I'm glad you enjoyed the tournement overall.
The second scenerio is something that I get mixed responses about, I intend to either change it or replace it at some point but I just need to come up with something better...
VP... This is one of those damned if you do, damned if you don't things. We use VP for two major reasons. First VP are integral in the game of malifaux, its one of the few games that you can win and not have any models left on the feild. Secondly statistically speaking it gives more variation then any other method od scoring, so therefore you should have less ties. There is probably a better way to score a game in malifaux, but for the life of me I can't think of a better way that still fits, and I've given it alot of thought.
But anyways. If you enjoyed playing this year be sure to come back next year for an even bigger and better tournement!
On a side note, someone who played in the tournement lost a model, I have it with me. If its yours let me know and I'll pop it in the mail.