{"id":20633,"date":"2020-12-07T12:27:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/?p=20633"},"modified":"2020-12-07T12:27:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T20:27:28","slug":"the-op-will-release-smash-up-marvel-on-january-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/07\/the-op-will-release-smash-up-marvel-on-january-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Op will release Smash Up: Marvel on January 2021!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-ua4dd\/images\/stencil\/1280x1280\/products\/41810\/89465\/Marvel-Smash-Up_Announce-1__94891.1588624693.jpg?c=2\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"408\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;shufflebuilding&#8221; game&nbsp;<em><strong>Smash Up<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;begins with a simple premise: take the 20-card decks of two factions, shuffle them into a deck of forty cards, then compete to crush more bases than your opponents! Each faction involves a different gaming mechanism, and each combination of factions brings a different gaming experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<em><strong>Smash Up: Marvel<\/strong><\/em>, players smash up two groups of Marvel characters, such as the vigilant members of The Ultimates or the criminal masterminds HYDRA, to take over bases and score the most victory points. Mix and match the different decks of heroes and villains to see which combinations can best defeat the others! This game allows for fans to create stories that have never existed in the Marvel universe. What combo will you choose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Smash Up: Marvel<\/h4><div class=\"wp-productfinder-shortcode\" data-img-url=\"\/\/crystalcommerce-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/photos\/6615149\/large\/Marvel.jpg?1607369787\" data-img-class=\"aligncenter\" data-product-id=\"6615149\" data-product-name=\"Smash Up: Marvel\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf.geekdo-images.com\/4rONyhxuCqBUN1q-MZ-ykQ__imagepage\/img\/HvjGkFd1RPC_S1_vz9I8ugL2pw4=\/fit-in\/900x600\/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()\/pic5576203.jpg\" alt=\"Thor Character Card and Mjolnir Action Card\" width=\"384\" height=\"383\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf.geekdo-images.com\/wR9TnUxHKsITv8tYLcybNA__imagepage\/img\/A_9IIMysL68z2Su7iV4TqCHdt6c=\/fit-in\/900x600\/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()\/pic5330728.jpg\" alt=\"Smash Up: Marvel, The Op \/ AEG, 2020 \u2014 non-final cards (image provided by the publisher)\" width=\"503\" height=\"354\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf.geekdo-images.com\/s0r9gLQpuktEfq3fAGPNrg__imagepage\/img\/juMthyYi28lMPUCTCTqZAG1VWZg=\/fit-in\/900x600\/filters:no_upscale():strip_icc()\/pic5575009.jpg\" alt=\"Baron Zemo\" width=\"290\" height=\"403\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to pre-order with your favorite local game store today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Gaming! <\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/pic5714454.png\" class=\"ss-hidden-pin-image\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/07\/the-op-will-release-smash-up-marvel-on-january-2021\/\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/pic5714454.png\" data-pin-description=\"The Op will release Smash Up: Marvel on January 2021!\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;shufflebuilding&#8221; game&nbsp;Smash Up&nbsp;begins with a simple premise: take the 20-card decks of two factions, shuffle them into a deck of forty cards, then compete to crush more bases than your opponents! Each faction involves a different gaming mechanism, and each combination of factions brings a different gaming experience. In&nbsp;Smash Up: Marvel, players smash up &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/07\/the-op-will-release-smash-up-marvel-on-january-2021\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Op will release Smash Up: Marvel on January 2021!<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/pic5714454.png\" class=\"ss-hidden-pin-image\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/07\/the-op-will-release-smash-up-marvel-on-january-2021\/\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/pic5714454.png\" data-pin-description=\"The Op will release Smash Up: Marvel on January 2021!\"\/>","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":20634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,815],"tags":[215,182,1245],"class_list":["post-20633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-catalog","category-board-games","tag-board-games","tag-marvel","tag-smash-up"],"crystal_rest_feed":{"author":"Eena","id":20633,"featured_image":{"original":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/pic5714454.png","medium":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/pic5714454-300x300.png","large":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/pic5714454.png","thumb":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/pic5714454-150x150.png"},"title":"The Op will release Smash Up: Marvel on January 2021!","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/07\/the-op-will-release-smash-up-marvel-on-january-2021\/","date":"2020-12-07T12:27:25","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe &#8220;shufflebuilding&#8221; game&nbsp;Smash Up&nbsp;begins with a simple premise: take the 20-card decks of two factions, shuffle them into a deck of forty cards, then compete to crush more bases than your opponents! 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