and talk about their many, many games with Avengers.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-41-new-leaders-dr-voodoo-s-life-of-crime-and-avengers-for-days/

The guys look at the recently spoiled Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Ultron & Guardians of the Galaxy cards and give their thoughts about how they will shape up once the update hits.  They also chat about Dr Voodoo in the context of Criminal Syndicate (he's...

10/12/2021

The guys start musing about which tactics cards they will start including more once the new rules hit in November, and use the opportunity to create a new Avengers roster with those same new rules. Make sure to also check out the Morlocks podcast if you're looking for deep dives into some of the game's less-played characters.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-40-new-tactics-cards-the-2021-avengers-roster/

The guys start musing about which tactics cards they will start including more once the new rules hit in November, and use the opportunity to create a new Avengers roster with those same new rules.  Make sure to also check out the Morlocks podcast if you'r...

10/05/2021

The guys dive into the first five revised cards that have been spoiled, namely Captain America, Hulk, MODOK, Shuri and Green Goblin. Marc then provides a summary of his games at the recent FdB tourney, where some rather unusual lists popped up and had some stunning successes. They wrap things up with some discussion about Dr Voodoo, All You've Got and Bitter Rivals.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-39-incoming-card-revisions-october-tourney-report/

The guys dive into the first five revised cards that have been spoiled, namely Captain America, Hulk, MODOK, Shuri and Green Goblin. Marc then provides a summary of his games at the recent FdB tourney, where some rather unusual lists popped up and had some...

09/28/2021

No new episode this week due to competing priorities. Why not use this opportunity to work through your backlog of episodes?

09/21/2021

The guys dive into the sparse MCP news before taking a hard look at the Season 6 TTS statistics. Lastly, they dive into recent games with the Convocation Affiliation and present a couple of tentative rosters for the future. Turns out Iron-Bound Books are pretty good!

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-38-enter-the-convocation-and-season-6-tts-stats/

The guys dive into the sparse MCP news before taking a hard look at the Season 6 TTS statistics.  Lastly, they dive into recent games with the Convocation Affiliation and present a couple of tentative rosters for the future. Turns out Iron-Bound Books are ...

09/14/2021

In this longer, news-centric episode, the guys play a bit of catch up and riff about Clea's card before diving into the massive 4 character card, 10 TT card haul that came out of the latest Ministravaganza, before diving into the major changes announced to Crisis Protocol, including roster creation (characters, infinity gems and tactics cards) as well as Crisis selection.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-37-ministravaganza-2-clea-spoilers-and-major-changes-to-mcp/

In this longer, news-centric episode, the guys play a bit of catch up and riff about Clea's card before diving into the massive 4 character card, 10 TT card haul that came out of the latest Ministravaganza, before diving into the major changes announced to...

08/31/2021

Our two new player-centric episodes are up! The cast is available on iTunes, Spotify & Google Podcasts as well:

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-075-how-to-start-playing-crisis-protocol-fall-2021-edition-part-1/

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-0875-how-to-start-playing-crisis-protocol-fall-2021-edition-part-2/

This episode serves as a starting off point for new players interested in learning about the ins and outs of Crisis Protocol.  This is a refresh of Episode 0 with new tips and goes through the basics of Marvel: Crisis Protocol, and serves as an introductio...

08/31/2021

Seva and Marc dive into the the Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Spoilers, go into a recap of the recent 8-man tourney they played and Marc provides some details about his recent foray into the Dark Dimension with some mixed things to say about the big bad, Dormammu.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-36-doctor-strange-2-electric-boogaloo-dormammu-s-descent-and-ogilvie-open-recap/

Seva and Marc dive into the the Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Spoilers, go into a recap of the recent 8-man tourney they played and Marc provides some details about his recent foray into the Dark Dimension with some mixed things to say about the big bad...

08/24/2021

The guys tackle the remaining Midnight Sons Spoilers and get to talking about Hood, the almost-but-not-quite leader with a million faces. They also swap ideas about what the upcoming Banned & Restricted update, and why it should probably include Bitter Rivals. They also spend some time revisiting a few hot takes that they had, which mostly leads to Marc gushing over Jean Grey in X-Men.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-35-hood-and-midnight-sons-spoilers-banned-restricted-update-and-jean-greys-redemption/

The guys tackle the remaining Midnight Sons Spoilers and get to talking about Hood, the almost-but-not-quite leader with a million faces.  They also swap ideas about what the upcoming Banned & Restricted update, and why it should probably include Bitte...

08/17/2021

The guys begin hacking their way through the bevy of spoilers released in the last week, and talk about:

Brother Voodoo's Character Card
Midnight Sons' signature TT Card and full affiliation reveal
Dormammu's TT Cards
Convocation's TT Cards and new leadership
Hulkbuster reveal
They also tackle the ever-popular 3-box challenge - Devin walks us through his Asgard roster, Seva tells us about his Brotherhood/Cabal team and Marc proposes a leaderless Spider-Foes roster to round things out.

Devin's boxes: Thor + Valk, Loki + Hela, Angela + Enchantress
Seva's boxes: Magneto + Toad, Beast + Mystique, SW + QS
Marc's boxes: Lizard + Kraven, Mysterio + Carnage, Hela + Loki

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-34-voodoo-spoilers-convocation-cards-dormammu-tts-the-3-box-challenge/

The guys begin hacking their way through the bevy of spoilers released in the last week, and talk about: Brother Voodoo's Character Card Midnight Sons' signature TT Card and full affiliation reveal Dormammu's TT Cards Convocation's TT Cards and new leaders...

08/10/2021

The guys break down the newly revealed Dormammu model and compare him to the other resident badass, Thanos and his gems. They also review the initial Convocation spoilers and give their thoughts about what modular leaderships could mean. To wrap things up, Marc talks about his experience running the new Sam Wilson Captain America in a few different configurations.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-36-dormammu-convocation-spoilers-and-the-samvengers-roster/

The guys break down the newly revealed Dormammu model and compare him to the other resident badass, Thanos and his gems.  They also review the initial Convocation spoilers and give their thoughts about what modular leaderships could mean. To wrap things up...

08/03/2021

The guys give their thoughts regarding the recently spoiled Moon Knight, Blade, Ancient One & Mordo cards, and issue a correction about their understanding of the Mental Domination Team Tactics Card. Lastly, Seva shows us the roster he's been running the last little bit, which is a combination of X-Men, MODOK and Wakanda.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-32-moon-blade-ancient-mordo-spoilers-mental-domination-clarifications-and-the-x-wakanda-roster/

The guys give their thoughts regarding the recently spoiled Moon Knight, Blade, Ancient One & Mordo cards, and issue a correction about their understanding of the Mental Domination Team Tactics Card.  Lastly, Seva shows us the roster he's been running ...

07/27/2021

The guys are back after a short hiatus and are joined by Thoras of the esteemed Appendix Z who is here to share some pointers about the attack sequence, and how this might affect the comparative value of certain powerful models.. They also delve into a slice of the new releases, including Lizard, Kraven, Jean Grey and Cassandra. Spoiler: they are big fans of Cassandra.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-boys-are-back-kraven-lizard-jean-grey-and-cassandra-nova-feat-thoras-of-appendix-z/

The guys are back after a short hiatus and are joined by Thoras of the esteemed Appendix Z who is here to share some pointers about the attack sequence, and how this might affect the comparative value of certain powerful models..  They also delve into a sl...

05/11/2021

The guys break down the new Sinister and Quicksilver/Scarlet Witch boxes and discuss how both the characters and their included Crises will change the face of the game.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-twins-have-landed-and-something-sinister-is-afoot/

The guys break down the new Sinister and Quicksilver/Scarlet Witch boxes and discuss how both the characters and their included Crises will change the face of the game.   Xavier Protocols' Turn 1 Virus plays: https://xavier-protocols.com/2021/05/10/when-ba...

04/27/2021

The guys are back and dive into the bevy of spoilers including the remaining Heroes for Hire cards, Cable's new crisis and the stream highlights that featured Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Mr Sinister. After that, they dive into updates to the Banned & Restricted List and chat about what this could mean for the future of game and the meta!

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-29-pietrowanda-spoilers-mr-sinister-reveal-and-updates-to-the-banned-restricted-list/

The guys are back and dive into the bevy of spoilers including the remaining Heroes for Hire cards, Cable's new crisis and the stream highlights that featured Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Mr Sinister.  After that, they dive into updates to the Banned &am...

04/20/2021

Hi all - there will be no episode this week as the guys are busy with this pesky thing called life.

04/13/2021

The guys chat about the tactics cards AMG revealed on stream, and Marc shares his impressions about the Battle Realms games that have taken place so far during the XP Invitational. Seva and Marc also spend some time musing about the highlander format and go into their thought process for building the 3 rosters given the heavily restricted format.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-28-the-xbosin-rifle-battle-realms-thoughts-and-highlander-team-tourney-list-building/

The guys chat about the tactics cards AMG revealed on stream, and Marc shares his impressions about the Battle Realms games that have taken place so far during the XP Invitational.  Seva and Marc also spend some time musing about the highlander format and ...

04/06/2021

The guys are back in force and jump right into the Sin, Viper, Luke Cage and Iron Fist spoilers from the previous two weeks. Marc and Seva quickly dive into their recent game involving Carnage, and the guys also discuss what the Xavier Protocols Invitational can tell us about the health of the BattleRealms Format. They cap it off with a quick review of the upcoming April Team Tournament which is going to be trying a slightly different approach than before.

https://capitalcrisiscastpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-27-sinviper-and-luke-cageiron-fist-spoilers-battlerealms-invitational-analysis-and-the-april-team-tournament/

The guys are back in force and jump right into the Sin, Viper, Luke Cage and Iron Fist spoilers from the previous two weeks.  Marc and Seva quickly dive into their recent game involving Carnage, and the guys also discuss what the Xavier Protocols Invitatio...