malifauxnoob

The easiest method is to take out the Hog Whisperers, then the Skeeters. The Pigs are a lot less controllable (reliable) without those models.

Thanks for the heads up! I think we shall practice a bit with some scenerios tonight!

...My pig squadrons fly to Wagner's "Die Valkyrie".

Wow. That is so completely awsome. I bow to you sir!

Sounds like what he used was the "Pig Boomerang" tactic. Yes it is perfectly legal as long as he sets it up correctly.

Pig Boomerang sequence:

1) Hog Whisperer makes em fly with Never Happen and can give one reactivate via Stik em in the Ass

2) Skeeters cast Sooey to guide the piggies to where you want them (setting up stampede and an ideal line to the intended target)

3) Pigs activate and fly at the target they want (hopefully activating stampede) and each using up to 3 AP due to reckless.

4) Some'r, another Skeeter or another Hog Whisperer uses Sooey to bring the whole squadron back to set up for the next run.

A "Pig Boomerang" tactic? Oh. My. Gosh. Wow.

Hey! This is amazing! Thanks SO much for breaking this down. My husband and I were at this for about 2 hours after playing this guy, trying to figure this out. My husband had figured out the Never Happen and Stik Em in the As@ parts but we were both at a loss for the rest. We are both very new to the game and really appreciate this! I just told him what you said and now I guess our next step is to try and figure out how to shut this kind of thing down. Maybe using Obey or Lure or something like that? I'll have to read some more! Thanks again!

Huh..? You sound as if you haven't gotten the basics down just quite yet..

Thats why my name is n00b and mentioned I've been playing a very short time. I certainly didn't call myself "expert" :laugh: There aren't many people I can go to with these questions and the whole thing is a new learning experience for me. I figure why not go straight to the forum and ask if you can't make heads or tails from some of the rules in the books?

In each of those activations pigs can spend up to 3 general AP rather than the normal 2 general AP, all thanks to (+1)Reckless, which does cost them 1 Wd to use.

Gottcha. Thanks for answering!

next time it activates he gets Stampede, which lets him (2)pigcharge for 1ap, and Pigcharge into your model, then keep pigcharging towards his own lines (if his units there the closest non-pig models in LoS)

and most of his models have reckless so they can suffer a wound to become fast

Woaaa... so he gets three activation points? Oh. My. Gosh :crazy: How many times can you do reckless? Everytime they get wounded? Apologies in advance for all these questions and thanks so much for taking the time to answer

Hello everyone! :turtle: I introduced myself already and thought I would just jump right in with something that I have been trying to find the answer for for the last several days.

I just started Malifaux like a month ago and I played a guy who within the 2nd turn used the Hog Whisperer, to make the pigs fly (Never Happen...), moved half way across the board, used like 2 activations, ate my face (Stik'm in tha As@) and then "flew" back half way across the board. Is this legal? Flying back after doing this? I can't find that anywhere.

Thanks in advance for any answers or advice!

Hello everyone! User name says it all! I'm completely new and looking forward to learning more :peep: