News and Announcements

Tony Fanchi Presents Version 1.6 of the Marvel Champions Rules Reference

Changing the Game - Tony Fanchi Presents Version 1.6 of the Marvel Champions Rules Reference

The Marvel Champions: The Card Game rules team is pleased to present to you version 1.6 of our online Rules Reference. This update is intended to add new rules introduced to the game since our last update, address some areas of the rules that were not addressed previously, and add clarity in some areas that were previously unclear. All of these updates are intended to make your games of Marvel Champions play as smoothly as possible!

Today, we would like to discuss some of the more important changes made in this update so that you know what those changes are and why they were made.


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Why an Arkham Horror starter set? What even is a “starter set”?

Why an Arkham Horror starter set? What even is a “starter set”?

Hi everyone! Leah here, the lead designer for the upcoming Arkham Horror roleplaying game starter set.

By the end of this article you’ll know the why, who, what, and how of the Hungering Abyss box–that is, why we chose to make it the way we did, who the set is designed for, what you can expect to find inside, and how to get the most out of playing it.


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The new engine behind the forthcoming Arkham Horror Roleplaying Game

What is the DPS?

Hello everyone! Today we’d like to talk to you about the engine behind the forthcoming Arkham Horror Roleplaying Game, the DPS.


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Announcing the Magneto Hero Pack for Marvel Champions: The Card Game

The Master of Magnetism

Formerly the X-Men’s greatest foe, Erik Lehnsherr—better known as Magneto—renounced his villainous ways and took up his friend Xavier’s dream of peaceful coexistence between mutants and humans. Now, he fights alongside the X-Men as a hero in his own right, and with his incredible power over magnetism at his command, the agents of Apocalypse won’t stand a chance.

Fantasy Flight Games is thrilled to announce the Magneto Hero Pack for Marvel Champions: The Card Game!


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Lion Rampant Imports Announces Exclusive Partnership With Matagot To Distribute English-Language Catalogue in Canada

Lion Rampant Imports Announces Exclusive Partnership With Matagot To Distribute English-Language Catalogue in Canada

Brantford, Ontario, September 22 , 2023 — Lion Rampant Imports, Asmodee Canada’s sister company, and leading Canadian tabletop game distributor announced today that it has signed a partnership with game publisher Matagot.


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Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - Rules for 2v2 Downloadable Content

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - Rules for 2v2 Downloadable Content

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game can be played by four players in a special 2v2 multiplayer mode with two copies of the game. In the 2v2 multiplayer mode, the players compete in teams: two Empire players against two Rebel players.


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Flurry of Blades

As a powerful telepath and skilled martial artist, Betsy Braddock—better known as Psylocke—cleaves her enemies’ minds with her psionic knives just as easily as her katanas cut through their armor. Psylocke developed strong bonds with her fellow mutants when she trained with the X-Men; now, she risks her life to protect them as a member of X-Force.

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the Psylocke Hero Pack for Marvel Champions: The Card Game!


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Building a Hero

In a game with dozens of heroes and hundreds of cards, the prospect of building your own deck can be daunting to say the least. In this article, Guest Writer Jake Egglesden will show you how to break this big question down into smaller, easy-to-digest pieces and share his process of how to build a successful deck.


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NeXt Evolution - Announcing the Next Campaign Expansion for Marvel Champions: The Card Game

Something sinister lurks in the shadows, a looming threat that only a few are even aware of. A diabolical plot slowly takes form, its goal something you can only guess at, but one thing is for certain: at the center of it all is a young, headstrong mutant, Hope Summers. For some reason, the villains’ plans hinge on Hope, and she may be in over her head…

Fantasy Flight Games is thrilled to announce NeXt Evolution, the sixth campaign expansion for Marvel Champions: The Card Game!


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D.A.G.G.E.R. - A First Look at FFG’s Newest Marvel Board Game

Earth is in danger. Nefarious forces threaten the world as we know it, and only a small team of heroes can come to its rescue. With the enemy’s minions closing in and innocents in peril, those heroes must work together to stop the villain’s plans and save the world. But can they do it in time?

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to present Marvel D.A.G.G.E.R., a brand-new cooperative board game featuring iconic heroes and villains from Marvel comics!


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Lion Rampant Imports and Gibsons Games Announce Exclusive Canadian Release of Kingmaker: The Royal Re-Launch

Brantford, Ontario, March 23, 2023 - Gibsons Games announce that the much-anticipated tabletop strategy game Kingmaker: The Royal Re-Launch will be released in Canada on April 24, 2023, exclusively distributed by Lion Rampant (LRI).


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The Betrayer’s War

The shambling armies of Waiqar the Undying clash with the servants of Dragonlord Levirax, all while the Uthuk Y’llan horde spreads as if guided by an unseen hand. As Terrinoth threatens to collapse, it falls to our heroes to forge a new future for their homeland. But are they up to the task?

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to present The Betrayer’s War, the second Act of Descent: Legends of the Dark!


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Breaking the Spell

Judgment. Temperance. Justice. The Tower. The soothsayer’s tarot weaves a tale of a grim future, hard to put out of your mind. But when you learn that four people have disappeared without a trace from a French Hill estate, you begin to wonder if the cruel fate told in the tarot reading is meant only for you, or for the entirety of Arkham…

Fantasy Flight Games is excited to announce The Circle Undone, the next pair of repackaged expansions for Arkham Horror: The Card Game!


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A High Seas Adventure

For millennia, the Elves of the Grey Havens have built beautiful, majestic white ships to sail into the West. No one knows the seas as well as they, but these Noldor sailors and navigators must remain ever vigilant. A storm is brewing on the horizon, and something foul awaits on a forgotten isle of Númenor.

Fantasy Flight Games is excited to announce Dream-chaser, a pair of repackaged expansions for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game!


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Winding Paths of Horror

Welcome to the Arkham Horror: The Card Game Buyer’s Guide! Join us as we take you through a whirlwind tour of the different Arkham LCG products and shape your Arkham journey.


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Building Conflict

In just a couple short months, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game will hit store shelves. As we rapidly approach the game’s release, we’d like to take a moment to share with you all some insights from the game’s designer, Caleb Grace.


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