I agree and think this would be a fun way to go. While I have never been a fan of the card and deck building games, I do like Malifaux. I can see that Malifaux is trying to build a bridge from the older miniature-dice gamers and the newer card-dueling gamers. My gaming group has been very difficult to sway to this game due to the card based mechanic. If an experience system is introduced into the next expansion I will have an easier time getting them on board.
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