Apocalypse + Agents of SHIELD update.

Okay, so my friend Rich of coopgestalt.com got me two more heroes from the new wave:  Silk and Shuri.  That’s strike one against my pledge to not buy Agents of SHIELD.  Then Age of Apocalypse was reprinted.  That’s strike two.  Then in an online discussion, I found out that Agents of SHIELD reprinted almost all of the Sinister Motives SHIELD cards.  Strike three…


Sure enough, one of the big gaming web-sites had a sale.  I’m pretty sure this was a conspiracy.  Ahem.  I picked up both Expansions, Falcon, Winter Soldier, and even Jubilee.


Now all I’m missing is

Ant Man

War Machine

Sinister Motives

SP//DR

Spider Ham

Except for Sinister Motives, I have a lower interest in those heroes –although SP//DR has some amazing cards in his pack.  War Machine is also out of print.  Of course, I never thought to get Hulk, but then someone gifted him to me.  With our home rules, which I may still tweak, he’s a big favorite.

Anyway, so far, I like the new decks.  I tried two DIY inserts for the boxes –I should have measured the decks.  The Folded Space inserts hold 14 heroes, while mine only hold 12 –but they’re easier to grab (and they’re black foam-core, so they look cooler).  They hold everything just fine, so I’ll keep them.

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