Sinister Syndicate ( )

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Issues and Arcs those closest to him. This issue Before the game begins, when Vs. System® 2PCG® has been introduces a new Evil team: each player reveals their main reformatted from its small and big The Sinister Syndicate ( ). The character, you’ll reveal each main box expansions into a monthly next issue features The Defenders. character in your Sinister Six Pile. release. From now on every three Then when you would put your As you probably know, Spider- months of Vs. System® 2PCG® main character on your side during Man is so amazing (spectacular setup, choose any character in content will have a speciﬁc theme even), that his enemies often need ® and be called an "Arc." There your Sinister Six Pile and put it on to team up to battle him. So, this your side. will be one new set almost every issue introduces a new keyword month. Most of these will be 55- for some enemy main characters: During the game, when your card “Issues” (like this one), and Sinister Six main character gets ® sometimes there will be a 200-card Sinister Six KO’d remove it from the game but “Giant-Sized Issue,” which is great If you’re playing with the Sinister you don’t lose the game – unless for new players. Six, you actually have six main your Sinister Six Pile is empty. At characters instead of one. Here’s Our ﬁrst two Arcs featured the start of your next turn, choose how it works: Deadpool and the Marvel Cinematic one of the remaining characters in Universe. This Arc is all about When you build a Sinister Six your Sinister Six Pile and put it onto Spider-Man and his friends and deck, choose six main characters your side. SINISTER SYNDICATE enemies. The previous issue with Sinister Six to make up your The Sinister Six keyword can’t be featured Spider-Man himself and Sinister Six Pile. turned off.

PUTTING THE TEAM TOGETHER SINISTER SIX Keep in mind when choosing your can pay a , and if you do, PLOT TWIST PLOT TWIST Chameleon next Sinister Six main character, you put three -1/-1 counters on Chameleon does copy the Sinister you can choose one with the same that character. Six keyword from your main name as a supporting character characters who have that keyword. on your side – but if you do, that You can use a Reaction super Build: Remove the top six cards of your deck One of a Kind It doesn’t do anything for him in from the game. This Build Phase you may recruit You may only have one of this card in your deck.

characters from among them. At the end of Combat: Choose a character in the combat your Build Phase, put the remaining cards on the power at any time, as long as its to get +6/+6 this combat. supporting character will be KO’d. bottom of your deck. the game because he’s not a main

SYN-017 SYN-018 trigger condition is met. However, ©2018 UDC. ©2018 UDC. character – he just wants to feel Kraven the Hunter like other super powers, you can like a real part of the team. Kraven has a Reaction L1 only use it once per turn. KRAVEN super power. These MAIN CHARA THE HUNTER When you play a plot twist as a copy 1 CTER C types of super powers of a plot twist, ignore everything SUPPORTINGHAMELEON CHARA CTER CTER work a little differently MYSTERIO MAIN CHARA that’s printed on it, and pretend than normal super Sinister Six, Hunter L1

Spring the Trap you just played one of the plot Reaction supporting character appears, Mysterio powers. Reaction put three -1/-1: Whencounters an enemyon it. Master of Disguise twists. You can use any plot twist Chameleon has the printed keyword 3 powers of face-up Mysterio can use characters on your side. | 5 powers trigger SYN-002 Sinister Six ©2018 UDC. this way, regardless of its printed 3 his special effects | 2 main Sinister Six, Stealth 1 when a certain SYN-007 Hallucinogenic Gas Once per turn, plot you twist. may play a plot team afﬁliation or timing restriction. ©2018 UDC. 1 twist from your hand as a copy of condition is met expertise to make any any For example, you could play an 1 SYN-003 plot twist seem like a 6 ©2018 UDC. (in Kraven’s case, it’s “when an 1 | Combat plot twist during your Build enemy supporting character plot twist. Here are the two in this set: Phase as a copy of Putting the appears”). When that happens you Team Together. 3 EL Mysterio Vulture Electro SUPPORTINGECTRO CHARA Select Keyword Powers CTER

Plot twists 2 MYSTERIO While Vulture is attacking a Electro introduces Most keyword powers have their SUPPORTING CHARA without team CTER character without that is a new concept: rules text on the cards. Some affiliations also in its back row, his From remaining health. don’t. Here they are: Electrocution When Electro appears, choose an can be played Above power will give him enemy supporting character with Remaining health more than one remaining health and Durable: If this character would wound it. regardless +2/+2. Ka kaw! is a character’s 5 | 1 get stunned other than by getting SYN-011 ©2018 UDC. of the team maximum 1 struck in combat, it doesn’t get Holographic Projector affiliations you Plot twists in your hand lose their minus its wounds. team affiliations. wounded. When this happens, have on face- (Maximum is printed you may recover it. up characters 2 | 5 plus any bonus .) For example, SYN-008 ©2018 UDC. Hunter: This character has +3/+0 1 CTER on your side. VULTURE when a character with 1 while attacking. SUPPORTING CHARA So Mysterio’s power 2 printed appears, it will have 1 Leader: While this character is means you can play any plot remaining health. If a character team attacking, you choose who twist in your hand even if you has 3 printed and is getting the defender strikes back against. only have, say, characters +1 from an effect and has 2 Stealth: This character can melee on your side. . wounds, its remaining health is From Above attack back row characters even Vulture has +1/+1 while attacking characters without 1 2 (3 + 1 – 2 = 2). Vulture has +1/+1 while attacking characters in the back row. while they’re protected.

Checklist Plot Twists Credits Additional Development: Main Characters • 1 Sinister Six Game Design: Ben Cichoski and Chad Daniel, Garry Hewitt • Doctor Octopus (Level 1) • 4 Putting the Team Together Danny Mandel (Super Awesome Director of • Electro (Level 1) Games) Creative Services: • Kraven the Hunter (Level 1) Locations Brand Manager: Travis Rhea Mike Eggleston • Mysterio (Level 1) • 4 Oscorp Director of Game Development: V.P. of Operations: • Sandman (Level 1) Bubby Johanson Suzanne Lombardi • Vulture (Level 1) Assoc. Product Manager: President, Mark Shaunessy Upper Deck Company: Supporting Characters Gaming Coordinator: Rob Ford Jason Masherah • 4 Chameleon Project Managers: • 4 Mysterio Louise Bateman, Tonya Lashley • 4 Vulture Graphic Design: • 4 Scorpion Krista Timberlake • 4 Electro Rules Management: • 4 Sandman Chad Daniel (lead), • 4 Kraven the Hunter Garry Hewitt • 4 Doctor Octopus • 4 Venom ©2018 UDC. 5830 El Camino Real,