Marvel Dice Masters: Age of Ultron

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My name is Rodney Smith. I'm recording this on a Tuesday. That means this should be a table talk episode, but it isn't. I apologize for that. I was traveling last week. I'm traveling next week with my family, so my schedule right now is kind of all up in the air, but I'm doing my best to stay on top of the content.
This is a dice game. I've given up all illusions that I'm going to win. Maybe I'll be surprised.
What is this beautiful shrink wrapped copy of Kverna doing here, you ask? I'd love to answer you, but first I was contacted by Alex from Unit Forward. That's a website dedicated to the Dust Warfare universe. That's a game that we covered in one of our previous playthroughs. He's a friend of mine. He had a little bit of news he was hoping I would share, and I'm happy to do that.
Friends over at the Cult of the New have recently updated their website. They have a new menu system and a space on their front page for news and updates. This is a welcome addition because now they can call out when they have a special sale going on and contests.
And that's nice because this is a very highly rated game. It's not inexpensive and it's been a little bit tricky to find, especially if you're in North America, but I want to open up this contest to everyone, no matter where you're located.
You may or may not have heard of Bored with Life. This is a online video series about board gaming. It's kind of a little comedy and sketch show and it's really well produced and these guys are very funny and they've been super super gracious uh in their comments towards Watch It Played.
Until the next episode, thanks for watching.

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I just want to share with you a couple of news and update items and then Luke's going to join me and we're going to open up this box from one of our viewers
I know exactly which game I want to feature next on our Channel but it hasn't arrived at my house yet
My French is not very good but Luke's French is really fantastic
PS tell Luke sory no fluffy this time no fluffies this time
all with special ability written on here as well
Your homegrown creativity that you just felt inspired to to put into something related to this Hobby and these sort of things are just really special additions to my collection of of gaming and gaming memorability
When I see these things it reminds me of the people who watch our show and inspire me to continue doing it

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positive

Pros

components are great for players
people will be blown away by the unique ships

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superhero

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I want to mention too the reason why I do these unboxings is not to uh say hey guys look at what I just got it's more about being able to thank the people who took the time to send us something and kind of share that excitement with you as well
this is a pretty nice special gift isn't it
this is a really thoughtful and special gift and it's great timing
I have to say I feel very fortunate right now thank you guys so much this is very wonderful and kind tokens of appreciation
it's always very nice to get kind feedback from people whether it's in the form of a a game or a a wonderful handcrafted dice bag cloth bag or just or cloth bag yes or just the kind comments that people leave it really does it energizes us right it keeps us going it feels good to be appreciated and I just want you guys to know how much you're appreciated because there's no fun in doing this if we don't have you to watch along and play along with us

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easy to get to the table
played often

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the more expensive a game is the more I feel I need to play it in order to justify its cost likewise the cheaper something is I don't feel like I have to play it as often
it's not quantity it's quality
you kind of forget when you're a member of The Cult of the new as I sometimes tend to be just what it's like to sit down and not have to teach the game again not have to try to remember the rules for other people and everyone can just sit down and just focus on playing the game rather than learning to play the game
the game that I really want to try and exhaust for me is Star Trek Fleet captains because it's the only one I know of that includes all three of these elements but I can also use it for the fourth one as a Sandbox to explore and experiment with
you know you might think well 10 plays of a game that's not so much well it's 10 by 10 so you're looking at 100 plays of your year
it's possible as you play a game more often as Sarah comments you'll find things in it you don't like and as you play it more that could get accentuated
the biggest thing that really brought me back into the same game like Warhammer or 40K all the time was creating these campaign Maps
I can forgive a game several perceived design flaws if out of the experience it creates a memorable moment that makes me smile to think about or makes me want to retell it
it just depends on how you look at it you can justify anything the important thing is that you enjoy the game you're playing if you don't enjoy then you certainly have not gotten your money's worth out of it
I don't often consider how much gaming time do I really have to work with here

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positive

Pros

played quite a bit

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Dice Rolling — This is a dice rolling game.

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Love letter she loves love letter
The first game doesn't mean anything don't worry about it you might mess up a couple of rules worse comes to worse next time you play the game you fix it
I think the most complex game I've ever played is Empires and Arms
but munchkin is a game that I've played where it's it's going on on like and on and on and it's because of the luck factor and it's also because of the beat up on the leader
I think the most played app would be suer Wars I've played like over 300 games of that
cheaters or jerks that's what we always say
I don't underestimate the number of people who might be interested in attending don't underestimate the amount of work it's going to be
I want to win too believe me like I want to win the game that that's fun but um I don't get wanting to win that much that to me seems dangerous or scary

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Considered a repeatable game that is played frequently.

Pros

Relatively short playing
Repeatable

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none

Thematic elements

Marvel characters

Comparison games

Star Realms
No Thanks

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Deckbuilding — Mentioned as a repeatable game that gets many plays.
Dice Rolling — The game utilizes dice for actions and combat.

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Pap, you still haven't received your Tekkaido that you backed at a pretty high amount because you got your own character in the game.
It's funny. We we talked about that at some point. Just like the humor, like the humor of doing something like a pep talks where I would talk about, you know, like some advice for particular games and it's something I like that. I like that. I love that idea of a pep talk.
Rebel Mage here uh, left a message just said, "Pep, just want to say you're a great co-host for watching play. Keep up the good work."
For me, it's probably going to be Star Realms. Star Realms is very high on here as well for me. Um, but I kind of want to skip that just because of how repeatable Star Realms is anyway. And I'm going to go to Sheriff of Nottingham.
Uh, this is self- serving, but I would dress up as a Mounty and be my character from the Dead of Winter promo that's in the fundraiser.
I'd want to find something I already look like and kind of like I wouldn't just go as my favorite character. I'd go as a character that I think I that I could that I could best look even kind of naturally almost, right?
Yes, we talk about it somewhat frequently actually. Like, oh, we should probably cover some of the old older classics. Yeah, cuz there are still people today who pick up those games and and want to uh learn how to play them, right?
Every game. But the one that always comes to mind for me is uh Pathfinder and any game that's kind of trying to do what the Pathfinder adventure card game is doing because in that game whenever you level up and complete missions, you get like draw a random item out of the box or do this or do that.
Like Seall has something similar to that. They have an emnity thing. If you attack someone then they remember that other players remember that in in the game's mechanics and then that comes back to haunt you later or whatever.
The whole idea of under Mountain is like it's constantly shifting and like it's the surroundings are changing. So every time you go down, things will be a little different anyway. So it' be really cool to make like a legacy style dungeon exploring thing around the end of that naturally.

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Marvel Dice Masters is just warriors with a different face?
No I I don't think it is it certainly shares some similarities there's very cool uh dice with you know custom faces and there's energy and that sort of thing but in terms of the gameplay you're building your own team that you're bringing to the table you're attacking and defending and you have to make choices about who's going to attack who's going to hang back and that sort of thing.
aside from the fact that they share you know the the same type of dice where half of it's energy and half of it's your your creature or your character um and the fact that you're you know you're playing the same sort of uh dice building or deck building element where you start out with basic Dice and you end up building and adding additional things to it aside from those two similarities uh the games are very different I mean this is a dueling game it's a head-to-head one V1 and it's all about damaging the other player you know in a like a dueling Magic the Gathering style card game almost.
you're effectively almost culling them from your bag when they're just sitting there in the lines it's kind of nice to get the uh the real dice early on.
It's interesting thought to like almost wanting your Sidekicks to get knocked out so you can roll those higher energy rolls so it's like almost do I want to you know do I want to give you that free knockout on your guy or do I want to let you score a victory point to make your dice pool smaller but yes score damage.
The Black Widow problem I'm calling it a problem I think I kind of agree.
It's funny I probably take it for granted a bit because deck building seems so so second nature but if you're approaching for the first time you're buying cards that you I don't get to have right away I discard them as soon as I buy them well why do I want to buy them if they're going right in my discard pile this is weird.
I'd love to go to Essen but that's unfortunately that's as far as I can put it in my schedule right now.
My wife would kill me if I tried to go to Essen and fit that into my schedule.
It's not watch it played unless we've made a mistake.

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We're ready for a rematch of Marvel Dice Masters
This means we have eight characters each we have 20 life and our teams were chosen by the viewers
My bag is totally empty so I have to throw everything in my used pile back in
Wolverine has an ability that when he attacks alone he's unblockable
The thing is these are teams that were created by you guys the viewers
I have to say at the beginning of this game I was getting rather confident a little bit cocky maybe I thought I was getting some good dice rolls I was getting characters out I was getting down I'm like he's at 20 and I'm at like 13 already I know wasn't look good for you but you came back you really did
Luke please just clarify to people that sometimes when we play this game I actually win

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I've collected that information and I'm going to present to you now the cards that we've chosen from the characters that were voted on
despite having I think over 200 different voters this is a very cohesive thematic team they're all x-men
I really having to stretch to explain this addition to the team but at one time venom was part of the Avengers
clearly Loki has something against these x-men
it just goes to show you even as I was talking from the different characters on my team I figured out a way to get them together thematically and that's because well they're superheroes and you can just about imagine anything if you put your mind to it

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I'm a little bit nervous about it to be honest. There's a chance we might make some mistakes. So, keep your eyes open.
You know what though? the character I most want to have. I will consider this a personal win as long as I can get one Punisher into my hand.
I'm just happy to have removed I shouldn't have said that.
Wow. Wow. That was a power roll.
I can't believe it. Who are we kidding? Of course, I can believe it. Good game, Luke. Well done.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Engaging character abilities and synergies.
Potential for strategic depth in team building.
Exciting comeback mechanics.
Viewer-created teams add an interesting dynamic.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

superheroes

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Players field characters to attack and defend, controlling the flow of the game.
Dice Drafting — Players choose dice from a common pool to acquire characters or actions.
Dice Rolling — Players roll dice to determine actions and resources.
Player vs. Player — Direct conflict between two players where life points are tracked and reduced.
Set Collection — Acquiring specific combinations of dice or characters to activate abilities or gain advantages.

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We're ready for a rematch of Marvel Dice Masters
This means we have eight characters each we have 20 life and our teams were chosen by the viewers
My bag is totally empty so I have to throw everything in my used pile back in
Wolverine has an ability that when he attacks alone he's unblockable
The thing is these are teams that were created by you guys the viewers
I have to say at the beginning of this game I was getting rather confident a little bit cocky maybe I thought I was getting some good dice rolls I was getting characters out I was getting down I'm like he's at 20 and I'm at like 13 already I know wasn't look good for you but you came back you really did
Luke please just clarify to people that sometimes when we play this game I actually win

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Plays quickly
Can be learned and played in one take
Potential for interesting strategic decisions

Cons

Mistakes can be made, especially in a no-stop format
Leaving oneself defenseless can be detrimental

Thematic elements

Marvel characters

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Action dice — Dice are used to acquire cards (characters and gambits) from a common pool.
character abilities — Characters have unique abilities that trigger when fielded or attacking, such as dealing extra damage or forcing rerolls.
Combat — Players attack each other directly or target characters. Defense and blocking are used to mitigate damage.
Dice Rolling — Players draw dice from a bag, roll them, and use the results for energy or character abilities. Rerolling dice is also a common action.
global abilities — Some abilities can be activated by any player, often by spending energy, affecting the game state for everyone.
Life points — Players have life points, and the game ends when one player's life points reach zero.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I'm a little bit nervous about it to be honest. There's a chance we might make some mistakes. So, keep your eyes open.
You know what though? the character I most want to have. I will consider this a personal win as long as I can get one Punisher into my hand.
I'm just happy to have removed I shouldn't have said that.
Wow. Wow. That was a power roll.
I can't believe it. Who are we kidding? Of course, I can believe it. Good game, Luke. Well done.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Strategic team building and customization.
Engaging dice-building mechanic.
Fun character interactions and abilities.
Can be a quick match.
Portable for on-the-go play.

Cons

Potential for card warping out of the package.
Some rare cards can feel very strong.
Initial complexity of deck/dice building concept for new players.

Thematic elements

Marvel Superheroes

Comparison games

Quarriors
Magic the Gathering

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Action dice — Basic action dice (e.g., Gear Up, Power Bolt, Invulnerability, Focus) are used to acquire other dice or perform actions.
Area Control — Players field dice to attack and defend, aiming to reduce the opponent's life total.
Dice Drafting — Players use energy acquired from dice rolls to purchase additional dice from a common pool.
Dice Rolling — Players roll dice at the start of their turn to determine available actions and resources.
global abilities — Certain cards have global abilities that can affect all players or trigger under specific conditions.
Set Collection — Players build their dice pool by acquiring specific character dice to form strategic teams.

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Marvel Dice Masters is just warriors with a different face?
No I I don't think it is it certainly shares some similarities there's very cool uh dice with you know custom faces and there's energy and that sort of thing but in terms of the gameplay you're building your own team that you're bringing to the table you're attacking and defending and you have to make choices about who's going to attack who's going to hang back and that sort of thing.
aside from the fact that they share you know the the same type of dice where half of it's energy and half of it's your your creature or your character um and the fact that you're you know you're playing the same sort of uh dice building or deck building element where you start out with basic Dice and you end up building and adding additional things to it aside from those two similarities uh the games are very different I mean this is a dueling game it's a head-to-head one V1 and it's all about damaging the other player you know in a like a dueling Magic the Gathering style card game almost.
you're effectively almost culling them from your bag when they're just sitting there in the lines it's kind of nice to get the uh the real dice early on.
It's interesting thought to like almost wanting your Sidekicks to get knocked out so you can roll those higher energy rolls so it's like almost do I want to you know do I want to give you that free knockout on your guy or do I want to let you score a victory point to make your dice pool smaller but yes score damage.
The Black Widow problem I'm calling it a problem I think I kind of agree.
It's funny I probably take it for granted a bit because deck building seems so so second nature but if you're approaching for the first time you're buying cards that you I don't get to have right away I discard them as soon as I buy them well why do I want to buy them if they're going right in my discard pile this is weird.
I'd love to go to Essen but that's unfortunately that's as far as I can put it in my schedule right now.
My wife would kill me if I tried to go to Essen and fit that into my schedule.
It's not watch it played unless we've made a mistake.

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Well, that's everything you need to know in order to start playing this beginner game.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

The game is fast-paced and can be made even quicker with basic teams.
Characters have unique and impactful abilities.
The playmat is functional and helpful for gameplay.
Dice bags are durable (Tyvek material).

Cons

The prototype playmat's edges curl.
The effectiveness of combined character teams can be a point of worry.

Thematic elements

superheroes

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Action cards — Basic action cards like Hulk Smash and Invulnerability provide special abilities or modify combat.
character fielding — Players field character dice, which have abilities that trigger when fielded, attacking, or blocking.
Combat — Characters attack and block, dealing damage that can knock out opposing dice or characters.
Dice Drafting — Players draw and roll dice from their bags, with abilities like Gambit's allowing players to draw two and choose one.
Dice Rolling — The core mechanic involves rolling dice representing characters and actions.
global abilities — Some dice and action cards have global abilities that can be activated by any player under certain conditions, often by spending a resource like a fist.
player vs player — The game involves direct competition between players, aiming to reduce the opponent's life total.

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hi everyone welcome back to watch it played
we're going to be starting our full playthrough of Marvel Dice Masters but I thought we should have one episode where I share with you the teams we're going to be using
we thought it might be fun for this playthrough to just pick our favorite characters mash them together and see what happens
this is something that's going to be available in the future future
the final version will be a 24in x 13in durable neoprene
the mat has a suggested retail price of $19.99 and it's planned for release in May of 2014
these are basic teams the difference between a basic team and a tournament team is that you use two less characters five less Dice and you start with 15 life instead of 20
I'm actually a little bit worried those all sound really good
what self-respecting Canadian isn't going to put the greatest Canadian Marvel Superhero on his team
if you have any questions at all don't hesitate to put them in the comments below
we're going to be starting our playthrough of Marvel Dice Masters and we'll find out who brought the better team to the table

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positive

Pros

none

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none

Thematic elements

Marvel

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

active character — Character die is in the field, including the attack zone.
basic actions — Two basic actions are chosen and remain hidden until play. If both players pick the same, they are both put into play.
capture die — An opposing die is placed underneath the capturing die and is not considered in play. It is returned to its origin when the turn ends or the capturing die is knocked out.
copy stats and abilities — Rogue copies an opponent's fielded character's stats and abilities, including burst effects and card effects.
field the die — Resolves when a die is moved from the reserve into the field.
prevent action — All effects related to the action are canceled and cannot be reacted to. Costs paid are not refunded.
redirect damage — Allows assigning damage to a new target, even one not initially targetable.
reduce level — A character's level can be reduced by one when it ends the attack step engaged in combat, but never below one or above three.
reroll — A die is rerolled and stays in the same zone unless no longer allowed there, in which case it moves to reserve.
spin up level — Turning a die face to a higher level.
take control — Player takes control of an opponent's character die, placing it on top of the controlling die. The controlled die can no longer be used to attack or defend specifically.
Team building — Choosing non-basic action cards and assigning dice to them for basic and tournament play.

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if an effect occurs when a character is active it will only resolve once even if there are multiple active copies of the die
if an effect occurs when you feel the Dy this only resolves when you move the Dy from the reserve into the field
if two players have a timing conflict maybe they both have an effect they want to resolve at the same time then the active player the player whose turn it currently is gets to resolve their effect first
when a diey is captured you place it underneath of the Dy used to capture it and it is not considered in play for gameplay purposes
a character's level can never be reduced below one or above three
I can't have two Wolverines I'd have to pick just one

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neutral

Pros

none

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none

Thematic elements

Marvel characters

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

card text interpretation — The host clarifies a specific rule interpretation error regarding the Nightcrawler card's effect on blocking and damage assignment.

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Quotes (from this video)

thank you to the people who noticed and asked questions about this card so that we could clarify it
hopefully now you'll avoid that mistake in your own games

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positive

Pros

customized playmats were created and sent
playmats have different zones for playing the game including a life tracker
playmat artwork is uncluttered
two playmats were sent, one for Luke

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Marvel characters

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none

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hi everyone welcome back to watch it played
so we're going to have the next TBL talk episode releasing talking about crowdfunding for media projects like this we also have the third episode of the boss monster gam playay and at the end of this video we're going to announce which game we're featuring next so stick around for that
so I want to start with this tube here this came from Brett Kelo let me open it up here and I'll show you what's inside
these mats were sent from Inplay mats.com this company lets you upload images to be printed on a variety of different gaming products including dice bags card sleeves and as you can see playmats
at least now when I lose I'll be losing in style thanks a lot Brett that was that was really really cool and especially thrown in the second one for Luke that was that was really kind
happy Springtime May the god of thunder only manifest in cardboard and spare Pei best wishes Daniel
Daniel Hoffman has sent us I think a gift every year uh the the last one he sent us I think was primordial soup in fact I just had that game out maybe 2 3 weeks ago and was playing it
I don't know how to pronounce it Daniel was this a trick to make me look silly on camera
nil is a Cooperative game where players are taking on the roles of gods from Norse mythology you'll be facing various enemies these will cause detrimental effects that you must prevent and overcome
the game that he sent us was pandemic the new addition of it uh I had the older edition but the new expansions aren't compatible with the old Edition and he sent us the expansions as well along with one other thing in this box which I'll get to in just a moment
he actually was taught the game by Zev from zman games who publishes uh this product and uh he's learned it he taught it at the con and he's offered me that if I have any rules questions I can contact him
Andrew thanks again so much for these gifts it doesn't seem quite adequate saying just thank you over and over again but um I I want you to know it's very humbling to receive packages like these from our viewers and uh you can be sure that these games will be hitting our table and creating opportunities for me and my family and my friends to enjoy time together which is really what gaming is all about and I just so appreciate that people like yourselves help make that happen for me as well it's really really kind
this is the trick-taking game wizard
well guess what Andrew she is going to enjoy it because wizard is perhaps her favorite trick-taking game this one we play all the time with her in-law as we play it ourselves you couldn't have perceived any better what kind of game she would like
this is uh dead of winter the new game they'll be releasing soon from plat Hat games
it's not going out yet if you've pre-ordered the game um they are working on getting it out as soon as possible there has been some delays this is one that they uh specifically air shipped over so that I could start working on the instructional video for you guys
it was a wonderful opportunity to go to the cool Min or not Expo and to be away for a couple of days to do that but it's also great to be back and working on more videos and content for you guys
until the next episode thanks for watching

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Fits the Spider-Man theme well
Accessible entry point for superhero fans

Cons

Mechanics may feel generic to veteran Euro gamers

Thematic elements

Superhero action and city-wide threats
Spider-Man universe

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card Drafting — Players use cards to perform actions and advance a mission narrative.
card-driven / action drafting — Players use cards to perform actions and advance a mission narrative.

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Matt Leacock did indeed design Thunderbirds, the game.
Susan McKinley Ross did indeed design Quirk.
Daryl Andrews I thought maybe Daryl designed the Titanic game.
Kia did The Amazing Spider-Man game.
it's just a game it's just a game
holy crow too good to believe

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mixed

Pros

IP-driven appeal and quick two-player play
variety of dice and characters

Cons

rules can be convoluted
booster packs introduce uncertain value

Thematic elements

dueling heroes with dice-based combat
Marvel Comics Universe
casual, quick-play skirmish with IP flavor

Comparison games

Blood Rage
Rising Sun

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Dice Drafting — roll and draft dice to gain resources
dice drafting/rolling — roll and draft dice to gain resources
dice pool/collection — build a pool of character dice to activate effects
two-player head-to-head — combat against an opponent using built characters

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chaos in the old world feels a little bit dated
it's marvel dice masters
we hired a cultural consultant for this one who turned out actually to be a kiwi farmer from australia
blood rage is still a fantastic fun game
this game's very very easy to play very easy to teach
i am a little bit concerned about the pillaging aspect

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