Marvel: Crisis Protocol

MARVEL: CRISIS PROTOCOL (MCP) is a SUPERHERO SKIRMISH MINIATURE WARGAME published by ATOMIC MASS GAMES (Asmodee subsidiary) launched at Gen Con August 2019. Set in the MARVEL COMICS UNIVERSE, MCP features 40mm PRE-ASSEMBLED (unlike Warhammer's clip-and-glue) HIGHLY DETAILED PLASTIC MINIATURES of Marvel's iconic superheroes + villains. Considered THE PREMIER SUPERHERO WARGAME + one of the TOP-3 SKIRMISH WARGAMES globally alongside Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team + Star Wars: Legion. GAMEPLAY: 2 players build TEAMS of typically 4-8 characters (varies by squad point total; standard = 17 THREAT LEVEL, ~5-7 characters). Character rosters draw from Marvel's massive canon: AVENGERS (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye), X-MEN (Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Magneto, Rogue), SPIDER-VERSE (Spider-Man, Miles Morales, Gwen), GUARDIANS (Star-Lord, Rocket, Groot, Gamora), VILLAINS (Loki, Thanos, Ultron, Doctor Doom, Green Goblin, Kingpin), DEFENDERS (Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones), STREET-LEVEL heroes + villains, COSMIC characters (Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock), MUTANTS + more — 200+ characters at 2026. Each team includes an AFFILIATION (Avengers, X-Men, Cabal, Web-Warriors, etc.) providing team leader ability. GAMEPLAY: Cinematic + streamlined. Each round has ACTIVATIONS alternating between players. Each character has POWER (build-up currency from taking damage or actions) that fuels SUPER POWERS. Each character has 2 DAMAGE STATES: HEALTHY → INJURED (flip character card to weaker/dazed) → KO. Attack rolls use CUSTOM MCP dice (hits, wilds, criticals, blocks); attacker rolls attack dice vs. defender's defense dice. THROWABLE TERRAIN — big characters (Hulk, Thor) can literally throw cars, trees, buildings at enemies. CRISIS mechanic: each game uses 1 EXTRACT crisis (grab objectives) + 1 SECURE crisis (hold zones). Draws pool of tactical crisis cards each round. GAME END: after 6 rounds OR when a player scores enough VP to break threshold. Highest VP wins. MASSIVE CHARACTER RELEASE PACE: AMG releases 4-8 new character packs per quarter — includes major MCU + comic-driven characters + villains. STARTER OPTIONS: (a) CORE SET (2019) — Iron Man + Captain America + Baron Zemo + Red Skull + more; (b) CLASH CORE SET (2024) — Wolverine + Deadpool + Wanda + Doctor Doom + more (current beginner starter); (c) individual character packs $30-50 each. COMPETITIVE: (a) MARVEL CRISIS PROTOCOL NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS; (b) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS; (c) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS by AMG; (d) LOCAL FLGS + community organized play; (e) Best Coast Pairings + Long Shanks rankings; (f) MCP-Central + Painting Phase + Deep Strike Radio community podcasts. Considered THE BEST SUPERHERO WARGAME IN HISTORY + one of the strongest competitive scenes in tabletop.

Score VP each round for EXTRACT (holding objectives) + SECURE (controlling zones); first to threshold + 1 wins immediately, else highest VP after 6 rounds.

Win condition · First to hit VP threshold (17 typical) OR highest VP after 6 rounds.

Dense urban / thematic terrain: Manhattan streets, warehouse, alien invasion, HYDRA base. Terrain includes THROWABLE items (cars, dumpsters, food trucks, trees) that Hulk-tier characters can literally pick up + hurl.

• Clash Core Set (2024, current beginner)

  $150 USD; Wolverine + Deadpool + Doctor Doom + Wanda + Storm + Ronan + terrain + rules + cards

• Original Core Set (2019)

  $150 USD; Iron Man + Cap + Zemo + Red Skull + others (still available)

• Character packs ($30-50 each)

  1-3 character models per pack + character cards + stat cards

• Rules of Play + Reference Cards

  Free PDF from AMG + reference cards in each pack

• Custom MCP attack + defense dice

  6 attack + 4 defense dice per player

• Range tools + tape measures

  Range 1-5 templates

• Crisis cards (Extract + Secure)

  ~30 crisis scenarios providing objectives

• Tactic cards + team affiliation cards

  Deck of team-specific tricks

• Terrain (thematic sets)

  $40-100; includes throwable items with weight ratings

• Affiliation synergy matters

  Team leader ability + faction tactic cards make same-affiliation teams stronger; mixed teams flexible but weaker.

• Injured state is often stronger

  Some characters (Hulk, She-Hulk) become MORE POWERFUL when Injured; trigger flip intentionally.

• Power economy critical

  Save Power for game-changing Super Powers; don't waste on filler attacks.

• Throwable terrain = HUGE damage

  Hulk + Thor + She-Hulk can throw cars for 4-6 damage — devastating.

• Crisis card selection

  Choose Extract + Secure that favor your team composition + character strengths.

• Objective focus > kill count

  Winning through VP threshold is faster than trying to kill entire enemy team.

• 17 Threat list construction

  Balance leader (3-4 Threat) + heavies (4-5 Threat) + support (2-3 Threat); leave 1-2 Threat for tactics.

Threat Level (TL)

Character point cost; standard game = 17 TL total roster.

Affiliation

Team faction (Avengers, X-Men, Cabal, etc.) granting leader ability + tactic cards.

Power (P)

Currency gained via damage/interact; spent on Super Powers.

Super Power

Unique character ability requiring Power cost.

Injured

Damage state — flip character card to weaker (sometimes stronger) version.

KO

Knocked out; removed from play.

Crisis Card

Extract or Secure mission objective.

Extract

Grab-and-carry objective tokens.

Secure

Zone-control objective.

Throwable terrain

Physical terrain piece with Strength value — usable as thrown weapon.

Wild / Skull / Block / Fail

Custom dice results.

• MCP World Championships

  annual · worldwide · since 2019

• MCP North American Championship (NAC)

  annual · North America · since 2019

• European Championship (EC)

  annual · Europe · since 2020

• AMG Store Championship + Regional Circuit

  ongoing · worldwide · since 2020

• Best Coast Pairings + Long Shanks rankings

  ongoing · worldwide · since 2019

• LVO Marvel: Crisis Protocol GT

  annual · USA · since 2020

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• Atomic Mass Games (publisher)

  Founded 2017 · Aliso Viejo, California, USA

• Asmodee (parent)

  Founded 1995 · France

• Marvel Entertainment (IP licensor)

  Founded 1998 · USA

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