Vanguard Crisis Protocol

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 t...

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 ch...

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 Cr...

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.

Stephen, Anthony and Dave continued their discussions on how to build a roster, focusing this episode on choosing your Secure and Extract crises, what you should consider when you're picking your Crises, and how it can inform the rest of your roster.

Stephen, Anthony and Dave talk about how to build a roster from the ground up, model preference, themes, and strategies.

The guys discuss their experiences playing with and against the new Mighty Avengers affiliation, including Spectrum and Blue Marvel.  Afterwards, they also review the newly previewed Moondragon and Quasar.

Anthony, Dave and Stephen talk about the variety of changes to the core rules of the game, their experiences testing out the two new Crisis cards, and their thoughts on the updates to several characters including the Sentinels, Cassandra Nova, and Nick Fury, Jr. #marvel #marvelcrisisprotocol #atomicmassgames #vanguardtactics #vanguardcrisisprotocol #MCP #VCP #tabletopgames #hobby #games #miniature...

This week Anthony and Stephen talk with Dave about his experiences testing out the new Defenders (who are also 2 Avengers and 1 Crim Syn): Ronin, Echo, and Tigra (pronounced TY-gra).

Stephen talks with Anthony and Dave about his experiences with the characters and tactics cards from the second of the two new Web Warriors (mostly) boxes: Ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, and Prowler. ... ... ... ... #mcp #MarvelCrisisProtocol #Spiderman #webwarriors #miniatures #vanguardtactics #tabletopgames #boardgames #tabletopwargames #wargames #strategygames #strategy #hobby #minipaint...

Stephen shares his thoughts with Dave and Anthony on the first of the two new boxes of Web Warriors-affiliated characters coming this month after a few playtest games.

Anthony, Higgs, and Dave talk about lessons learned at NashCon, the new factions that they are all going to start playing, and finish reviewing the new Brotherhood of Mutants box by talking about Exodus and Lady Mastermind.

Stephen, Anthony, and Dave talk about Avalanche joining the Brotherhood of Mutants in Marvel Crisis Protocol, and our expectations for the NashCon MCP Teams and Singles events.

In this episode, Anthony is back with Stephen and Dave to discuss several of the characters that changed in the May 2025 card update pack including Colossus, Magik, Bullseye, Carnage and others.  The guys talk about their personal experiences with these revised characters, what they think works and doesn't work and how the characters play after this round of updates.

Anthony is out on paternity leave, so Stephen Higgs and Dave talk about Phoenix and Phoenix Unleashed, one of the latest models and game pieces for Marvel: Crisis Protocol.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Vanguard Crisis Protocol - a Marvel: Crisis Protocol podcast.  We are Anthony, Dave, and Stephen.  We are all huge fans and competitive players of the Marvel: Crisis Protocol tabletop miniatures game.  We're here to talk about all aspects of this amazing game while emphasizing the same ethos of sportsmanship and fair play that you may already know well if you're...