Last year Gargantua and FlyingIcarus paired up 22 of Marvel and DC's best teams to determine the best 300 point team in the game. Now, after Mutant Mayhem and Legacy releases we're decided to try it again---for 500 points teams. And with round 1 under our belt, we now have Fantastic Forces, Icons and Armor Wars to choose from as well

Rules are simple:

***All eligible figures in a team must have the team logo on the base (ex. no Flash for JSA)
***Only the highest or lowest point figure can use the ta (depending on the ta). This is so the game is less about the ta, more about the team.
***We've chosen not to use feat or battlefield condition cards
***Total points of each team must range between 490-505

During Round 1, twelve teams were eliminated, and twelve moved on: Avengers, Defenders, Fantastic Four, JLA, Kingdom Come, Legion of Superheroes, Minons of Doom, Spider-Man Allies, Superman Enemies, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimates and X-Men. The six winners, and the two losing teams with the highest KO points will move on to the Quarterfinals.

Game 1: Avengers clobbered the Ultimate X-Men.

Game 2: X-Men pull the rug out from under the Ultimates for the win (139 KO points for the Ultimates).

Game 3: Supermans' Enemies were trashed by Spider-Man and his pals.

Game 4: DC's best of two eras meet as the JLA fights the LSH are taking each others measure in a post new you.

Game 5: The Fantastic Four get to test their mettle against the Defenders.

My team:

Silver Surfer 173
Dr. Strange E (FF) 96
Sub-Mariner E 130
Beast E 59
Hellcat V 38

Total 496

Initiative is 7.

"I do not like it. Not one bit," the Sub-Mariner says folding his arms, "The Fantastic Four are friends. I do not take fighting them lightly."

"Me neither," says Hellcat patting Namors' back, "But hey it's a Saturday morning and we've got nothing better to do until the shops open."

Namor seethes.

"I agree with you, Namor, however if Strange has information that they have been under some danger then we must help them for their own sake, yes?" the Silver Surfer asks trying to be peacemaker.

"Well, the real problem is you aren't sure what your magicks are telling you, right Doc?. I mean...you could be misinterpreting the readings, right?" Beast asks with his scientific mind already considering possibilities.

"You are right, Beast. I have sensed a ...disturbance...in the Baxter Building. The only recourse I have is to subdue them before they are unwittingly hurt by this power," Dr. Strange says, "I do not wish to resort to violence but there is no real time to explain the mystic paths that convene to harm them."

"It always resorts to violence with you humans," Namor sneers, "I will aid your quest, Strange, for Susan's sake at least, but be warned that the slightest notion that something is amiss I am gone, understood."

"Ah, ligthen up, Namor," Hellcat offers, "You think Doc does this for his health? By the way you have your underwear on backwards."

Namor checks his trunks only to find Hellcat chuckling. He grumbles again.