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A podcast about the fantasy flight series of cooperative living card games, Marvel Champions, Ahrkham Horror and Lord of the Rings

James, Michael, Simon and Will


    • May 9, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 53 EPISODES


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    Episode 34: Game Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024


    Join James Mike and Will to hear what makes us play games, how we find time to play and how we get others to play with us.

    Surveillance Team 11 – Triage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024


    Thanks to the lovely folks over at FFG we’ve been given another spoiler card! This time the card is for Marvel Champions, from the upcoming Age of Apocalypse expansion, we present Triage! if you disagree with our views on the card or just want to chat, click here to head over to our discord

    Episode 33: You’ll pay for that

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024


    Join us once again for episode 33 as we discuss the resource mechanics, the abstract nature of resources in the 3 LCGs and Steward of Gondor.

    Episode 32: let the feast begin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023


    With two hosts having to drop out last-minute, James and Will thought they’d take a look at the cards previewed so far for the Feast of Hemlock Vale. See the full list of spoilers, past and upcoming on FFG’s website: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2023/11/6/spoiling-for-hemlock/ You can listen to our spoiler episode where we went into detail on 2Continue reading "Episode 32: let the feast begin"

    Surveillance Team 10 – Speak to the Dead and Blackmail File

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023


    Its spoiler season for Arkham Horror the card game and FFG have very kindly provided us with two cards to spoil, check out the episode to hear our thoughts on the cards and scroll down past the spoiler break to see the good stuff! Michael has very helpfuly put together a graph to help workContinue reading "Surveillance Team 10 – Speak to the Dead and Blackmail File"

    Episode 31: To me! O my kinsfolk!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023


    In our latest episode we discuss organised play – what makes a good OP event and what would be our perfect OP event. Join our Discord community here

    Episode 30: Power Within

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023


    Join us in episode 30 where we run down the Power Rankings for the Mad Titan's Shadow and Sinister Motives waves of Marvel Champions Wave 4 power rankings Wave 5 power rankings

    Surveillance Team 9: Feral ally

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023


    Spoiler Time! FFG have very kindly provided us with a spoiler for the NeXt Evolution expansion for Marvel Champions! Feral will be a part of the Domino hero pre-con and we think she looks pretty good. Dont forget, theres still time to vote in our power rankings for waves 4 and 5 of Marvel Champions.Continue reading "Surveillance Team 9: Feral ally"

    Episode 29: Infighting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023


    Join us in epiaode 29 where we discuss infighting in the coop-etetive scenarios avaliable for the coop living card games

    Episode 28: Deep One Assault

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023


    Join us in our latest episode where we discuss the lack of news, followed by our main topic on the Arkham Horror LCG Iron Man concept along side analysis of our own Iron man (or should that be War Machine) of the Innsmouth Conspiracy cycle.

    assault war machine deep one innsmouth conspiracy
    Episode 27: Director’s Directions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023


    This episode the Card Game Cooperative are joined by Marvel Chamipons designer Tony Fanchi to talk Mojo Mania!

    Episode 26: The Face

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022


    Join us as we catch up with LCG Community Legend Ian Martin, creator of The First Age expansion for Lord of the Rings, and the newest Arkham Horror Scenario: Fortune & Folly. You can find us on twitter here. You can find us on facebook here. You can join us on discord here. You canContinue reading "Episode 26: The Face"

    Shadow of the Past: Fortune and Folly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022


    Join us for this special bumper edition of Shadow of the Past where we look at the new Arkham Horror LCG scenario Fortune and Folly, released for Arkham Nights 2022. The beginning of the episode is spoiler free and a spoiler warning is given before we move into any specifics that haven’t already been announcedContinue reading "Shadow of the Past: Fortune and Folly"

    Episode 25: White Tower Watchmen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022


    Join us in episode 25 where we discuss the news, announce a winner for our Lord of the Rings LCG promo card giveaway and discuss our favourite spheres/aspects/classes from the LCGs. If you want to talk to us about your favourite sphere/aspect/class you can find us on Twitter here, Facebook here and join us onContinue reading "Episode 25: White Tower Watchmen"

    Episode 24: Versatile

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022


    Join us in episode 24 where we talk about Deck size. Big decks, small decks and everything in between all decks are welcome as long as they’re part of a Living card game! If you want to talk about how big your deck is, or you want to tell us why our opinions are wrong,Continue reading "Episode 24: Versatile"

    Episode 23: Stand Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022


    Join James, Michael and Will as they could together in our latest episode to discuss the massive multiplayer aspects of the LCG’s we know and love. Find us on Twitter. Check us out on Facebook. Join our Discord

    Lore of the Rings – Journey along the Anduin (core set part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022


    This is the second episode in our Lore of the Rings series with our friends at Critical Encounters podcast! In this episode we take a deeper look at the lore and the cards in the second quest from the LOTR LCG core set – Journey along the Anduin. If you’d like to join us toContinue reading "Lore of the Rings – Journey along the Anduin (core set part 2)"

    Shadow of the Past: Escape from Mount Gram

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022


    Join Michael and James for the latest episode in our Shadow of the Past series as they take a deep delve into Escape from Mount Gram from the Angmar Awakened cycle of LOTR LCG If you like talking about LCGs you can come and join us on our Discord server to find out more aboutContinue reading "Shadow of the Past: Escape from Mount Gram"

    Surveillance Team 8 – Pinpoint ally

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022


    Join us for another Surveillance tem episode as we reveal the Pinpoint ally from the Ironheart hero pack, kindly provided to us by FFG to spoil. You can join us on our Discord to discuss this spoiler!

    Surveillance Team 7 – Wasp ally

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022


    Join us for another Surveillance Team episode as we reveal the wasp ally releasing in the Ironheart hero pack, kindly provided to us to spoil by FFG! You can join us on our Discord to discuss this spoiler!

    Episode 22: We Are Groot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022


    Join James, Michael, Simon and Will for the latest arbitrary Marvel Champions power rankings, voted by you, the public! And then confirmed with our own choices! You can check out the power ranking s and the maths behind them here. If you’re reading this before 31 March 2022 and you live in the UK youContinue reading "Episode 22: We Are Groot"

    Lore of the Rings – Flies and Spiders (Core set part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022


    Episode 21: Defiance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022


    Do you like Promo cards? If the answer is yes, you’re in luck! Our friends at Critical Encounters have sent us a set of promos including Doctor Strange, Captain America, Hulk and some full art player cards to give away. To be in with a chance to win, head over to our Facebook and likeContinue reading "Episode 21: Defiance"

    Episode 20: Send for Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021


    Shadows of the Past: Wrecking Crew

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021


    Episode 19: Worthy of Remembrance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021


    Shadows of the Past: Carnevale of Horrors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021


    Surveillance team 5: Support of the Eagles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021


    If james’ custom ‘They’re taking rhe hobbits to isengard’ cards interest you, you can find them here.

    Surveillance team 4: Edge of the Earth investigator expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021


    Episode 18: Stall Tactics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021


    Episode 17: Judge, Jury and Executioner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021


    This episode we are joined by the one and only Michael Boggs, designer of Marvel Champions the card game for a bit of a chat about a bit of everything! (we also talked about our first competition, which has now long-since closed)

    Shadows of the past: Taskmaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021


    Episode 16: The Power In All Of Us

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021


    Surveillance Team 3 – Adam Warlock

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021


    Shadows of the Past: Into the Pit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021


    Episode 15: All In

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021


    In our next episode we will be discussing power rankings for Marvel Champions heroes and villains from the Rise of Red Skull through to Scarlet Witch. You can cast your vote HERE

    Shadows Of The Past: The Essex County Express

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021


    Episode 14: The Last Alliance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021


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    Episode 13: Familiar Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021


    Episode 12: Love of Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020


    Episode 11: Stand Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020


    Episode 10: Strength in Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020


    For those of you that would like more podcasters in your arkham as well as more arkham in your podcast, you can find the custom midnight masks cultist that James recently published here. Who knows, you may spot some other familiar faces!

    Episode 9: Legions of HYDRA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020


    In our next episode we will be discussing the first 11 heroes from wave one of marvel champions and to help us with that, you can fill in our handy survey by clicking here, we’ll be comparing the community’s opinion to the hosts so make sure to tune in to find out just how wrongContinue reading "Episode 9: Legions of HYDRA"

    Episode 8: Interrogation Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020


    Surveillance Team Episode 2 – Rise of the Red Skull

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020


    a few rules clarifications from Caleb: “While Mockingbird is faceup under the side scheme she is in play but under no player's control” – so you can’t play core set Mockingbird whilst this scheme is in play. If you happen to have Made the Call to someone else’s Core Set Mockingbird when this comes out,Continue reading "Surveillance Team Episode 2 – Rise of the Red Skull"

    Episode 7: Let me handle this

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020


    join us, your remotely competent LCG loving hosts for our main topic of Alpha players and table talk, sandwiched between all the lovely GenCon news and us interrupting the FFG X-Wing live stream with a question thats on everyones minds!

    Episode 6: Fireside song

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020


    After what feels like forever, we’re back with a bumper episode of fun as we discuss our favorite thematic cards and have a bit of a rant about a few cards which we feel dont fit the theme of their respective games.

    Episode 5: Klaws Vengeance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020


    Surveillance Team Episode 1 – Hulk Hero Pack

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020


    Episode 4: Abandoned & Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020


    Join us for episode 4 in which we discuss the latest news and releases, what we’ve been playing and methods of LCG remote play during a pandemic lockdown

    Episode 3: It likes riddles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020


    In episode 3 we test out a new (and currently very necessary) recording format, discuss the latest news, ponder over life during a pandemic and add in a new, ongoing feature for you to play along with at home.

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