A new Marvel: Crisis Protocol core set has been announced by developer Atomic Mass Games, giving new players a fresh entry-point to the wargame with all-new miniatures - but the rules aren't changing.
Broadly speaking, the contents of this new box are similar to the old Marvel: Crisis Protocol core set. Indeed, many of the same characters are featured inside. However, they've got completely original sculpts to go with a few extra friends, not to mention foes. Everything you need to start playing (like rules, dice, tokens, and tools), but it's unclear whether you're getting the same terrain the last starter set included. Pricing hasn't been announced either, which would probably give us a good indication one way or another.
In terms of the heroes, this new core set features Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man (fighting the Venom symbiote on his base), Captain Marvel, Winter Soldier, and Black Widow laying the smack down on an Ultron bot. As for the villains, the new lineup is Ultron in a very snazzy cape, Red Skull, Crossbones, Baron Zemo, Ultron Sentries, and Doc Ock (who's conducting an experiment, because he never wastes a moment when it comes to science). If you're keeping score, most of these were included last time, but Winter Solider and the Ultron Sentries are new additions. The former isn't a redo of his last model, either.
This new Marvel: Crisis Protocol core set will launch in Fall 2023, so it's not all that far off.
"Earth’s Mightiest Core Set was an incredible opportunity for us as a studio to refresh the primary entry point for new players and help guarantee the game’s continued onward and upward growth," director of product development Will Shick says in the press release. "When we created the original
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