Omenbringer Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) Background: The ancient city of Malifaux, dark and foreboding, a realm both full of endless possibility and heart wrenching defeat. Reeling from the onset of a strange and virulent plague, an incursion of monsters born from the stuff of Nightmares and months of violent rioting between Guild law enforcement and the Miners & Steamfitters Union has left the city in turmoil. The Governor has dispatched messengers Earth side requesting more Guardsmen to restore order thru Marshal Law. The citizenry blindly calls for someone to rise up and restore order, who will rise? The portents indicate a new player to the game, a new power in the city, does fate favor you? Rules: The league will cost $5.00 for each participant. This is a one time payment and covers all games played during the 5 week league. 100% of the cost will go to prize support for the league. Participants will need to be present on either Thursday, March 15 at 6:00pm or earlier in order to generate their starting locations for the league. The league closes on Wednesday, March 21 at store closing. Each participant will begin the league controlling between 4 and 6 locations. All participants will utilize their own Fate Decks for the generation of initial locations. All flips for initial locations must be made under the supervision of either the League Henchman (Dustin) or Go4Games staff. The first flip made determines the number of initial locations a player controls. Black Joker = 4 Starting Territories1 - 13 = 5 Starting TerritoriesRed Joker = 6 Starting Territories Once the number of initial locations has been determined, players will flip a number of cards from their fate deck equal to the number of initial locations they control (i.e. between 4 to 6) to determine whether they are indoor or outdoor locations. Black or Red Joker = Players Choice1-7 = Outdoor location8-13 = Indoor location After a player has determined the number of indoor and outdoor locations they control, they will then flip a number of cards from their fate deck equal to the number of initial locations they control (i.e. between 4 to 6) to determine the locations they control. Outdoor Locations Hags TerritoryGremlin VillageBayou's EdgeBogsDowntownIndustrial ZoneSlumsQuarantine ZoneRuinsMinePioneer/ Ghost TownBadlandsMountains Black or Red Joker. Players Choice Indoor Locations TheatreSewersArcanist's LabResurrectionist's LabGuild LibraryNecropolisGuild Holding FacilityWarehouseResearch FacilityCave/ Mine SystemAncient RuinsLarge TavernCollapsed City Block Black or Red Joker. Players choice A player that donates a piece of terrain for the use of the league (must be available for the full duration of the league, at least 3" x 3" in size and fully painted) will be considered a Patron of Malifaux and may choose up to one of their initial locations rather then randomly determining it. During league games, all participants will "wager" one of their controlled locations each game (unless they do not currently own any). The winner of the game will gain the location "wagered" by his opponent.The loser of the game will lose the location that he "wagered".Salting the Earth Rule: In order to discourage camping or protecting favored locations, games that end in a draw will result in both players losing the benefit of the "wagered" location for the duration of the league. Salted Locations do contribute to the Governor of Malifaux award unless multiple players are tied for most controlled locations. In this circumstance the Governor of Malifaux award will be awarded to the player with the fewest Salted locations. Salted locations may only be "wagered" by a player after all of his other controlled locations have been lost.The Ronin Rule: Players without a location to "wager" (henceforth referred to as Ronin), instead choose one from their opponents list of controlled locations to fight over. In this circumstance, the player that has locations under his control does not "Wager" another location. The winner of this game will either gain or retain control of the selected location. Two Ronin players may not play league games against each other. A player loses the Ronin title once he gains control of at least one Location. During league games a player may only use the Special Benefit of the Location that is being "wagered" and no others they control, i.e. you may not use the benefit of a "Collapsed City Block" if you "Wagered" control of "Downtown". Full descriptions of a locations benefits are available in your league packs. Duration of the League: 5 Weeks, with the final games occurring on April 19. Participants are expected to play at least one league game per week.A week is defined as beginning Thursday at store opening and ending Wednesday at store closing.The official league nights are Thursdays from 6:00-9:00pm, however to accommodate varied schedules a league game may be played at any time.A player may play up to two league qualifying games per week, one on the official league night and/or one on another night of the week.In order to play 2 league qualifying games a week, one must be played on the official league night.A league score sheet must be completed by both participants and turned into either the attending Henchman or Go4Games Staff.The final week of the league (April 12-19) will feature "Story Encounter" games. The rules for this encounter will be available at Store opening on Thursday April 12. The following changes to the standard Game rules will be in effect thru out the league: Players must use the same Master/ Henchman thru out the league.All league games will be Scraps with a 30 Soul Stone Encounter Size (Henchman being played as Masters may use their Henchman Reserve to exceed the Encounter Size in accordance with their rules on page 71 of the Rules Manual).Players may change their crews' composition between games.Once players have determined the locations they will "wager" for the game, both will flip a card from their fate decks. The high card determines the encounters location between the two that were "wagered".Deployment type and Strategies are determined as normal except:Strategies will be generated by each player from the Individual Strategies Chart on page 69 of the Rules Manual. Should both players generate the same individual strategy then the game will be considered a Shared Strategy.The last week of the League (April 12-19) will utilize the rules for the "Story Encounter". Story Encounter Rules to be released on April 12. [*]Schemes may be chosen in accordance with pages 72-73 of the Rules Manual. The Rising Power Rule: The player with the largest number of controlled locations receives a flip during the Deploy Crews step and any one initiative flip during the game. The Nemesis Rule: Once the league has closed on Wednesday, March 21 the league Henchman will generate a Nemesis for each player. In a game against your nemesis each master (or Henchman leading a crew) gains the following Talent: Nemesis: You gain 1 VP if this model is in play at the end of the encounter and has killed your opponents Master. This VP is in addition to any accrued from Strategies and Schemes and may take your total over 8. The Prey Rule: Any player facing an opponent that has 3 or more controlled locations than they do may either select 1 additional Scheme for the encounter or receive 2 SS for their Starting Pool.If the extra scheme is chosen it must be both unique (can not duplicate any other of your selected schemes) and announced (if you have the option).The maximum VPs from accomplishing Strategies and Schemes (not for in-game effects such as Jack Daw's Kill Scheme or the Leagues Nemesis Rule) for the encounter remains 8.A player may not exceed his maximum SS Pool by electing to receive the additional 2 SS to his Starting Pool from the Prey Rule. The league signup sheets, rules, location benefits, prize support, and score sheets are availble in store or at Go4Games. We look forward to seeing you all there. Edited March 10, 2012 by Omenbringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted March 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Four days until the first day of the league, be sure to sign up. Go4Games has made it extra easy with online registration avaialble at the link above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Only one more day before the start of the Marshal Law league at Go4Games. Hire your crews and start your planning, the citizens call for a new power to protect them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 The League has begun and is now closed with 14 Players. Guild PlayersNathan, Sonnia CridJosh, HoffmanDaniel, Lady JusticeRay, Lady JusticeTerese, Lady Justice Arcanist PlayersEric, ColetteSoup, RasputinaDavid, Ramos Resurectionist PlayersJacob Stormo, Kirai Neverborn PlayersSteven, PandoraMac, The Dreamer Outcast PlayersAdam, OpheliaTim, LeveticusJoe, Ophelia With the closure of the league the prizes are solidified at:Governor of Malifaux (Best Overall)Leadership of Faction (Best in Faction)GuildArcanistOutcast [*]Artisan of Malifaux (Best Painted) [*]Ambassador of Malifaux (Best Sportsman) [*]The Lantern Rouge (Last Place) ---------- Post added at 02:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:04 PM ---------- I have been remiss in updating the thread so I'll play a little catch up. Week 1 has completed and here are the standings thus far:Jacob 7 LocationsMac 7 LocationsJoe 6 LocationsSteven 6 LocationsJosh 5 LocationsNathan 5 LocationsAdam 5 LocationsSoup 5 locations (1 Salted)Terese 5 locations (1 Salted)Tim 4 LocationsDaniel 4 LocationsDavid 4 LocationsEric 4 LocationsRay 3 Locations Still plenty of time and opprotunity to turn things around (amd remember you may play up to 2 games per week). Additionally, with the completion of Week 1 and the closure of the league here are your Nemesis assignments:Nathan and Adam (Who knows why the Gremlins have something against the Witchy Woman)David and Josh (Those are my Constructs)Tim and Mac (Now why would a creepy old man and a young boy have any issues?)Joe and Eric (Fashion comes to the trailer park)Soup and Daniel (There is a law against eating people, who knew?)Steven and Jacob (Like they really need a reason)Ray and Terese (Will the "real" Lady Justice please stand up) As a reminder: In a game against your nemesis each master (or Henchman leading a crew) gains the following Talent: Nemesis: You gain 1 VP if this model is in play at the end of the encounter and has killed your opponents Master. This VP is in addition to any accrued from Strategies and Schemes and may take your total over 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Week 2 Standings: Joe 8 Locations Josh 7 Locations Mac 7 Locations Tim 7 Locations Steven 6 Locations Daniel 5 Locations Eric 5 Locations Jacob 5 Locations Soup 5 locations (1 Salted) Terese 5 locations (1 Salted) Nathan 4 Locations Adam 4 Locations David 3 Locations Ray 1 Locations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted April 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Week 3 Standings: Joe 9 Locations Josh 8 Locations (1 Salted) Tim 7 Locations Steven 6 Locations Mac 6 Locations Jacob 6 Locations Daniel 5 Locations (1 Salted) Terese 5 locations (1 Salted) Eric 4 Locations Nathan 4 Locations Adam 4 Locations Marcus 4 Locations Soup 4 locations (1 Salted) David 3 Locations Ray 0 Locations (Ronin) Oh and one last thing…(well 2 actually). Next Thursday will start the last week of the league and will feature a Story Encounter Twist to the normal game. Also remember that you need to have at least 5 games to qualify for a prize at the end (Due to the hectic schedules feel free to play “catch up” games if you need to. ---------- Post added 04-12-2012 at 12:02 AM ---------- Previous post was 04-11-2012 at 11:57 PM ---------- The quote of the league (taken from the Go4Games Website) from Joe one of the Ophelia players and a relatively new player: Lessons learned from my two games last week: Gremlins excel at making corpse counters Telling someone you’re playing your first game when you’re playing them for the second time doesn’t work Threats of buying the Hamelin starter box if you lose doesn’t work Some models really do need to be killed 6 times Charging guys into AoE’s isn’t a good strategy Just because there aren’t many of your opponent’s models left on the board doesn’t mean there isn’t about to be (also learned against Mac) This after a games against Leveticus and Kirai. ---------- Post added at 12:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:02 AM ---------- And finally, today we have hit a few significant milestones for the league:Those of you desiring to compete in the Painting comp have 1 week to complete your crews (remember it is 30 ss worth of models with each one having to been played at some point during the league).All games for this week will utilize the special Marshal Law league Story Encounter. I think you all will like the twist it will put on the late game.Those of you who haven’t played the minimum 5 league games to be in the running for one of the prizes may play “make up” games if desired. It has been a rather hectic league and difficult to get everyone together so figured this was a fair opportunity. Remember though that only a maximum of 10 games will be considered as qualifying.Those of you who haven’t paid the league fee, need to get that in to. And of course I will update the standings as soon as I get in tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Week 4 Standings:Jacob 9 LocationsTim 7 LocationsJoe 7 Locations (1 Salted)Josh 7 Locations (1 Salted)Steven 6 LocationsMac 6 LocationsEric 5 LocationsTerese 5 locations (1 Salted)Daniel 5 Locations (2 Salted)Adam 4 LocationsMarcus 4 LocationsDavid 4 LocationsSoup 4 locations (1 Salted)Nathan 2 LocationsRay 0 Locations (Ronin) Sadly it looks like the dominance of the Gremlins has ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublet Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I need to add: 7. Doubling up on Ophelia's damage when she has 1 wound left may not be the best idea (I know that young nephlim needed to die...but) to the list after last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huoshini Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I gotta say the league has been really fun with everyone go back and forth struggling for power and such. I look forward to the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Reposted from the Go4Games website: Extra! Extra! Undead Correspondent, Miss Molly Squidpidge reporting, suspected Arcanist Mastermind Viktor Ramos has been taken into custody by the Guild Guard last night on suspicion of inciting civil unrest. Sources on the scene report that Lady Justice and her cadre of Death Marshal’s were first on the scene however may have been gravely injured during the scuffle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oathborne Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Been having a great time in the league. Omen's really done a great job! Being in the league has shown me what I think I like about Malifaux (the best reason anyway) is that each game really is very different from the last even if you are playing the same crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hopefully everyone had a great time during the inaugural Go4Games Malifaux league, I know I did. Here are the final Standings: Jacob 11 Locations Tim 7 Locations Josh 7 Locations (1 Salted) Mac 6 Locations Eric 6 Locations Joe 6 Locations (2 Salted) Steven 6 Locations (1 Salted) David 5 Locations Terese 5 locations (1 Salted) Daniel 4 Locations (2 Salted) Soup 4 locations (1 Salted) Adam 3 Locations Marcus 3 Locations Nathan 3 Locations Ray 0 Locations (Ronin) With that our new Governor of Malifaux (and $20.00 in Store Credit) is Jacob with his Kirai Crew of Vengeful Spirits The Best in Faction (and $10.00 in Store Credit each) were: Guild: Josh with Hoffman and the Mechanical Army Arcanist: Eric with Madam Colette and her Girls Outcast: Tim with the Pariah Leveticus and his abominations In a hotly contested battle for the Ambassador of Malifaux (and recipient of a Teddy) was Mac and his Dreamer Crew. Other notable mentions were Jacob, Josh, Steven, Tim and Nathan. The Lantern Rouge Recipient (and recipient of a Bloodied Student of Conflict) was Ray and his Lady Justice crew. Ray showed great fortitude by persevering thru the league despite becoming a Ronin mid way thru. The Master Artisan of Malifaux award (best Painted crew and winner of $10.00 in store credit along with a limited edition Miss Demeanor model) will be decided after online voting has closed at midnight on Saturday April 28 and announced Sunday April 29. Those desiring to be considered for this competition will need to email pictures of their painted models to NOLA_henchman@yahoo.com no later than Midnight on Sunday April 22. You are reminded that a 30 SS crew that is fully painted with all models having been played during the league (they only had to be played one time in order to qualify) is required to qualify for this prize. Please submit both individual models (best side please) and a group shot. I will post these here on the Wyrd forum (link to be provided later) as a poll and allow members of the greater Malifaux community to crown the victor. Once again I would like to thank everyone that participated in the league and offered recommendations for improving the experience. The tentative date for the next league is June 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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