Things have gotten out of hand, and as usual it has fallen to your team to fix it. Unfortunately, it's February, so you're left with only heroes without a signature ally. Multiple issues have risen across the globe, and you're going to have to split your team up. Assign your team members to scenarios and guide them to success!
Rules:
You can only use each hero once.
You can only use each aspect once.
You cannot use allies during deck-building.
Choose your difficulty and assign your heroes to their missions!
Lone Wolves:
Cable, Ghost-Spider, Groot, Hulk, Rocket Raccoon, Spider-Man: Miles, Storm, Venom
Challenges:
Absorbing Man with Down to Earth
Risky Business with State of Emergency
Sinister Six with Bomb Scare
You are replacing Guerilla Tactics with Bomb Scare.
Taskmaster with Hydra Patrol and Power Drain
You can still use the allies you rescue.
Example:
I can choose to use Cable in Justice to take on the Sinister Six. In my next challenge, I can take anyone but Cable in Aggression, Leadership, or Protection (or 'Pool!).
Team-Up!
This challenge was designed with true solo in mind, but if you want to add a second player, do the following:
Each hero can only be used once.
Each player can only use each aspect once.
Congratulate or Commiserate!
Come join me on discord or reddit to discuss who you chose and how the challenge is going! I hang out in the following spaces:
Living Card Games Discord (visit the marvel-champions-challenges channel)
Reddit Post (coming soon!)
Behind the Scenes
I realized a few of my favorite heroes wouldn't be able to use the new Side-Kick card coming out with Age of Apocalypse. Additionally, I wanted to do a challenge that encourage players to revisit some of the less difficult scenarios. I figured why not feature the heroes without an identity-specific ally while at the same time tackling some of the less difficult scenarios.
Here are a few things I like about this challenge:
Allies are an incredibly strong part of the game. Having to rely on non-ally cards helps highlight how strong allies actually are!
It messes with the aspect "hierarchy." The ever-strong Leadership has a big focus on allies, so utilizing non-ally cards is challenging.
It makes scenarios that are easily countered by blocking with allies more challenging.
It is truly solo true solo (except those Taskmaster allies).
This is who I took through the challenge on Expert difficulty:
Hulk Leadership vs Absorbing Man
Cable Justice vs Risky Business
Spider-Man (Miles) Aggression vs Sinister Six
Storm Protection vs Taskmaster
I'd love to hear what you think of this challenge. The next challenge returns to team-based hero selections featuring the Web-Warriors, Champions, and X-Force.