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Smash Up: Marvel
SPIDER-VERSE
Medium
Play with cards that can be played either normally, or as Specials during base scoring but with weaker effects.
Description
The Spider-Verse is one of the 8 factions from the Smash Up: Marvel set.
They focus on cards that can be played either "normally", i.e. by spending a free/regular or extra card play, or as Special cards during the scoring of bases, albeit in a weaker or more restrictive version than the normal play.
Their complexity rating is: Medium.
Other factions from the same set: Avengers, Hydra, Kree, Masters of Evil, S.H.I.E.L.D., Sinister Six, Ultimates.
Cards Overview
The Spider-Verse has the usual 10 characters and 10 actions. The total character base power (not counting any abilities) is the usual 30 or an average of 3 per character.
Among their actions, there are:
* 2 character modifiers: Spider-Verse Bond, Webbed Up,
* 0 base modifiers,
* 8 standard actions (4 that affect one or more characters, in bold): ...Comes Great Responsibility, Spider-Sense, Spider Reflexes, The View From Above (2x), With Great Power... (2x), Your Friendly Neighborhood Hero,
* 3 actions that directly increase a character's power: Spider-Verse Bond, With Great Power... (2x).
Special: You may play this before a base scores where you have a character. Play the extra character there. It gains -1 power until the end of the turn.
1x ...Comes Great Responsibility - Play an extra character.
1x Spider-Sense - Draw two cards. Special: You may play this after a base where you have a character scores.
1x Spider-Verse Bond - Character modifier. Ongoing: This character has +1 power for each of your other characters here.
1x Spider Reflexes - Look at the top three cards of your deck, draw one, and return the rest to the top and/or bottom of your deck in any order. You may play an extra action.
2x The View From Above - Say either “character” or “action”. Reveal cards from the top of your deck until you reveal a card of that type, and draw it. Shuffle the rest into your deck.
1x Webbed Up - Character modifier. Ongoing: This character has -2 power and its abilities are cancelled.
2x With Great Power... - Give a character +3 power until the end of the turn. Special: You may play this before a base scores. Give a character there +2 power until the end of the turn instead of +3.
1x Your Friendly Neighborhood Hero - Special: After a base scores, place one of your characters there on top of its owner’s deck.
Actions
1x ...Comes Great Responsibility - Play an extra character.
Special: You may play this before a base scores where you have a character. Play the extra character there. It gains -1 power until the end of the turn.
1x Spider-Sense - Draw two cards. Special: You may play this after a base where you have a character scores.
1x Spider-Verse Bond - Character modifier. Ongoing: This character has +1 power for each of your other characters here.
1x Spider Reflexes - Look at the top three cards of your deck, draw one, and return the rest to the top and/or bottom of your deck in any order. You may play an extra action.
2x The View From Above - Say either “character” or “action”. Reveal cards from the top of your deck until you reveal a card of that type, and draw it. Shuffle the rest into your deck.
1x Webbed Up - Character modifier. Ongoing: This character has -2 power and its abilities are cancelled.
2x With Great Power... - Give a character +3 power until the end of the turn. Special: You may play this before a base scores. Give a character there +2 power until the end of the turn instead of +3.
1x Your Friendly Neighborhood Hero - Special: After a base scores, place one of your characters there on top of its owner’s deck.
Characters
1x Spider-Man - power 5 - Ongoing: After you play a card that has a Special ability, this character gains +1 power until the end of the turn.
2x Ghost-Spider - power 4 - Look at the top three cards of your deck, draw one, and return the rest to the top and/or bottom of your deck in any order.
3x Miles Morales - power 3 - Special: Before a base scores, if you have a character there, you may play this character there, and give it -1 power until the end of the turn.
4x Spider-Man 2099 - power 2 - Ongoing: This character cannot be destroyed by other players’ cards.
Mechanics
Play with cards that can be played either normally, or as Specials during base scoring but with weaker effects.