When I first imagined making a super hero game, this stuff wasn't in my head at all. But as the game began to take form... I began thinking of how we could support this game for as long as we needed to. Games like Marvel Legendary to me, do a good job of supporting their players with steady content, but given the nature of the game, might be a little bloated at this point.I grew up playing things like Magic the Gathering, so the idea of competitive play is not foreign to me. But in the board game realm, things are a little different. I have watched carefully how Upper Deck does their tournaments, and think I can apply some of their lessons to Alphas. We want the game to feel approachable for all players, regardless of how they feel play wise. Some people aren't built for competitive play and some are. That's okay. We want Alphas to offer all players something enjoyable.In a Player vs Player Tournament, the game was easy for Ben and I to theorize exactly how we could limit "Team Lists" with our "Level" system. We could create custom competitive boards and scenarios as well. It was ripe with possibilities! Aside from that, the idea that we could invent team cards and team abilities is really exciting for us.I remember Kaosball having this idea of Season Packs that allowed you to effectively have your own seasons in your game group. While I think that is silly in a Super Hero Genre game, I liked the idea of Game Night Kits for people who don't go to or have near them, a local game store. I for instance do not live 40 minutes from a local game store, so a Game Night Kit that gives incentive for me to have all my buddies over to play some team vs team battles is great!While they wouldn't be large play mats or anything, we could offer a few things I can go over later in terms of Game Night Kits and things players could have as game night rewards at home that from my experience seem exciting!So as I said above, I think Alpha s was ripe for content to support the game. For official and non-official we have looked into Alternate Art Cards, Alternate Sculpts (who wouldn't want a Hotspot in full blaze sculpt) and game night scenarios! As the creator I want to make alternate sculpts as well as new characters so I can only imagine when you are playing you too will want alternate sculpts eventually.All the content we have thought of was creates to make this game playable in those forms. I mentioned my history in Magic the Gathering, and one thing I loved about that community is that people feel comfortable playing at their kitchen tables, in tournaments, at conventions or just at their local store here and there. We wanted Alphas to have that seem appeal and feeling. Where players of each type feel properly supported and paid attention to.So while Store Organized Play Kits may have things like Play Mats and Alternate Sculpts, Game Night kits would have your holographic cards or Alternate Art Cards. Perhaps even a trophy? You guys remember this?Another great way to support the game will be One-Shots! I love the idea of expanding the game with these style expansions. Like their comic book counter parts, they can take place outside of the main story, with different mechanics and different scenarios.Our first One-Shot for instance, takes a cooperative based story, centered around the government's Alpha Hunter "Orion" Program, and pushes the players to the brink! It also allows us to add rules and figures that we call "Colossal" figures.So in the long term, I think One-Shots will continue to provide those type of opportunities to the game. They will allow us to explore content that just might not fit in the base volumes.I also assume when I talk support you see that the core set of Alphas has the tagline Vol. 1 on the box? We have plans for sure.Some of you might be thinking already of those piles of chibi figures you have somewhere. Well, rather than let you home brew super heroes and villains in the dark, we intend on giving you the files from day 1 to make your own using our cards and our trait/variable balance system. That way that hero of Barnacle Bay you have, the Candy Cola you have been eyeing, the ferocious Spike of Arcadia and even the Ronin of Ninja All-Stars? They can all be a part of Titan City and what we are building.Thanks for reading another entry and we can't wait to say more and remember to join the Alphas Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/alphasthegame/