Strictly the Worst Guild Ball Podcast

This week we talk about the recent character updates + the latest Brotherhood spoilers Recorded 5/23/25 Join the waitlist for Second Wind - https://secondwindchicago.com Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

In this episode we talk all things Squad Goals 2025. Recorded 5/9/25 Join the waitlist for Second Wind - https://secondwindchicago.com Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

In this episode we discuss the New Crisis Cards and play a goofy "game". Recorded 3/14/25 Come join us at Squad Goals 2025 - https://www.squadgoalsmcp.com Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about our experiences at LVO 2025 and get sidetracked to argue about 6+ point models. Recorded 1/27/25 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we play back of the box, talk about the concept of playstyle in MCP, discuss Midnight Sons roster variations, and play back of the box. Recorded 11/25/24 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we're joined by Second Wind 6 winner Erek Wong to talk about his experience at the event. Recorded 10/25/24 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about Nate and Vince's experiences at this years CarlCon, play back of the box, and talk a lot about Dracula and friends. Recorded 9/23/24 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm  

This week we talk about Apocalypse, have feelings about new Asgard models and play back of the box. Recorded 8/18/24 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This episode we discuss Namor, Pat's ideal faction, and tournament head space. Recorded 6/?/24 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about grand tournaments, Squad Goals, and newly spoiled models. Recorded 6/2/24 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about GTs + MCP worlds, roster building for team events, and Pat is bad at game shows. Second Wind tickets soon at www.secondwindchicago.com Recorded 5/5/24 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

In this episode we discuss Adepticon. How we did and what was spoiled at the con. Come to Squad Goals! Squad Goals is a 3 person team MCP event in Chicago May 18th-19th 2024. Details and tickets at https://www.squadgoalsmcp.com Recorded 3/29/24 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

Come to Squad Goals! Squad Goals is a 3 person team MCP event in Chicago May 18th-19th 2024. Details and tickets at https://www.squadgoalsmcp.com This week we discucss the CGR changes, play back of the box, and talk about all the new X-Men models. Recorded 2/11/24 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about what Alex and Pat have been playing. Recorded 1/12/23 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

Recorded 12/21/23 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about timelines, play back of the box, and talk about Cyclops/X-Men/Ultron a bit Recorded 11/26/23 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we're joined by special guest Zach Cohen, winner of Second Wind 5. We talk about his list and experience at the event and make him play a series of guessing games. Recorded 10/27/23 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

The annual pre Second Wind episode. We talk about the lists Nate and Botts are playing in the event, play back of the box, and draft models we think will be most popular in Second Wind rosters. As is tradition for live episodes, Pat's audio is pretty scuffed, sorry.  Recorded 10/20/23 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about the updated models from ministravaganza. Next time we'll talk about the new models. Recorded 9/18/23 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we make a very serious tier list, complain about cuts + timelines, play back of the box, and discuss internal faction balance. Make your own Vince Youtube core box thumbnail tierlist at https://tiermaker.com/create/vinces-new-mcp-core-box-thumbnail-tier-list-15167029 Recorded 8/28/23 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about Pat's criminal syndicate adventures, play back of the box, and Nate has feelings about power creep. Recorded 7/30/23 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about the recent banned + restricted list changes. Recorded 7/10/23 Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week, it's just goofs. Acquire Alfredo's widgets @ https://www.museonstore.com/products/size3tacotruck-widget-set-for-marvel-crisis-protocol?ref=SIZE3TACOS Recorded 6/11/23

Watch the video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuLQKT_Z1-o The much maligned A-force affiliation is sitting a top the Longshanks ranking. Vince interviewed Kurtis the man responsible for this very exciting development.   Kurtis' A-Force/Hydra List  Characters: (10) Doctor Voodoo (Jericho Drumm) Threat: 4 Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) Threat: 3  ---Red Skull, Master of Hydra (Johann Schmidt) Threat: 5  Winter Soldier (James "Bucky" Barnes) Threat: 3  Black Cat (Felica Hardy) Threat: 3  Domino (Neena Thurman) Threat: 3  Okoye (Okoye) Threat: 2  ---She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) Threat: 6  Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) Threat: 4  Beta Ray Bill (Bill) Threat: 4    Tactics: (10) Sacrifice Advanced R&D Sleeper Agent Stalwart Determination Eyes on the Prize Recalibration Matrix Fall Back No Matter the Cost Marked for Death Mission Objective   Secure Crisis: (3) Demons Downtown! Has Our Comeuppance Come Due? (Threat: 19) Gamma Wave Sweeps Across Midwest (Threat: 15) Super-Powered Scoundrels Form Sinister Syndicate! (Threat: 20)   Extract Crisis: (3) Skrulls Infiltrate World Leadership (Threat: 20)  Fear Grips World As "Worthy" Terrorize Cities (Threat: 18) Research Station Attacked! (Threat: 15)  

  This week we talk about the metagame and the concept of opening theory in MCP. Recorded 5/7/23 Second Wind is sold out, find out more and join the waitlist at https://www.secondwindchicago.com Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

Second Wind tickets go on sale 4/10/23, find out more at https://www.secondwindchicago.com This week we talk about everything that happened at Adepticon 2023. Recorded 3/31/23 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

Note: The audio quality is a bit of a mess on this one, sorry. Should be back to normal for our post Adepticon episode next week. This week we talk about day 1 of Adepticon, Vince reports on the happenings of the rules forum, and the gang decides on a new affiliation for Pat. Recorded 3/24/23 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about new releases, Psylocke + Emma Frost, play Pat's least favorite game show segment, talk about Adepticon Rosters, and complain about X-Men complaining. Recorded 3/12/23 Join our discord and tell Pat what to play instead of Asguad or tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about everything that happened at LVO (you may have heard that Vince won. Because he did. And he's very proud). Recorded 1/5/23 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week Pat outsources his LVO list building to Nate, complains about A-Force, and learns he has been playing Nate's Asguard list wrong the whole time.  Recorded 1/8/23 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we discuss the newly updated crisis cards, Nate's recent event experience with the new crises, plus Logan, The Wolverine, and Rhino. Recorded 12/18/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we discuss the Malekith changes and the impact they'll have on the meta moving forward. Recorded 12/3/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about the event Vince and Pat recently went to, play back of the box, and share our early takes on the Weapon-X tactics cards. Recorded 10/13/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we have a special guest on to talk about Second Wind. We talk about Nate's list and games throughout the event as well as Vince's games and Malekith experience.  Recorded 10/23/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week Pat and Vince talk about their recent tournament experience, a bunch of Vince goofs, and how bad models might actually be good. Recorded 10/14/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we discuss the different aspects of invitaional events in MCP, play back of the box, and have our episode cut short by technical gremlins.  Recorded 9/23/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about sportsmanship in MCP and tabletop gaming. And also a lot of frisbee chat, which I've since learned is also called flatball which is an incredibly good name. Recorded 8/26/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about all things Malekith plus some bonus Winter Guard discussion and Field Dressing thoughts. Recorded 8/12/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we discuss all the new cards revealed at Minishieldaganza (AKA why Vince is so happy). Recorded 7/19/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we discuss tactics card rotation coming to MCP, the new banned + restricted list, and our thoughts on winners and losers from the changes.  Recorded 6/24/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we take a look back at the November errata and disuss the changes now that we've been playing with them for 6 months.  Recorded 5/8/22 Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week Vince shares his experiences with SHIELD. Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about our experiences at this year's Adepticon (spoiler alert: We're the laser tag champions of the universe)   Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we are doing our very first video episode of Alfredo's Size 3 Taco Truck. We are giving you our hot takes on MCP while eating hotter and hotter wings. Video HERE

This week we talk about negative play experiences, X-23's compartative damage output, and SHIELD tactics.   Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we workshop an A-Force / Wakanda roster for Pat. Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

Nate went to LVO and finished 3rd playing Guardians, so we talk about trends in Web Warriors and the popularity of Doctor Voodoo Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week we talk about how to prepare for tournaments and adjust your roster to best deal with the problem affiliations in the current meta.  Join our discord and tell us why we're wrong at - https://discord.gg/FNVVvfzucm

This week, we work through a single-elim bracket of all 105 models to scientifically determine the single best model in all of MCP.   Spoilers Below: You can see the finished bracket at https://challonge.com/xrrqx929

This week we talk about the rules update now that all of the cards have been revealed as well as the impacts of the update Banned / restricted list.

This week we share our thoughts on what we've seen so far of the updated model cards and how we think the changes will impact the game in the future.