Modes of Play
Before starting a game of Marvel Champions, players can customize their experience by choosing from or combining different modes of play. The modes of play are:
Standard Mode
Standard Mode is the basic mode of play for all scenarios.
- To play in Standard Mode, follow the content and setup instructions for the chosen scenario.
Expert Mode
Expert Mode is a modification of standard mode for advanced players who seek a greater challenge.
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To play a standard game modified by expert mode, follow the content and setup instructions for the chosen scenario, using the listed expert mode villain stages, and add the Expert encounter set to encounter deck.
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Expert mode can also be combined with heroic mode, skirmish mode, and/or campaign mode.
Heroic Mode
Heroic mode is a modification of standard mode that allows players to scale the difficulty of the game.
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To play a standard game modified by heroic mode, before the game begins, the player group chooses a heroic level number (such as heroic level 1 or 4). Then, for the remainder of that game, during step three of each villain phase, deal X additional encounter cards to each player, where X is equal to the chosen heroic level number.
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Heroic mode can also be combined with expert mode, skirmish mode, and/or campaign mode.
Skirmish Mode
Skirmish mode (also sometimes called Rookie Mode) is a modification of standard mode that allows players to shorten the length of the game.
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To play a standard game modified by skirmish mode, before the game begins, the player group chooses any one version of the villain. During step eight of game setup (Select Scenario), put only the chosen version of the villain into play and remove each other version in the villain deck from the game.
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Skirmish mode can also be combined with expert mode, heroic mode, and/or campaign mode.
Campaign Mode
Campaign mode allows players to modify standard mode through interconnected scenarios that are played one after another. No two campaigns are exactly alike, and the rules for each are found in the campaign’s associated rulebook.
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Expert campaign mode is a modification of campaign mode for advanced players who seek a greater challenge. The rules for each expert campaign mode are found in the campaign’s associated rulebook.
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Each campaign comes with its own campaign log. The campaign log is a record of what effects or cards persist between games in a campaign.
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If a card is removed from a campaign, that card can no longer be used during the rest of the campaign, even if players retry the scenario wherein that card was removed.
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During campaign mode or expert campaign mode, players can choose which other mode(s) they wish to play for each individual scenario. The difficulty of the campaign mode does not require players to play any other specific game mode.
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Campaign mode (and expert campaign mode) can also be combined with expert mode, heroic mode, and/or skirmish mode.
Epic Multiplayer Mode
(Trickster Takeover scenario pack)
Epic Multiplayer Mode allows any number of players to battle against the Villain.