Welcome to our recap! The annual FFG InFlight stream kicked off at 1PM ET on November 22, 2025 live at PAX Unplugged, and we’re here to give you all of the details.

Where to watch the FFG 2025 InFlight Stream

Jim Cartwright (Current Head of FFG) opens the 2025 FFG InFlight Report at PAX Unplugged, calling it the “new home for InFlight Report going forward.” In other words, it’s fully confirmed that FFG is not doing InFlights at Gen Con anymore.

Wesley Mouri (Brand Ambassador) takes over as host as Cartwright leaves the stage.

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Arkham Horror: The Card Game Is First Up

Mouri recaps the Arkham Horror: The Card Game Chapter 2 Core Set announcement, as AH LCG designer Duke Harrist takes the stage.

To kick things off, Daniella Reyes, Dexter Drake, and Trish Scarborough are all fully confirmed as Chapter 2 Core Set investigators, joining the previously announced Joe Diamond and Isabelle Barnes.

Mouri reiterates that there will be “four SKUs released per year” for AH LCG, including “deckbuilding experiences, campaign boxes, and scenario packs.”

Harrist explains that “evergreen investigator decks” are coming to Arkham Horror and will “remain in print.”

These investigators will include Tommy Muldoon, Carolyn Fern, Marie Lambeau, Miguel De La Cruz, and Andre Patel.

The summer of 2026 will host Children of Blood, a three-scenario product, as well as the scenario pack Traces of Nowhere, by the end of the year.

A full 2026 release timeline/roadmap for AH LCG was provided by FFG.

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Arkham Gamegenic Accessories

CEO/Head of Gamegenic Adrian Alonso retakes the stage this year to talk Gamegenic products for AH LCG.

New Arkham Horror Chapter 2 products are coming, and are “redesigned” for the “mood of the game” compared to the prior investigator deckboxes. A new SKU will include a box with the Arkham Horror logo, and there’s a tease for “a lot” more products coming for Arkham Horror.

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Marvel Champions Is The Second Game Up

Josh Beppler takes the stage. Beppler joined FFG “just a few months ago” as the marketing manager for living card games. Mouri notes that there will be “more updates” on products as a whole going forward at the company.

Beppler recaps the Synthezoid Smackdown pack coming in December, and that it is “at the show to check out” ahead of the early December release.

The next rules reference with a “beta environment” will come in mid-December. That’s it for Marvel in 2025.

For 2026, Mouri recaps the Wonder Man and Hercules pack announcements, and teases what’s next.

Two new heroes (Daredevil and Echo) and “three more villains to fight against” will arrive in Fear No Evil.

_{Note – After the presentation, FFG Community Manager Olivia Sheppard confirmed on the Marvel Champions Discord that Fear No Evil will feature five scenarios – “Just so everyone knows, there was a small mix up during the presentation. Fear no evil will have the normal amount of villains as our previous expansions.”}

Jessica Jones and Luke Cage hero packs are confirmed to release after.

Shadowland (featuring The Hand) is the next scenario pack after the prior two hero packs.

Elektra and Iron Fist will join as hero packs after, and a full roadmap for 2026 was provided for Marvel Champions.

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With The LCG Portion Over, Twilight Imperium And Star Wars Are Next

In classic video game trade show fashion, existing products (Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game’s Mandalorian and Twilight Imperium: Thunder’s Edge) are shown off again.

Also, a “new expansion” for Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game is confirmed for the summer of 2026

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Board Games Are In Again

Caitlyn McGrath takes the stage to talk about board games.

Cthulu Death May Die and Zombicide are joining the FFG family.

The Cthulu Death May Die pledge manager will be reopened with new pledges. FFG will be handling “shipping” and other campaign elements going forward.

Summer of 2026 will see the release of a Squid Game Zombicide expansion. That year, we’ll also be getting Zombicide: Dead Men Tales, a brand new core box.

FFG is now doing something called a “Vault Series,” running “case by case” crowdfunding for “out of print and hard to find games.”

These Vault Series re-releases may have “updated art and graphic design,” but will not fundamentally change the core of the games. A rules specialist will also be looking at the rulebooks for potential changes.

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Star Wars Unlimited Expectedly Closes Out The Show

Some stats are thrown out for the 2025 Galactic Championship. 2026 dates are reconfirmed.

A Lawless Time is confirmed for March 13, 2026.

Designer John Leo takes the stage to talk about the set, and the “risk/reward opportunities” and rulebreaking mechanics of A Lawless Time. “I pitched this set from cradle to grave, this has been my baby” – Leo.

Cards for the set are shown off, which you can view in the gallery below.

With the release of A Lawless Time, FFG will be updating booster packs using community feedback – with more details to come in December.

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Gamegenic Returns For A Final Harrah

CEO/Head of Gamegenic, Adrian Alonso, returns to the stage to discuss SWU products for A Lawless Time.

Following the Gamegenic reveal, FFG provided an updated timeline for SWU. Four new Twin Suns preconstructed decks are coming in the spring. Asajj Ventress and Count Dooku – Darth Maul and Savage Opress – Annakin and Padme – Ahsoka Tano and Rex.

In the fall of 2026, a mini set called Star Wars Unlimited: Icons will launch. It will return to core game mechanics, serve as an entry point for new players, and feature some of the most iconic characters and ships.

That’s it! See you next year at PAX Unplugged 2026.

“Welcome to a new round of Marvel Champions Weekly One-Shots! Each week, we’ll be posting a new challenge for fans of the game to test their skills against.” – Olivia S. – FFG Community Manager

Link To 2024’s Weekly Challenges

Challenge 1 – October 20, 2025 (Instagram)

Our first challenge this time around is “Irresistible Charm”: Defeat the Enchantress scenario as any hero(es).

After setup, place 5 charm counters on the Enchantment card in each player’s play area.

Expansions needed for this challenge: 

• Trickster Takeover Scenario Pack 

Challenge 2 – October 27, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Strength in Diversity”: Defeat any scenario as any hero(es).

For this scenario, each player must adhere to the following deckbuilding restriction: no two allies in your deck can have any of the same printed traits, including identity-specific allies.

Expansions needed for this challenge: 

• Any

Challenge 3 – November 3, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “The Futurist”: Defeat the Iron Man leader as any hero(es).

During this scenario, whenever a Tech attachment is revealed, deal 2 indirect damage to each player, and whenever the Stark Tower side scheme is defeated, deal it to the first player as a facedown encounter card.

Expansions needed for this challenge: 

• Civil War

Challenge 4 – November 10, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “He Can Do This All Day”: Defeat the Captain America leader as any hero(es).

During this scenario, after Cap’s Shield is attached to a hero, that hero’s player must choose either heal 6 damage from Captain America or Captain America attacks their hero.

Expansions needed for this challenge: 

• Civil War

Challenge 5 – November 17, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Infamous Antiheroes”: Defeat the Hood scenario as any hero(es). All 7 modular encounter sets used for this scenario must be Thunderbolt modular sets (see below for a list of legal encounter sets).

During this scenario, all Thunderbolt minions lose the Victory keyword. Thunderbolt modular sets: Gravitational Pull, Hard Sound, Pale Little Spider, Power of the Atom, Supersonic, The Leaper, Extreme Risk, Growing Strong, Techno, and Whiteout

Expansions needed for this challenge: 

• The Hood Scenario Pack
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• At least one of the following: Black Panther Hero Pack, Silk Hero Pack, Falcon Hero Pack, Winter Soldier Hero Pack

Challenge 6 – November 24, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Stealth Mission”: Defeat the Batroc scenario as any hero(es) using modular encounter sets that have at least 2 minions each.

During this scenario, each minion gains the vulnerable keyword and the text: “When Defeated: The players lose the game.”

Expansions needed for this challenge:

• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Challenge 7 – December 2, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Xavier’s Final Exam”: Defeat the Mansion Attack scenario as any hero(es).

During this scenario, there is no ally limit, and only allies can attack the villain or thwart the main scheme.

Expansions needed for this challenge:

• Mutant Genesis

Challenge 8 – December 9, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Unstoppable Momentum”: Defeat the Juggernaut scenario as any hero(es).

During this scenario, momentum counters cannot be removed from Juggernaut.

Expansions needed for this challenge:

• NeXt Evolution

Challenge 9 – December 15, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Tag Team”: Defeat Unus using only heroes that have at least one identity-specific ally. After setup, each player finds their identity-specific ally and puts it into play.

For this scenario, identity-specific allies do not take consequential damage, and if one of those allies ever leaves play, the players lose the game.

Expansions needed for this challenge:

• Age of Apocalypse

Challenge 10 – December 22, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Keep Them in the Air”: Defeat the Baron Zemo villain. One player must use the Maria Hill hero and include each of the following cards in their deck: The Circe, The Bellerophon, The Douglass, and The Pericles.

At the end of setup, the Maria Hill player searches their deck and discard pile for each S.H.I.E.L.D. support with a printed cost of 6 and puts them into play. During this scenario, if any of those supports ever leaves play, the players lose the game.

Expansions needed for this challenge:

• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Challenge 11 – December 29, 2025 (Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Mojo’s Major Movie Mayhem”: Defeat the Mojo scenario as any hero(es).

After setup, search the encounter deck for Major Domo and reveal him. During this scenario, Major Domo gains permanent and loses his Hero Action ability.

Expansions needed for this challenge:

• MojoMania Scenario Pack

Welcome to our recap! The annual FFG InFlight stream kicked off at 11AM ET on August 1, 2024 live at Gen Con, and we’re here to give you all of the details.

Where to watch the FFG 2024 InFlight Stream

FFG VP of Strategy Jim Cartwright kicks off the stream, and muses about how the last time FFG had an on-stage live InFlight report was in 2019. Cartwright mentions that it’s the 5-year anniversary of Marvel Champions, and has a video prepared.

Marvel Champions is getting an Agents of Shield expansion

“You want to know what the next thing is?” Cartwright shows off the Agents of Shield trailer, and says that social will have more details in the future. “It is not going anywhere,” says Cartwright, regarding Marvel Champions’ future as a game line.

No cards or further details were revealed, including any hint of what the following wave will be comprised of.

We’re now moving to Arkham Horror, which is getting a Cthulhu box

“This game is also going to continue for the foreseeable future,” Cartwright notes regarding Arkham Horror LCG, and a Midwinter Gala character emerges on stage for a bit of fun.

After a short teaser, the next cycle, The Drowned City, was announced.

“Some said that Cthulhu would mark the end of the card game, this couldn’t be further from the truth. When the campaign is over, Arkham will never truly be the same” – Cartwright

“Early 2025” is the projected release date for The Drowned City.

A Twilight Imperium project was teased

Cartwright teases that Twilight Imperium has a project that has been “in the works for a few years” and is “a little bit heavier than a codex.” A small teaser planet was shown.

Star Wars The Deckbuilding Game will continue on for “the foreseeable future”

Speaking on Star Wars The Deckbuilding Game:

“Originally when we brought this game out we thought it would be a great one-off experience…the reception to it and the clamoring from the fans…is that we couldn’t stop with just a single product. We’ve made this for a full line for the foreseeable future, we have a team on this.” – Cartwright

A short teaser trailer confirms the release date of August 30, 2024 for the previously announced expandalone Clone Wars expansion. “There is much more to come for Star Wars The Deckbuilding Game in the future” is how Cartwright ends this portion of the stream. The only new thing here is that there will seemingly be more expansions for this line.

Star Wars Unlimited is up, and FFG provides some Set 3 reveals

This is the moment many people were waiting for. The reprint for set 1 is reconfirmed for later this year, and set 2 will also be getting a reprint. Everyone in attendance will get a signed copy of a Grogu promo from one of the designers as they leave the show.

The new Clone Wars set is due out on November 8, 2024, and is called “Twilight of the Republic.” The name was previously revealed, but we did get some card announcements.

Gamegenic interlude

The Gamegenic head of studio Adrian Alonso is welcomed on stage for the next portion of the event. He praises FFG and Star Wars Unlimited, and talks about existing and upcoming products for it. Some products will be “evergreen,” which you can view in the gallery below.

Here are the actual new Gamegenic products coming to Star Wars Unlimited in November, below. The new line includes sleeves, soft crate deckboxes, and playmats.

“Every set that’s coming, there will be [product] available for a short amount of time. They will be available for a couple of months and will be gone because other products will show up. With evergreens they will show up forever.” – Alonso

Alonso says that everything you see above is already in production, and will hit stores at the same time.

The “one more thing” was also Star Wars Unlimited related:

Cartwright is teasing the “next three set titles” for Unlimited. They are: Jump to Lightspeed, Legends of the Force, and Secrets of Power.

Cartwight leaves the stage. That was it!

“I came up with some of them, and the game’s design team came up with the rest [of the 2024 weekly challenges].” – Peter S, FFG Marketing Manager

Link To 2025’s Weekly Challenges

Challenge 1 – July 15, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “The Ground is Lava”: Win the Mutagen Formula scenario with the Flight modular encounter set, using only heroes who have or can gain the Aerial trait. During this scenario, whenever an identity changes to alter-ego form, deal that identity 2 damage.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Green Goblin Scenario Pack (Mutagen Formula scenario) NeXt Evolution (Flight modular encounter set).

Challenge 2 – July 22, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

Today’s challenge is “Two for One”: Defeat a minion and the villain at the same time with the damage dealt by the Fastball Special event. Expansions needed for this challenge: Wolverine Hero Pack Tune in next week for more heroic challenges to face!

Expansions needed for this challenge: Wolverine Hero Pack.

Challenge 3 – July 29, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Magnets and Metal”: Defeat the Magneto villain using only heroes from the following list: Iron Man, War Machine, Ironheart, and/or SP//dr. After setup, search the encounter deck for the Seized! side scheme and reveal it.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Mutant Genesis, War Machine Hero Pack (optional), Ironheart Hero Pack (optional), SP//dr Hero Pack (optional).

Challenge 4 – August 5, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”: Defeat the Hood villain using the Acolytes, Dark Riders, Reavers, Blue Moon, Nasty Boys, Brotherhood, and Exodus modular encounter sets.

Expansions needed: The Hood Scenario Pack Mutant Genesis (Acolytes, Brotherhood modular sets) Gambit Hero Pack (Exodus modular set) Rogue Hero Pack (Reavers modular set) NeXt Evolution (Nasty Boys modular set) Age of Apocalypse (Dark Riders, Blue Moon modular sets).

Challenge 5 – August 12, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Form Flippers”: Win the En Sabah Nur scenario using any combination of the following heroes: Ant-Man, Wasp, Spectrum, Vision, Shadowcat, and/or Angel.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Age of Apocalypse Ant-Man Hero Pack (optional) Wasp Hero Pack (optional) Mat Titan’s Shadow (optional) Vision Hero Pack (optional) Mutant Genesis (optional) Angel Hero Pack (optional).

Challenge 6 – August 19, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Flower Power”: Defeat the Ronan the Accuser villain as the Groot hero. Groot must be at full health and possess the Power Stone at the end of the scenario.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Galaxy’s Most Wanted.

Challenge 7 – August 25, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Breakin’ and Takin’: Ultimate Edition”: Defeat the Rhino villain while including the following modular encounter sets: Infinity Gauntlet, Flight, Super Strength, and Telepathy.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Mad Titan’s Shadow (Infinity Gauntlet modular set), NeXt Evolution (Flight, Super Strength, Telepathy modular sets).

Challenge 8 – September 2, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Absorbing the Elements”: Defeat the Absorbing Man villain while the following characters are in play (as heroes or allies): Groot, Iceman, Rockslide, and Colossus.

Expansions needed: Galaxy’s Most Wanted (Groot hero/ally), Iceman Hero Pack (Iceman hero) or Rogue Hero Pack (Iceman ally), Cyclops Hero Pack (Rockslide ally), Mutant Genesis (Colossus hero/ally), Wolverine Hero Pack (Colossus ally), or Age of Apocalypse (Colossus ally).

Challenge 9 – September 9, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Gene Pool Party”: Defeat the Unus villain using only heroes with the ‘Pool aspect, one of whom must be Phoenix.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Phoenix Hero Pack, Age of Apocalypse, Deadpool Hero Pack (one per player).

Challenge 10 – September 16, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Need for Speed”: Attack the Speed Demon minion three times in one turn with the Quicksilver hero.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Quicksilver Hero Pack, The Hood Scenario Pack.

Challenge 11 – September 23, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

It’s time for another Marvel Champions Weekly One-Shot! This week’s challenge is “Whose Show is it Anyway?”: Defeat the Mojo villain as the Spider-Ham and/or Deadpool hero(es). During this scenario, Show environments cannot leave play (ignore their “When Revealed” effects).

Expansions needed for this challenge: Spider-Ham Hero Pack, MojoMania Scenario Pack, Deadpool Hero Pack.

Challenge 12 – September 30, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Wrath of the Mad Titan”: Defeat the Thanos villain using only Avenger and/or Guardian heroes. The final blow can only be dealt by a hero with 1 remaining hit point. After completing setup, advance the main scheme to stage 2A.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Mad Titan’s Shadow.

Challenge 13 – October 7, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Complete the Collection”: Win the Infiltrate the Museum scenario as any hero(es). During this scenario, players cannot remove cards from The Collection, and The Grand Collection main scheme no longer causes players to lose when there are 5 per player cards in The Collection.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Galaxy’s Most Wanted.

Challenge 14 – October 14, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Symbiote Smackdown”: Defeat the Venom villain with the Venom Nemesis encounter set as the modular encounter set.

Only the Venom hero, Web-Warrior heroes, or heroes with “Spider” in their title can be used. After setup, each player searches their collection for a Symbiote Suit and puts it in play under their control, then searches the encounter deck for an Enraged Symbiote and reveals it.

During this scenario, each Symbiote Suit gains permanent, and each Enraged Symbiote triggers the villain’s Forced Response when attacked.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Sinister Motives, Venom Hero Pack.

Challenge 15 – October 21, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Fickle Crowds”: Defeat MaGog as any hero(es). During this scenario, at the end of each villain phase, move 1 per player ratings counters from The Challengers to The Champion.

Expansions needed for this challenge: MojoMania Scenario Pack.

Challenge 16 – October 28, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Everyday Heroes”: Win any scenario as any hero(es) without any identities flipping to hero form (each player must stay in alter-ego form for the entire game).

Recommended expansions for this challenge: Captain America Hero Pack, Black Widow Hero Pack, Wasp Hero Pack, Cyclops Hero Pack, Gambit Hero Pack.

Challenge 17 – November 4, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Mystic Mayhem”: Defeat Ebony Maw using the Adam Warlock Nemesis and the Doctor Strange Nemesis encounter sets as modular encounter sets. Only Mystic heroes can be used for this scenario. At the end of each villain phase, first player reveals the top card of the encounter deck.

Expansions needed: The Mad Titan’s Shadow, Doctor Strange Hero Pack.

Challenge 18 – November 11, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Lock and Load”: Defeat Crossbones using the Osborn Tech, Goblin Gear, and Military Grade modular encounter sets (remove Experimental Weapons). During setup, shuffle four random Weapon cards from these modular sets together to form the Experimental Weapons deck. Shuffle the remaining cards into the encounter deck as normal. For this scenario, only heroes with Weapon or Armor identity-specific upgrades may be used.

Expansions needed for this challenge: The Rise of Red Skull (Crossbones scenario), Sinister Motives (Osborn Tech, Goblin Gear modular encounter sets), NeXt Evolution (Military Grade modular encounter set).

Challenge 19 – November 18, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Lone Wolf”: Defeat Stryfe solo as any hero with no allies in your deck (replace any identity-specific allies with aspect/basic cards). During this scenario, whenever you defeat a minion, draw 1 card.

Expansions needed for this challenge: NeXt Evolution.

Challenge 20 – November 25, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Field Study”: Defeat Dark Beast using the Temporal modular encounter set. Each player must use a hero whose alter-ego has the Genius trait. During this scenario, whenever a minion is revealed, resolve the “Special” ability on the Setting environment.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Age of Apocalypse (Dark Beast scenario), The Once and Future Kang Scenario Pack (Temporal modular encounter set).

Challenge 21 – December 2, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Battle of the Bots”: Defeat Ultron as any hero(es) using the Sentinels modular encounter set. During this scenario, Drone minions gain the Sentinel trait, and Sentinel minions gain the Drone trait.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Mutant Genesis (Sentinels modular encounter set)

Challenge 22 – December 9, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Not Easy Being Green”: Win the Risky Business scenario using only heroes from the following list: She-Hulk, Hulk, Gamora, and/or Drax. Each hero deck must use the Protection aspect for this scenario. During this scenario, if there are ever 6 per player or more infamy counters on Criminal Enterprise, the players lose the game.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Green Goblin Scenario Pack Hulk Hero Pack (optional) Gamora Hero Pack (optional) Drax Hero Pack (optional)

Challenge 23 – December 16, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “The Wreckoning”: Win the Wrecking Crew scenario as any hero(es). After setup, search each encounter deck for the following attachments and reveal them: Magic Crowbar, Ball and Chain, Distracting Taunts, and Bulldozer’s Helmet. During this scenario, each villain gains +1 SCH and +1 ATK for each defeated villain.

Expansions needed for this challenge: The Wrecking Crew Scenario Pack

Challenge 24 – December 23, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

This week’s challenge is “Absolutely Zero Tolerance”: Win the Project Wideawake scenario using the Future Past modular encounter set. Players can only use X-Men heroes for this scenario. After setup, search the encounter deck for Bastion and deal him to the first player as a facedown encounter card. At the end of each villain phase, if Bastion is in the encounter discard pile or victory display, deal him to the first player as a facedown encounter card.

Expansions needed for this challenge: Mutant Genesis

Challenge 25 – December 30, 2024 (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

Our final challenge is “Boss Rush”: Defeat the Hela, Taskmaster, and Mister Sinister scenarios, in that order. Players do not reset the game state between each scenario; instead, as soon as one scenario is won, remove all encounter cards from the game (except for Captive allies) and replace them with those of the next scenario, then resume play from the beginning of the player phase. During these scenarios, if any hero is defeated, the players lose the challenge.

Expansions needed for this challenge: The Rise of Red Skull (Taskmaster scenario), The Mad Titan’s Shadow (Hela scenario), and NeXt Evolution (Mister Sinister scenario)

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On May 24, 2023, Fantasy Flight Games held an FFG Live stream featuring Marvel Champions and Marvel DAGGER. Xander Tabler filled-in for Josh Massey as the host of FFG Live, with Marvel Champions lead designers Caleb Grace and Tony Fanchi as well as producer Molly Glover and DAGGER designer Dane Beltrami.

The full May 2023 DAGGER and Marvel Champions stream

Senior Card Game Designer Dane Beltrami joined Molly Glover and Xander Tabler to kick off the stream with Marvel DAGGER.

DAGGER unboxing images

Marvel Champions quotes from the May 2023 stream

Tony: “This is the first Marvel Champions box I got to work on as part of the Champions line. Player side schemes are a brand new type of card introduced in this expansion…all but one of them have a per-player amount [of threat] and a per-player reward…so it’s like a team effort. There’s a restriction…in a 1-2 player game there’s only one in play at a time, and in 3-4 player there’s two.”

Caleb: “For me it’s a long time coming, even before Tony was brought on board…this is something me and [Boggs] had talked about, we’re getting to the point eventually where we’re making player side schemes…it often breaks into teams, like this team is going to hold off Thanos, or this team is going to get the magic gem…player side schemes kind of represent that, like it’s our chance to keep the villain busy. Tony got excited and he came up with some really good ones.”

[Are you running out of ideas?] Caleb: “No I don’t think we’re running out of ideas. I call back to working with Michael Boggs, years ago we mapped out this long road of content, we haven’t reached the end of what we mapped out. Tony is on board and he’s coming up with ideas…this game could go indefinitely.”

Tony: “Domino was a favorite of many of my playtesters. Capturing the feeling of luck…I don’t have super-power luck! Building a character that feels like that who can cheat luck, it felt fun to get that right.”

[Are there any specific X-Force comic runs that inspired this box?] Tony: “There were a number of inspirations, I think it was Rick Remender’s run…Domino I got inspiration from her kit from her solo book written by Gail Simone…I love the relationship between her and Diamondback.”

Tony: “With the introduction of player side schemes, I wanted to have them in the campaign. There are four [later mentioned to be six] player side schemes for the campaign specifically, they can’t be used outside of the campaign. If you complete the player side scheme in the scenario, you’ll get the support in future campaign scenarios.”

Tony: “Mutant Slayers can be used in any scenario.”

Caleb: “I told Tony to put in the Nasty Boys.”

Caleb: “This is something we’re going to explore more in expert mode [Cyttorak’s Exemplar]. For people who are playing expert mode and looking for more of a challenge, you’ll occasionally find abilities like this.”

Tony: “Ive loved this game since the core set was in design, so being able to work on it now is a pleasure.”

Caleb: “Tony and I have been friends for like 7 years now, probably more. He playtested Lord of the Rings with me, so we’ve known each other for a long time.”

NeXt Evolution will have an OP kit of some sort, “similar to Mutant Genesis,” with some “changes.”

Images and spoilers from the Marvel Champions NeXT Evolution box

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What is “OP” and what is an OP kit?

OP stands for “organized play.”

For many years, FFG (Fantasy Flight Games) has been providing OP kits to cooperative and competitive games alike, with the intent of having folks gather at stores in groups to play with each other. For The Lord of the Rings LCG and Arkham Horror LCG, these OP kits typically came with a scenario. For Marvel Champions, kits come with alternative hero cards (and/or player/villain cards).

Counting the launch kit and this Mutant Genesis kit, there have been four total OP kits for Marvel Champions so far, and one divider release.

We have a full guide on Marvel Champions OP here.

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What does the Mutant Genesis OP kit look like and what does it have in it?

_{Image credit: Adrian B and Cast-Iron-Pots}

The kit is roughly $20 for stores to buy directly. The official street date for it is March 31, 2023, but some stores got them earlier. The SKU for the kit (if you want to tell your store) is MC32-38.

One total kit consists of:

• x4 mission trackers (challenge cards) – the mission trackers have the same text front and back, and are static additions to the OP kit
• 20 packs of promo cards (x2 common cards and x1 rare cards each, randomized like a CCG booster pack) – for 60 total cards per OP kit
• x8 promo dials (x4 hero X-Men dials and x4 villain Magneto dials – static additions, always included)

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What do you need to get a full set?

While OP kits come with 20 packs of promo cards, you do not necessarily need 20 packs to get a “full set.” In addition to the dials (x1, x1) and x1 challenge card, a full set requires 24 total cards (a common and rare for each hero, and commons for each villain, including all the villains in the Mansion Attack scenario).

Here’s what one “full set” consists of for the Marvel Champions Mutant Genesis OP kit (image credit – Allen L and Cast-Iron-Pots):

• x1 Challenge card (same front and back)

Dials (x2)

• x1 X-Men hero dial
• x1 Magneto villain dial

Heroes (x16)

• Shadowcat (common, rare)
• Colossus (common, rare)

• Cyclops (common, rare)
• Phoenix (common, rare)

• Wolverine (common, rare)
• Storm (common, rare)

• Gambit (common, rare)
• Rogue (common, rare)

Villains (x8)

• Sabretooth (common)
• Sentinel (common)
• Master Mold (common)
• Toad (common)
• Blob (common)
• Pyro (common)
• Avalance (common)
• Magneto (common)

All villain cards are double-sided and have stages I and II: there are no stage III promos, nor are there any rare art villain promos.

The best eBay terms to search if you don’t have a store that can get a kit

Some stores cannot get kits, and you may live in an area that doesn’t even have a game store available. In that case you’ll need to rely on the secondhand market: eBay included.

Thus far, the best search terms to find people who are selling kit items are:

• Marvel Champions Mutant Genesis promo card
• Marvel Champions Organized Play Kit Mutant Genesis

Make sure to sort these listings by “sold items” to see the current going prices! You can sort “Marvel Champions promos” by most recently-released to filter out old promo listings.

You can also watch sellers/bookmark them if they’re selling multiple kits/piecemeal items.

On March 8, 2023, Fantasy Flight Games held an FFG Live stream featuring Marvel Champions. Josh Massey returned as the host of FFG Live, with Marvel Champions lead designers Caleb Grace and Tony Fanchi commanding Rogue and Gambit to play against Magneto; from the Mutant Genesis box. Here’s a quick recap of everything that came out of that stream.

The full March 2023 Marvel Champions stream

Quotes from the March 2023 stream

No new announcements were made outside of the existence of an upcoming OP kit for the game, though an FAQ is “coming out in the near future,” (headed up by Tony), and the game is still alive and well.

“Hello everyone! Thanks for joining us for a playthrough of the Magneto Scenario! Tony and Caleb will be showing off the brand new Rogue and Gambit Hero Packs and we will be discussing OP as well! – FFG

“We know that we have not really said a lot about the future of Marvel Champions and we want to put all of your minds at ease. There have been a lot of changes inside the studio…Tony is coming on board and doing wonderful things, but because of that there were some learning curves and things like that. The game is not going anywhere. We’re going to mention something else…that’s coming out soon.” – Josh

“Tony has also made himself invaluable to the team by taking on the next iteration of the FAQ. I’ve been a little busy. People can expect that in the near future too.” – Caleb

“Magneto is a big deal. That’s the first X-Men comic I read.” – Caleb

“A tough status card is something we put in the core set…as basically tools of the trade. Maybe not every villain, but most villains will interact with these tokens in some way. I don’t know if it was a conscious choice…but Magneto, Magneto should be hard to put down. That’s as much as I can share off my memory.” – Caleb

OP (organized play) cards/materials shown off in the March 2023 stream

“We know that you have all the content for the game…we’ve created booster packs for this game. What will happen in your store, just for hanging out and participating, you’ll receive a booster pack. These will contain what we’re calling our common cards, like villains…in my case, I got Toad. Or heroes…I got Kitty Pryde. Each of these packs will have also what we’re calling rare cards, which will be that alternate art hero card.” – Josh

“Each kit is designed to support 4 players (more than 4 players means multiple kits). Kit has 1 hero dial, 1 villain dial, and 5 blind bags for each of those 4 players.

It is the 8 heroes from this wave, and the villains from Mutant Genesis. Each villain gets one card that is double-sided.” – Peter S – FFG Marketing Writer (Discord)

Clearer screens from the end of the stream

Gameplay screens from the stream