Pick up The Civil War Battles; it's new and strong and has a lot of fan favorite characters in it. But if something else draws your attention (Predator, Buffy, other Marvel teams, etc.) any 200- or 400-card box with “Battles” in its name will have everything you need to get started.
Great video! I remember playing with you when you came to visit my store in Longview WA, DCP Hobbies! I still buy all the expansions even though I haven't gotten to play much since 😅 Hope we get to cross paths again!
I've had a big collection of this since getting it on the cheap in the past year and I really want to start playing it. This will hopefully jumpstart that. Thanks!
This is cool! I've only played a single game with a friend and we both kinda muddled through it. Just haven't had the time to digest all the cards to find a starting place for building decks yet
Whoah! I didn't even know it's back! Damn I'm excited! IDK if there will be other players here in the Philippines though. I suddenly miss my Manhunter deck.
There is actually a fairly large contingent of active players in the Philippines! Check out the Vs. System 2PCG Collective on Facebook, and you will find them.
Boy oh boy this looks so fun! I wish there were more adults playing this game! Get some celebrities involved put up a couple million dollars and get more folks in the battle
I don't think any player today would object to a multi-million dollar tourney! But there are advantages to the slow and steady growth we're seeing in the game.
@@revoltpuppyLook I'm saying get some top celebs involved that are serious trading card game players and I'm telling you overnight pretty much the vs system would sky rocket In popularity. If there are secret celebs that come outta the woodwork as a secret boss or champion in Vs System trading card game like Beyonce or Floyd Mayweather Jr. The world would be shocked and I guarantee more and more people would take up vs system TCG. It Would be more than just a hobby it would be a hot new table top sport like chess or checkers. The celebs can blow it up. Put some of the best TCG players up against some of them celebs, there is also the fight purse. I can't wait until some of the celebs jump in. Millions of dollars a chance for a table top Athelete to build some generational wealth and go pro. I saw a poker tournament with Jennifer Tilly. She was competing too. So I Kno it's do-able. If they do an international Vs System Tournament with both millions of dollars and a chance to get a pro-card people will be making lines out the door I think to get them Vs System trading cards to sharpen there skills to train and go for pro
3:38 you cannot discard locations, only plot twists. And plot twists are only played from hand. You are 100% right in how good this game has gotten. Best competitive LCG. Best Thematic Marvel Game. I only collect Marvel Comic stuff only. Everything else thus far, especially the photo stills in MCU are a pass for aesthetic and thematic purposes. I would, however be totally excited to see DC and Hellboy back. Millarverse or image universe-ie, Spawn!
You can discard locations from hand to pay for super powers. Amplify effects even require you to do that. I feel you on the Marvel angle. That's definitely why I got into the game; the illustrated stuff is too fun. But the other branded sets have some pretty powerful effects that I can’t ignore!
I have a wrench I have to throw into your re-printing suggestions. I think you'd be surprised how quickly Upper Deck loses the right to characters, which means they likely can't even re-print characters that were previously designed and approved without having to pay for the license again.
No Team affiliations? No DC? Man I miss playing Gotham Knights. The old game had so many archtypes. Arkham Inmates, Teen Titans, Team Superman, Green Lantern Corps, X-Men, Avengers, and Justice League.
There are team affiliations, including X-Men and Avengers, but unfortunately no DC. And they’ve added teams for Mortal Kombat, The Boys, and AEW-All Elite Wrestling to the roster since I published this video!
This is a great tutorial! Just wondering if i play it right - can a non flight character in the front row melee attack an unprotected character in the back row? - can an unprotected non range character in the backrow melee attack a character in the front row? - can an unprotected non range character in the backrow attack an umprotected character in the back row? - can an range character in the backrow range attack an umprotected character in the back row?
Two things to keep in mind: Flight and Range are for determining attack legality, and you always have three rows, even if one of them is empty. -A character in the front row can melee attack any unprotected character. -The back row is only for range attacks. -A character without range can’t make melee attacks from the back row. -A character with range can range attack any unprotected character from the back row.
another quick question, i had been lucky enough to get the Defenders & A-Force box sets & i notice that on the back of the box it's mentioned that the core set is required, my question is does it really require to play with the decks that come out of the boxes?
You can play with just the cards that come from those boxes (though the decks they suggest are not particularly good, heh). The reason they "require" the base set is that those boxes don't have full rulebooks or counter tokens in them. Newer 200-card boxes do, though!
I have a question about main characters and when the level up. Do they keep all counters on them when the level up? Referring to Carnage and all the +1/+1 counters he accumulates when hes level 1.
@@revoltpuppy awesome and thank you for the reply. Just saw the carnage and venom decks (favorite marvel characters) and had to buy them not knowing anything about the game.
How do damage and wounds work if your main character would attack into your opponent's main character, both with stats that would result in defeating each other, and both with just 1 wound remaining? Seems like it would be very easy for games to result in a tie
The short answer is yes, but there is kind of a weird restriction that photographic cards can't be mixed with illustrated cards in the SAME deck. However, photographic decks can be played AGAINST illustrated decks without restriction. The Illustrated universe includes Marvel comics, Alien, and Predator. The Photographic universe includes Marvel movies and TV shows, Buffy, X-Files, The Boys, Mortal Kombat, and the soon-to-be released All-Elite Wrestling.
Interested in playing this game for years. I remember being fascinated during it's first iteration but never really got into it. One question I always had: Can you mix and match IPs? Like could I play Marvel cards and mix in XFiles? Obviously I'm assuming there's natural and better synergies playing them in their respective decks but is that a thing?
You can absolutely mix IPs, with the main exception being that you can't mix photographic cards with illustrated cards in the same deck (but you can play them against each other in different decks). Right now, illustrated has Marvel (comics), Alien, and Predator. Photographic has MCU, Buffy, and X-Files, along with The Boys and Mortal Kombat coming soon.
wait, always thought that during combat , your combat number must be at least one number beyond the defense number to stun, and not equal or higher than the defense number
@@juancarlosmejia215 Only equipment of the “Machine” type can be attacked. Equipment that’s equipped to a character is KO’d when the character it is attached to is stunned. Infinity Stones that are face-up in the resource row cannot be attacked.
@@juancarlosmejia215 Earth (Humanity) and Space (Alien) can be found in The Alien Battles, The Predator Battles, Monsters Unleashed, and in the newer Fantastic Four arc Cosmic Power.
I’m confused on stunned cards. There are cards/powers that allow you to stun enemy cards, without combat. But if they just recover on your opponents next turn, what is the advantage?
If a character is stunned, they take a wound. That character can recover if they have more than one health, but once their wounds equal their total health, the character gets KO’d. Stunning also knocks off counters and equipment, which can be useful.
@@revoltpuppy Thanks. I think I understand. Just want to confirm. If my power or plot twist stuns them, they lose 1 life even though combat didn’t occur?
If you're a Marvel fan, I would definitely skip the base set at this point and start with The Civil War Battles. MCU? Go for The MCU Battles. If you like another property (Alien, Predator, Buffy, or X-Files) they only have one box each, so that simplifies that.
It doesn’t look like they’re still hitting a monthly release schedule, but there were new boxes released last year and this year, and they had League play and a $5k tournament at GenCon this year. Check out the Facebook group (make sure to join the 2PCG version) and the Discord (Vs. System Illuminati) for more accurate information.
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Wow. This is incredible!
Our community is lucky to have you in it.
New to this CG and you did an EXCELLENT breakdown and now I'm interested in getting into the game!
Pick up The Civil War Battles; it's new and strong and has a lot of fan favorite characters in it. But if something else draws your attention (Predator, Buffy, other Marvel teams, etc.) any 200- or 400-card box with “Battles” in its name will have everything you need to get started.
Excellentes explications ! un grand merci à vous.
Great video! I remember playing with you when you came to visit my store in Longview WA, DCP Hobbies! I still buy all the expansions even though I haven't gotten to play much since 😅 Hope we get to cross paths again!
Just picked up the AEW 2PCG. Your video has been extremely helpful! Thank you!
I've had a big collection of this since getting it on the cheap in the past year and I really want to start playing it. This will hopefully jumpstart that. Thanks!
Thank you for this clear explanation.
This is cool! I've only played a single game with a friend and we both kinda muddled through it. Just haven't had the time to digest all the cards to find a starting place for building decks yet
That's awesome! Find the Facebook Collective and the Discord. There are lots of resources, people willing to help, and online webcam play.
@@revoltpuppy I'm already in both :-) it's just a matter of finding the time to focus on it! Thanks!
Whoah! I didn't even know it's back! Damn I'm excited! IDK if there will be other players here in the Philippines though. I suddenly miss my Manhunter deck.
There is actually a fairly large contingent of active players in the Philippines! Check out the Vs. System 2PCG Collective on Facebook, and you will find them.
Boy oh boy this looks so fun! I wish there were more adults playing this game! Get some celebrities involved put up a couple million dollars and get more folks in the battle
I don't think any player today would object to a multi-million dollar tourney! But there are advantages to the slow and steady growth we're seeing in the game.
@@revoltpuppy Well if they can do it for Pokemon and magic the gathering then they can for vs system too!
@@deronlouis88louis52 Here's hoping!
@@revoltpuppyLook I'm saying get some top celebs involved that are serious trading card game players and I'm telling you overnight pretty much the vs system would sky rocket In popularity. If there are secret celebs that come outta the woodwork as a secret boss or champion in Vs System trading card game like Beyonce or Floyd Mayweather Jr. The world would be shocked and I guarantee more and more people would take up vs system TCG. It
Would be more than just a hobby it would be a hot new table top sport like chess or checkers. The celebs can blow it up. Put some of the best TCG players up against some of them celebs, there is also the fight purse. I can't wait until some of the celebs jump in. Millions of dollars a chance for a table top Athelete to build some generational wealth and go pro. I saw a poker tournament with Jennifer Tilly. She was competing too. So I Kno it's do-able. If they do an international Vs System Tournament with both millions of dollars and a chance to get a pro-card people will be making lines out the door I think to get them Vs System trading cards to sharpen there skills to train and go for pro
3:38 you cannot discard locations, only plot twists. And plot twists are only played from hand.
You are 100% right in how good this game has gotten.
Best competitive LCG.
Best Thematic Marvel Game.
I only collect Marvel Comic stuff only. Everything else thus far, especially the photo stills in MCU are a pass for aesthetic and thematic purposes. I would, however be totally excited to see DC and Hellboy back. Millarverse or image universe-ie, Spawn!
You can discard locations from hand to pay for super powers. Amplify effects even require you to do that.
I feel you on the Marvel angle. That's definitely why I got into the game; the illustrated stuff is too fun. But the other branded sets have some pretty powerful effects that I can’t ignore!
RIP old VS. I miss you.
O miss dc cards
Oh, so XCGs were the original LCGs?
Those upgraded components look great! Where can I purchase those dice?
I can’t live without them! Look for “Card Game Dice Counters (Versus Edition)” on The Game Crafter website.
I have a wrench I have to throw into your re-printing suggestions. I think you'd be surprised how quickly Upper Deck loses the right to characters, which means they likely can't even re-print characters that were previously designed and approved without having to pay for the license again.
No Team affiliations? No DC? Man I miss playing Gotham Knights. The old game had so many archtypes. Arkham Inmates, Teen Titans, Team Superman, Green Lantern Corps, X-Men, Avengers, and Justice League.
There are team affiliations, including X-Men and Avengers, but unfortunately no DC. And they’ve added teams for Mortal Kombat, The Boys, and AEW-All Elite Wrestling to the roster since I published this video!
They have team affiliations they also have a hero and villain archetype for most decks
This is a great tutorial!
Just wondering if i play it right
- can a non flight character in the front row melee attack an unprotected character in the back row?
- can an unprotected non range character in the backrow melee attack a character in the front row?
- can an unprotected non range character in the backrow attack an umprotected character in the back row?
- can an range character in the backrow range attack an umprotected character in the back row?
Two things to keep in mind: Flight and Range are for determining attack legality, and you always have three rows, even if one of them is empty.
-A character in the front row can melee attack any unprotected character.
-The back row is only for range attacks.
-A character without range can’t make melee attacks from the back row.
-A character with range can range attack any unprotected character from the back row.
another quick question, i had been lucky enough to get the Defenders & A-Force box sets & i notice that on the back of the box it's mentioned that the core set is required, my question is does it really require to play with the decks that come out of the boxes?
You can play with just the cards that come from those boxes (though the decks they suggest are not particularly good, heh). The reason they "require" the base set is that those boxes don't have full rulebooks or counter tokens in them. Newer 200-card boxes do, though!
I have a question about main characters and when the level up. Do they keep all counters on them when the level up? Referring to Carnage and all the +1/+1 counters he accumulates when hes level 1.
Yes, characters retain all counters and equipment from their previous level.
@@revoltpuppy awesome and thank you for the reply. Just saw the carnage and venom decks (favorite marvel characters) and had to buy them not knowing anything about the game.
How do damage and wounds work if your main character would attack into your opponent's main character, both with stats that would result in defeating each other, and both with just 1 wound remaining?
Seems like it would be very easy for games to result in a tie
There are no ties in VS. In this scenario, the active player would win the game, so if it is currently your turn, you will have the advantage!
@@revoltpuppy thanks a lot!
Im confused...can you play all these different brands(marvel, alien, x files, etc.) Together in one game?
The short answer is yes, but there is kind of a weird restriction that photographic cards can't be mixed with illustrated cards in the SAME deck. However, photographic decks can be played AGAINST illustrated decks without restriction.
The Illustrated universe includes Marvel comics, Alien, and Predator.
The Photographic universe includes Marvel movies and TV shows, Buffy, X-Files, The Boys, Mortal Kombat, and the soon-to-be released All-Elite Wrestling.
Interested in playing this game for years. I remember being fascinated during it's first iteration but never really got into it. One question I always had: Can you mix and match IPs? Like could I play Marvel cards and mix in XFiles? Obviously I'm assuming there's natural and better synergies playing them in their respective decks but is that a thing?
You can absolutely mix IPs, with the main exception being that you can't mix photographic cards with illustrated cards in the same deck (but you can play them against each other in different decks). Right now, illustrated has Marvel (comics), Alien, and Predator. Photographic has MCU, Buffy, and X-Files, along with The Boys and Mortal Kombat coming soon.
can the old cards be played with the new cards? i have a few old cards
No, unfortunately they are two separate games with the same name. The new version has “2PCG” in the name, for 2-Player Card Game.
wait, always thought that during combat , your combat number must be at least one number beyond the defense number to stun, and not equal or higher than the defense number
Equal or higher. Hope that helps!
Quick Question: Equipment can be attacked? For example the infinity gems
@@juancarlosmejia215 Only equipment of the “Machine” type can be attacked. Equipment that’s equipped to a character is KO’d when the character it is attached to is stunned. Infinity Stones that are face-up in the resource row cannot be attacked.
@@revoltpuppy thank you!
@@revoltpuppy another Question: In which deck can I find the humanity and space basic locstions cards?
@@juancarlosmejia215 Earth (Humanity) and Space (Alien) can be found in The Alien Battles, The Predator Battles, Monsters Unleashed, and in the newer Fantastic Four arc Cosmic Power.
Just started to play any discord or anything to learn and talk about game?
Yes! There’s a Discord called the Vs. System Illuminati: discord.com/invite/E3uJDkj2
I’m confused on stunned cards. There are cards/powers that allow you to stun enemy cards, without combat. But if they just recover on your opponents next turn, what is the advantage?
If a character is stunned, they take a wound. That character can recover if they have more than one health, but once their wounds equal their total health, the character gets KO’d. Stunning also knocks off counters and equipment, which can be useful.
@@revoltpuppy Thanks. I think I understand. Just want to confirm. If my power or plot twist stuns them, they lose 1 life even though combat didn’t occur?
@@vincefarina8381 Correct. Every stun gives one wound, unless it’s a daze, which is a stun without wounding.
Can I attack with the card i just put down
Yes you can! No “summoning sickness” here.
Where is a good place to get cards to get started? I really wanna give this game a try with my kids
If you're a Marvel fan, I would definitely skip the base set at this point and start with The Civil War Battles. MCU? Go for The MCU Battles. If you like another property (Alien, Predator, Buffy, or X-Files) they only have one box each, so that simplifies that.
It looks more simple an easier to play versus how it was
Still prefer the old way
This game still get any support or is it done?
It doesn’t look like they’re still hitting a monthly release schedule, but there were new boxes released last year and this year, and they had League play and a $5k tournament at GenCon this year. Check out the Facebook group (make sure to join the 2PCG version) and the Discord (Vs. System Illuminati) for more accurate information.
Seeing this cards all beat up hurts my soul. Cover those things bro, even if it's the cheap sleeves.
I sleeve everything I play with, but they create too much glare when filming.
This game really needs some political addon packs. Can you imagine if someone pulls out Trump as their main character? Lol